List of TRS-80 games explained

This list contains video games created for the monochrome TRS-80 computers.

Model I and III

Name Year Developer Publisher Notes
The Adventure Series [1] [2] 1981Scott AdamsAdventure International
Airmail Pilot [3] [4] 1979Instant Software
Android Nim [5] [6] 1978Leo Christopherson80-NW Publishing Co.BASIC/ML hybrid
Ants! [7] [8] 1979Brian Rotolante[9] Synergistic SolarPlay: one queen ant presides over the top of the board while her opponent queen rests at the bottom, and each queen gets to produce offspring each turn to fight in the center of the screen.[10]
Apple Panic [11] [12] 1982Yves LempereurFunsoftclone
Armored Patrol [13] [14] 1981Wayne Westmoreland, Terry GilmanAdventure InternationalBattlezone clone
Asylum[15] [16] 1981Frank Corr Jr., William Denman[17] Med Systems
Asteroid [18] [19] 1980Michael WallInstant Software
Attack Force [20] [21] 1980Bill Hogue, Jeff KonyuBig Five SoftwareTarg clone
Bedlam1982
BlockadePersonal Software
BowlingTandy Corporation
BREAKFORTHa type-in Breakout clone written in FORTH[22]
Bugs From Outer Spacefrom a six-part series of articles in 80 Micro by Roger Smith
Camel
Castle ZhagwharKeith Schuler
ClashJoust clone
Colossal Cave Adventuredistributed by Microsoft
Conquest of Chesterwoode
Cosmic FighterBig Five SoftwareAstro Fighter clone
Cosmic InvadersSpace Invaders clone
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout
CyborgBill Dunlevy and Douglas Frayerdistributed by Computer Shack
Dancing DemonLeo ChristophersonBASIC/ML hybrid
The Dancing Fool
The Datestones of Ryn
Death Maze 5000
Death Trap!Dick Smith Electronics
Defense CommandBig Five Softwarenon-scrolling clone of Defender
Demon Seed
Donkey Kong clone
Dungeon Explorer1980Software Exchange"single player game of adventure and combat based on Dungeons and Dragons"[23]
EliminatorAdventure InternationalDefender clone
ElizaTandy Corporationpsychiatrist Q&A simulation
EmpireCLOADbased on Hamurabi and Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio
port in Z80 assembly, based on FORTRAN source
Fasteroids (renamed later to Planetoids)[24] 1981Greg HassettAdventureworld / Adventure International
Football ManagerAddictive Games
Formula OneTandy Corporation
Frogger (clone)
Flying Saucers
Galactic EmpireThe Software Exchange
Galaxy InvasionBig Five SoftwareGalaxian clone
GobblemanBeam Software
Haunted HouseTandy Corporation
Hellfire Warrior1980Automated SimulationsDungeon crawl
Hyper-Wurma Snake game
Invaders!Tandy CorporationSpace Invaders clone
Invasion ForceTandy Corporation
Jovian1982Computer Shack
Kill-A-PedeJim Baker and Fred MayeaCentipede clone
Lost ColonyAcorn Software
Magic Carpet
Meta-Trek1980Brandon Rigney IIIThe Alternate Source
Meteor Mission IIBig Five SoftwareLunar Rescue clone
Microchess 1.5Peter R. Jennings http://www.digibarn.com/collections/games/microchess/index.html http://www.benlo.com/microchess/microchess.html http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/main.php?sec=thm-42f15c9b2be73&sel=thm-42f15cab2be73#
Midway CampaignAvalon Hill Software
Module Man
Monty Plays Monopoly
Motorcycle Jump
Mystery Fun HouseScott AdamsAdventure InternationalText Based Adventure game.
NukeWarsuperpower nuclear missile simulation
Olympic Decathlonarcade simulation of the Olympic Games decathlon event
Othello
Outhouse
Paint
PenetratorBeam Software
Planet MinersAvalon Hill Software
Poker PeteQuality Software
PongInstant Software
Pork BarrelRamware
Pyramid 2000Tandy CorporationColossal Cave clone
Pinball1980
Raaka-Tu
Reign of the Red DragonAdventure International
Rear Guard
Robot AttackBig Five SoftwareBerzerk clone
Rogue
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio
ScarfmanPac-Man clone
Sea Dragon
Solar SearchColorado Software Associates
Space Ace 21
Space Escort
Space IntrudersAdventure International
Space WarpASCII game loosely based on Star Trek
StarfighterAdventure International
Automated Simulations
Star TrekAdventure International
Stellar EscortBig Five Software
Stellar Life LineSRB Software
Super MazeQuality Software
Super NovaBig Five SoftwareAsteroids clone
Supreme Ruler
T80-FS1 Flight SimulatorSublogic
Taipan!
Temple of Apshai
Time Bandit
Time TravelerKrell Software
Trade Wars
Trucker
Volcano Hunter1984David SmithLap Video EntertainmentSide view arcade game with over 200 screen.
Voyage of the ValkyrieLeo ChristopersonBASIC/ML hybrid
Weerd!Big Five Software
WorgSimutek Software
Xenos
Zaxxon
Zork
Zossed in Space

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adventure Series (1981) .
  2. Web site: Scott Adams' Adventure Series Disk - Adventures #1-12 .
  3. Web site: Airmail Pilot for TRS-80 (1979) .
  4. Web site: Airmail Pilot .
  5. Web site: Android Nim for TRS-80 (1978) .
  6. Web site: Android Nim .
  7. Web site: Ants for TRS-80 (1980) .
  8. https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine-1982-04/page/n45/mode/2up Review
  9. Web site: Hague . James . The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers .
  10. Mishcon . J. . March 1981 . Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 37. 27.
  11. Web site: Apple Panic for TRS-80 (1982) .
  12. Web site: Apple Panic .
  13. Web site: Armored Patrol for TRS-80 (1981) .
  14. Web site: Armored Patrol .
  15. Web site: Asylum for TRS-80 (1981) .
  16. Web site: Asylum (1981) .
  17. Web site: The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers .
  18. Web site: Asteroid for TRS-80 (1980) .
  19. Web site: Asteroid (1980/TRS-80) .
  20. Web site: Attack Force for TRS-80 (1980) .
  21. Web site: Attack Force .
  22. News: BREAKFORTH Into FORTH! . BYTE . August 1980 . 7 September 2015 . Miller, A. Richard and Jill . 150–163.
  23. February 1980 . Recreation And Games . . February 1980 . 6 . 2 . 168 . Internet Archive.
  24. Web site: Asteroid (1981) screenshots .

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