Space Wars
| Space Wars | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cinematronics |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Programmer(s) | Larry Rosenthal |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Vectrex |
| Release | Arcade Vectrex
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| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | 2 players, player vs. player |
Space Wars is a shooter game released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1977. It is based on the PDP-1 game Spacewar! (1962) but instead uses vector graphics for the visuals. The hardware developed for Space Wars became the platform for most of the vector-based arcade games from Cinematronics. It was distributed in Japan by Taito in 1978, and a Vectrex port was published in 1982.