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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