Cosmic Patrol

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Cosmic Patrol
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Publisher(s) Instant Software
Programmer(s) Jake Commander
Platform(s) TRS-80
Release 1980
Genre(s) Space combat simulator

Cosmic Patrol is a first-person space combat game programmed by Jake Commander for the TRS-80 Model I and III, published by Instant Software in 1980. [1]

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Gameplay

Cosmic Patrol is a game in which the player pilots a Terran fighter with a mission to destroy the invading Quelons. [2] The game is very similar to the 1978 Magnavox Odyssey² cartridge Cosmic Conflict!. [1]

Reception

Jon Mishcon reviewed Cosmic Patrol in The Space Gamer No. 34. [2] Mishcon commented that "If you're really into video arcade, this is a good shoot-em-up. But it's doubtful you'd spend [the price] to master this at an arcade." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reed, Matthew. "Cosmic Patrol". TRS-80.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Mishcon, Jon (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (34): 35.
  3. https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves%20Issue55.pdf