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Computer Spacegames (GB)
Daniel Isaaman & Jenny Tyler
Usborne Publishing, 1982

13 programs (100% complete)

Program Author Requirements Files Info
Starship Takeoff

Pages 4-5.
Richard Nash Unexpanded Starship Takeoff.prg
Screenshot
Launch your ship before the aliens capture you.
Controls:
Type the force needed for takeoff.
Intergalactic Games

Pages 6-7.
? Unexpanded Intergalactic Games.prg
Screenshot
Put a satellite in the correct orbit to ensure tv coverage of the Intergalactic Games.
Controls:
Type the angle and speed for launch.
Evil Alien

Pages 8-9.
? Unexpanded Evil Alien.prg
Screenshot
Destroy the Evil Alien Elron by releasing your bombs into the three-dimensional grid beneath you.
Controls:
Type the X position, Y position and distance for each shot.
Beat the Bug Eyes

Pages 10-11.
Bob Merry Unexpanded Bug Eyes.prg
Screenshot
You're trapped and glimpse the alien big eyes as they slither towards you.
Controls:
Press 1-4 to shoot at different screen locations.
Moonlander

Pages 12-13.
? Unexpanded Moonlander.prg
Screenshot
Land your lunar module on the moon before you run out of fuel.
Controls:
Type how much fuel to burn.
Monsters of Galacticon

Pages 14-15.
? Unexpanded Monsters of Galacticon.prg
Screenshot
Can you choose the right weapon - ray gun, trypton blaster or sword laser - to fight each monster as it approaches?
Controls:
Type R, S or T to select your weapon.
Alien Snipers

Pages 16-17.
? Unexpanded Alien Snipers.prg
Screenshot
Aliens are jamming your radar so it gives false enemy locations. A letter (false enemy location) & number (correcting code) are shown. Move through the alphabet by the required number of letters, then press that key to fire your lasers. e.g. for A 1 type B, for A 2 type C.
Controls:
Press A-Z to fire.
Asteroid Belt

Pages 18-19.
? Unexpanded Asteroid Belt.prg
Screenshot
To avoid crashing into asteroids, destroy them by pressing the number key corresponding to their size.
Controls:
1-9 (force required).
Trip into the Future

Pages 20-21.
? Unexpanded Trip into the Future.prg
Screenshot
Time passes more slowly inside your spaceship than on the outside. Enter your speed (as a fraction of the speed of light) and distance (in light years) to return to Earth on the required date.
Controls:
Type your speed and distance.
Death Valley

Pages 22-23.
? Unexpanded Death Valley.prg
Screenshot
Fly your Speed Dart through the bottomless ravine known as Death Valley.
Controls:
Q (left), P (right).
Space Mines

Pages 24-25.
? Unexpanded Space Mines.prg
Screenshot
As the newly elected leader of a mining colony, you must sell ore and trade mines. Can you keep the people satisfied and survive your 10 years in office?
Controls:
Type your answers.
Space Rescue

Pages 26-29.
? Unexpanded Space Rescue.prg
Screenshot
You must deliver urgent medical supplies to a distant planet. Can you work out how to allocate your ships energy to arrive safely?
Controls:
Type your answers.
Touchdown

Pages 30-35.
? Unexpanded Touchdown.prg
Screenshot
Lunar Lander-style game. Land your lightweight, two-man landing craft on the moon.
Controls:
Crsr-Down (increase thrust), Crsr-Right (decrease thrust).

With thanks to Usborne Publishing and DLH's Commodore Archive for making this book available in PDF format.

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