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Computer War

Overview

Based on the movie War Games, the game is in three parts

1/ Map screen, of USA, where you need to click on the incoming missiles with the joystick

2/ Zoomed in area of the missiles where you shoot down the missiles

3/ Puzzle screen where you must match a portion of a pattern to a larger screen to crack the code

Any failure of shooting down missiles or puzzle will move the DEFCON (Defense Condition) countdown from 5 to 1. If you reach DEFCON 1, global war breaks out.

The game was reviewed in Compute! Magazine Issue #45, February 1984, Page 134

Requires 8k expansion

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Media

Box - 3D

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Box - Back

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Box - Front

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Clear Logo

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Screenshot - Game Title

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Screenshot - Gameplay

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