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[[ | [[Image:Mattel-BattlestarGalactica.jpg|thumb|Both sides of ''Space Alert'']] | ||
'''Battlestar Galactica Space Alert''' is a handheld electronic game released in 1978.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/Battlestar.htm|title=Mattel Battlestar Galactica|date=8 September 2006|accessdate=1 October 2007|last=Morgan|first=Rik|format=|language=English}}</ref> It was originally released as "Missile Attack" in 1976, but was later resold as ''Battlestar Galactica'' due to difficulties with [[wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] who refused to air commercials for the ''Missile Attack'' game.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/MissileAttack.htm|title=Mattel Missile Attack|date=6 February 2005|accessdate=1 October 2007|last=Morgan|first=Rik|format=|language=English}}</ref> Their refusal, coupled with the failure to sell the game at a retail level, was attributed to ''Missile Attack's'' [[w:Cold War|Cold War]] connotations.<ref name="digitalpress">{{cite_web|url=http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=6579|title=Classic Video Games - Digital Press: Battlestar Galactica Space Alert|date=|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | '''Battlestar Galactica Space Alert''' is a handheld electronic game released in 1978.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/Battlestar.htm|title=Mattel Battlestar Galactica|date=8 September 2006|accessdate=1 October 2007|last=Morgan|first=Rik|format=|language=English}}</ref> It was originally released as "Missile Attack" in 1976, but was later resold as ''Battlestar Galactica'' due to difficulties with [[wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] who refused to air commercials for the ''Missile Attack'' game.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/MissileAttack.htm|title=Mattel Missile Attack|date=6 February 2005|accessdate=1 October 2007|last=Morgan|first=Rik|format=|language=English}}</ref> Their refusal, coupled with the failure to sell the game at a retail level, was attributed to ''Missile Attack's'' [[w:Cold War|Cold War]] connotations.<ref name="digitalpress">{{cite_web|url=http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=6579|title=Classic Video Games - Digital Press: Battlestar Galactica Space Alert|date=|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
==Instructions== | ==Instructions== | ||
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* The game is reputed to have glitches, which are likely caused due to a low battery. A suggested fix for this problem was, logically, to replace the battery with a new one.<ref name="digitalpress"/> | * The game is reputed to have glitches, which are likely caused due to a low battery. A suggested fix for this problem was, logically, to replace the battery with a new one.<ref name="digitalpress"/> | ||
== Instruction sheets == | == Instruction sheets == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||