NukeWar

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NukeWar
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Developer(s) Microcomputer Games
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PET, TRS-80, FM-7, Commodore 64, VIC-20
Release
  • Apple, Atari, PET, TRS-80
  • NA: 1980
  • FM-7
  • JP: 1982
  • C64, VIC-20
  • NA: 1983
Genre(s) Strategy

NukeWar is a 1980 video game by Avalon Hill for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, FM-7, TRS-80, and VIC-20.

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Gameplay

NukeWar is a game of global thermonuclear war represented by text and sprites on the screen. [1]

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared NukeWar the 135th-best computer game ever released. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World (148): 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.