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Developer(s) | Software Resources International |
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Publisher(s) | Spectrum HoloByte |
Designer(s) | Brad Fregger |
Programmer(s) | Michael Sandige (PC) Brodie Lockard (Mac) |
Artist(s) | Dennis Fregger (Mac) |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, MSX2, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X1 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) |
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