Spectral Associates

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Spectral Associates was an American maker of computer games for the TRS-80 Color Computer. It was founded in 1980 and went defunct sometime in the late 1980s.[1] Spectral Associates sold their software through Radio Shack and via direct sales. It was a very prolific game company for the TRS-80 Color Computer I and II in its heyday.[2]

Software Publications

Computer Games

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  • Cave Walker (1986, via Tandy Corporation)[3]
  • Color Meteoroids 1.6 (1981)[4][5]
  • Color Space Invaders 1.4 (1981)[4][5]
  • Color Space War (cassette)
  • Cubix[6]
  • Decathlon[6]
  • Froggie[6]
  • Galagon[6]
  • Ghost Gobbler (cassette/disk)[4]
  • Ice Castles[7]
  • Interbank Incident (1985–1987)[1]
  • Lancer (1983, cassette/disk)[4][5]
  • Lunar Rover 1[6]
  • Lunar Rover Patrol (1983, cassette/disk)[4][5]
  • Keys of the Wizard (cassette)[8]
  • Madness and the Minotaur (1982, cassette)[4]
  • Maze Escape (32K and above, cassette)
  • Module Man[6]
  • Ms. Gobbler (cassette/disk)[4]
  • Pegasus and the Phantom Riders (1985–1987)[1]
  • Pengon (cassette)[4]
  • Piggy (cassette)[4]
  • Planet Invasion (cassette)[4]
  • Qix[6]
  • Realm of Nauga (cassette)[9]
  • Roller Controller[6]
  • Space Sentry (cassette/disk)[4]
  • Springster (1985–1987)[1]
  • Storm Arrows (cassette/disk)[4]
  • Treasury Pack 1 (disk)[4] - these treasuries included (not necessarily an all-inclusive list): Keys of the Wizard, Lunar Rover Patrol, Cubix, Module Man, Qix, Roller Controller, Pengon, Decathlon, Lancer, Froggie, Galagon, and Lunar Rover 1[6]
  • Treasury Pack 2 (disk)[4]
  • Whirlybird Run (1982, cassette/disk)[4][5]

Computer Games (Educational)

  • Alpha Search (educational, cassette/disk)[4]

Applications/Utilities

  • Clone 80cc (cassette)[4]
  • RGB Patch (disk)[10]
  • Demonstration Program (1986, Radio Shack store demo)
  • Holiday Demonstration Program (1986, Radio Shack store demo)

Miscellaneous Publications

July 1980 - June 1981

  • Introduced a 16K upgrade, ($75.00) an editor/assembler, plus several other utilities and one of the first games: SPACE INVADERS. They were also in the process of developing MAGIC BOX which would enable Model I & III tapes to be loaded into the Color Computer.[11]

July 1981 - June 1982

  • Color Computer technical manual (book)[11]

July 1983 - June 1984

  • Color Basic Unravelled II (book)[11][12]
  • Disk Basic Unravelled II (book)[11][12]
  • Extended Basic Unravelled II (book)[11][12]
  • Super Extended Basic Unravelled II (book)[11][12]

Other

  • The Facts for the TRS-80 Color Computer (book, Copyright (c) 1983, First printing: Nov 1981, Fifth Printing: Jul 1983)[13]
  • CoCo 3 Secrets Revealed[4]

External links

References

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