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Space Duel - Atari 7800

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Unfortunately, this game is cur­rent­ly available only in this ver­si­on. Be patient :-)



Game info:
Space Duel - box cover
box cover
Game title: Space Duel
Console: Atari 7800
Author (released): Atari, Inc. (1982)
Genre: Action, Shooter Mode: Multiplayer
Design: Steve Calfee, Owen Rubin, Richard Maurer, Robert DeCrescenzo, ...
Music:
Game manual: not available
Download: not available (stream only)

Game size:

11 kB
Recommended emulator: Stella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

   Space Duel is an arcade game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1982. As a successor to the popular Asteroids series, it introduces colorful geometric shapes such as cubes, diamonds, and spinning pinwheels in place of traditional asteroids. Notably, Space Duel is Atari's first and only multiplayer vector game, allowing two players to engage simultaneously.
Space Duel (Atari 7800)
Space Duel (Atari 7800)

   The game offers both single-player and two-player modes. In single-player, the objective is to navigate a spaceship and destroy various geometric objects and enemy ships while avoiding collisions. The two-player mode provides two variations: 'Competitive,' where players can shoot everything on the screen, including each other, and 'Team,' where players collaborate to destroy enemies without harming each other.
   Players control their ships using a five-button system: two buttons for rotating left and right, one for shooting, one for thrust, and one for activating a force field. Clearing all objects on the screen advances the player to the next level. The game also features bonus rounds where players can earn extra points by shooting specific targets.
   In 2007, a fan-made port of Space Duel was released for the Atari 7800 console. This version, developed by homebrew enthusiasts, adapted the core gameplay for the 8-bit system while retaining the cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Although the Atari 7800's hardware lacked the ability to display true vector graphics, the port utilized raster graphics to replicate the original arcade experience as faithfully as possible. The homebrew release gained positive attention within the retro gaming community for its technical achievements and for bringing Space Duel to a home console for the first time.
   Upon its release, Space Duel received moderate success. Critics praised its vibrant vector graphics and engaging multiplayer options, which added a fresh dimension to the established Asteroids formula. The game's unique cooperative and competitive modes were highlighted as significant enhancements over its predecessors.
   In subsequent years, Space Duel has been included in various Atari game compilations, such as the Atari Anthology for Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2, and the Atari Flashback 2 console, which reproduces the single-player mode. Its legacy endures as a notable example of early 1980s arcade innovation, particularly in its approach to multiplayer gameplay within the vector graphics genre.

More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.

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Videogame Console:

This ver­sion of Space Duel was de­sig­ned for A­ta­ri 7800, which was vi­deo ga­me con­so­le of third ge­ne­ra­tion ma­nu­fac­tu­red by A­ta­ri in the years 1984 - 1992. It was ful­ly back­ward-com­pa­ti­ble with the A­ta­ri 2600 with si­g­ni­fi­cant­ly im­pro­ved gra­phics hard­wa­re. How­e­ver, the con­so­le was not suc­ces­s­ful and less than 4 mil­li­on u­nits at a u­nit pri­ce of $ 80 we­re sold. Al­so the cur­rent ga­mes li­bra­ry con­tai­nes less than 100 ga­mes de­sig­ned for A­ta­ri 7800. Mo­re in­for­ma­ti­on a­bout the this con­so­le can be found here.


Recommended Game Controllers:

You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores.

 
Available online emulators:

3 different online emulators are available for Space Duel. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Space Duel are summarized in the following table:
 

Emulator Technology Multiplayer USB gamepad Touchscreen Without ads
EmulatorJS JavaScript YES YES YES YES
NeptunJS JavaScript YES YES NO NO
RetroGames.cc JavaScript YES YES YES NO


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