Attack Force (Video Game)

Attack Force
Attack Force
Developer(s)	Big Five Software
Publisher(s)	Big Five Software
Designer(s)	Bill Hogue; Jeff Konyu
Platform(s)	TRS-80
Release	WW: 1980;

Attack Force is a 1980 video game developed by Big Five Software for the TRS-80 16K. It was written by Big Five co-founders Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu.^[1] Hogue later wrote Miner 2049'er. Attack Force is based on Exidy's 1980 Targ arcade game.^[2]^[3]

Gameplay

Attack Force is a game in which the player's ship must avoid the twisting and turning ram-ships of the enemy.^[4]^[5]

Reception

J. Mishcon reviewed Attack Force in The Space Gamer No. 39.^[4] Mishcon commented that "This is another strong entry in the Big Five line and I strongly recommend it for any arcade buff."^[4]

Reviews

Moves #57, p14^[6]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/.
↑ Reed, Mathew. "Attack Force". http://www.trs-80.org/attack-force/.
↑ Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing (Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing) 7 (9): 180–183. https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-09/page/n187.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mishcon, J. (May 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (39): 35.
↑ Kwascha, George (1983). "Attack Force". in Fiderio, Janet. 80 Micro's Review Guide. Peterborough, NH: 80 Micro Books. p. 90. https://archive.org/details/80MicrosReviewGuide.
↑ https://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves Issue57.pdf

External links

Review in Byte
Review in Creative Computing

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[giantlist-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/.

[trs80-2] Reed, Mathew. "Attack Force". http://www.trs-80.org/attack-force/.

[Linzmayer1981-3] Linzmayer, Owen (September 1981). "Bringing Home the Arcade". Creative Computing (Morristown, NJ: Creative Computing) 7 (9): 180–183. https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1981-09/page/n187.

[SG-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mishcon, J. (May 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (39): 35.

[Kwascha1983-5] Kwascha, George (1983). "Attack Force". in Fiderio, Janet. 80 Micro's Review Guide. Peterborough, NH: 80 Micro Books. p. 90. https://archive.org/details/80MicrosReviewGuide.

[6] ttps://strategyandtacticspress.com/library-files/Moves Issue57.pdf