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[[ | [[Image:Atari BSG laserdisc screen.jpg|thumb|Screen shot of surviving footage from the game.]] | ||
'''''Battlestar Galactica: The Game''''' is an partially-developed [[w:laserdisc video game|laserdisc video game]] that recently came to light in September 2007. It was slated to be a conversion for the [[w:Firefox (aracde game)|Firefox]] cabinet gaming system typically seen in arcades of the time period and based on the | '''''Battlestar Galactica: The Game''''' is an partially-developed [[w:laserdisc video game|laserdisc video game]] that recently came to light in September 2007. It was slated to be a conversion for the [[w:Firefox (aracde game)|Firefox]] cabinet gaming system typically seen in arcades of the time period and based on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. | ||
It was apparently being developed as early as 1984 by [[w:Atari|Atari]], who were given the license to create the game by then-[[w:MCA Universal|MCA Universal]]. The footage from the laserdisc boasts that the game was supposed to be available that summer, which never came to pass as the game was scrapped. | It was apparently being developed as early as 1984 by [[w:Atari|Atari]], who were given the license to create the game by then-[[w:MCA Universal|MCA Universal]]. The footage from the laserdisc boasts that the game was supposed to be available that summer, which never came to pass as the game was scrapped. | ||
Footage from the game suggests that it was primarily a shoot-em-up, fighter game where the pilot controls a Colonial | Footage from the game suggests that it was primarily a shoot-em-up, fighter game where the pilot controls a Colonial [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], shooting down [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s. | ||
In addition to ships from the game, the opening sequence also boasts [[Stu Phillips]] theme from the series. | In addition to ships from the game, the opening sequence also boasts [[Stu Phillips]] theme from the series. | ||