''Space War'' is a video game cartridge released by Atari, Inc. in 1978 for the Atari Video Computer System (renamed to the

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in 1982). The game is a version of ''

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'', the 1962 computer game by

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. It was released by

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as ''Space Combat'', for its Atari compatible Tele-Games system. A version for the

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was planned but never released.

Variations

The cartridge includes 17 game variations. Variations 1–13 are duels between two ships and 14 to 17 are for one player. In some of the variations the ships fight near a

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which has gravitational attraction.http://www.atariage.com/box_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=470 Atari Age. "Atari 2600 Boxes - Space War" (retrieved on March 9, 2009).

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* 1978 video games Atari 2600 games Atari 2600-only games Cancelled Atari Lynx games Multidirectional shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games North America-exclusive video games Science fiction video games Sears video games Video game remakes Video games developed in the United States {{atari-console-stub