War Room (video game)
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| Developer(s) | North American Philips Consumer Electronics |
| Publisher(s) | Probe 2000 |
| Designer(s) | Robert S. Harris[1] |
| Platform(s) | ColecoVision |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
War Room is a video game written by Robert S. Harris for the ColecoVision and published by Probe 2000 in 1983.[1] The player takes the role of a four-star general defending the United States from a nuclear attack.
Development
[edit]Probe 2000 was North American Phillips attempt to broaden their reach in the video game market.[2] They had previously released the Odyssey series of consoles and the Odyssey² was their current system. They created the Probe 2000 brand in order to publish titles for competitors systems. Ultimately, production issues and the video game crash of 1983 caused Philips to abandon the effort and discontinue their video game operations completely. While 4 titles are know to have been completed[3][4][5][6] only War Room was released. Harris, the programmer of War Room, also programed games for Phillips' Odyssey²; Nimble Numbers Ned and Killer Bees!
Reception
[edit]Tracie Forman of Electronic Games wrote, "It takes the concept introduced in Missile Command a giant step further," and called War Room "one of the most addictive, exhilarating games for the ColecoVision."[7] In 2014, Retro Gamer included War Room in their Top Ten ColecoVision Games list.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Green, Earl (2001). ""Bob "Rosha" Harris: Behind the Odyssey, Part II". Classic Gamer Magazine. pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Reichert, Matt. "AtariProtos: Pursuit of the Pink Panther". Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Reichert, Matt. "AtariProtos: Power Lords". Archived from the original on 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Aswald. "Lord of the Dungeon (ColecoVision)". Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Cassidy, William. "Odyssey2.info FAQ".
- ^ Forman, Tracie (March 1984). "Programmable Parade: War Room". Electronic Games. 2 (12): 70.
- ^ "Top Ten ColecoVision Games, 2014". www.retrogamer.net. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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