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'''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== | ||
Computer-controlled | Computer-controlled {{TOS|Raider|Cylon Raiders}}™ attacking! Save ''{{TOS|Galactica|Battlestar}}''™ by intercepting as many of the 20 Cylon Raiders™ as possible. Turn on ARMING SWITCH. Attack starts! Press FIRE BUTTON, launch "[[Weapons in the Original Series#Laser torpedoes|laser torpedoes]]". Move INTERCEPT CONTROL lever to intercept. Intercepts score points. Extra points for intercepts high in the Star System. If Cylon™ scores a direct "hit" on ''Battlestar''™, you lose! | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* The game runs on [[w: | * The game runs on [[w:PP3 battery|9 volt]] batteries.<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"/> | * 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 == | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 22 January 2024
Battlestar Galactica Space Alert is a handheld electronic game released in 1978.[1] It was originally released as "Missile Attack" in 1976, but was later resold as Battlestar Galactica due to difficulties with NBC who refused to air commercials for the Missile Attack game.[2] Their refusal, coupled with the failure to sell the game at a retail level, was attributed to Missile Attack's Cold War connotations.[3]
Instructions
Computer-controlled Cylon Raiders™ attacking! Save Battlestar™ by intercepting as many of the 20 Cylon Raiders™ as possible. Turn on ARMING SWITCH. Attack starts! Press FIRE BUTTON, launch "laser torpedoes". Move INTERCEPT CONTROL lever to intercept. Intercepts score points. Extra points for intercepts high in the Star System. If Cylon™ scores a direct "hit" on Battlestar™, you lose!
Notes
Instruction sheets
References
- ↑ Morgan, Rik (8 September 2006). Mattel Battlestar Galactica (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 1 October 2007.
- ↑ Morgan, Rik (6 February 2005). Mattel Missile Attack (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 1 October 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Classic Video Games - Digital Press: Battlestar Galactica Space Alert (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 17 October 2007.