| Missile Attack | |
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| Developer(s) | Cornsoft Group |
| Publisher(s) | Adventure International |
| Programmer(s) | TRS-80 Philip A. Oliver [1] Apple II Eric Popejoy [1] |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80, Apple II |
| Release | 1980 |
Missile Attack is a clone of Atari, Inc.'s Missile Command arcade video game. It was developed by Cornsoft Group and published in 1980 by Adventure International for the TRS-80 and Apple II.
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