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Computer War

Computer War

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April 1986

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The success of the movie WarGames has spawned several post-Missile Command "end of the world" games, most notably Probe 2000's War Room and Thorn E.M.I's Computer War. Coleco, which owns the rights to the title WarGames, has yet to he heard from. There will certainly be others. Computer War is a game in three parts. In the first phase, you see a map of the United States with four American missile bases highlighted. Also highlighted is the computer at NORAD (North American Air Defense System). Suddenly, small white blips move into view, indicating that nuclear missiles are headed for American targets. But wait! Upon closer examination (of the instructions, that is), you realize that the missiles aren't enemy missiles -- somebody has tapped into NORAD to activate a nuclear war simulation program. Since the computer can't tell the difference between real missiles and fake ones, it's going to launch a volley of American missiles as soon as NORAD headquarters is in danger. You've got to knock out the missiles in the computer's memory banks and crack the code to shut down the bases.

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