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Missile Command

Controls Trackball (or mouse) to move A,S,D to fire bases For a simpler game, just use X (or mouse click) to fire from the center base Missile Command: A Pure Arcade Game Demade A think I played Missile Command once in the arcades in the 80s. I remember liking the idea but didn't have the skills ,or an abundance of loose change to improve, so I promptly gave up and moved on to something else. Early in 2021, a late Christmas present from my wife arrived: Missile Commander by Tony Temple. It was a great read and I became mildly obsessed with Missile Command and decided to work on this Pico-8 version. First I bought a trackball to get into the spirit or the original. Next I played the MAME version for a few days. Researching an old game is part of the fun for me and thankfully I discovered this excellent "MISSILE COMMAND DEEP DIVE" article: http://www.retrogamedeconstructionzone.com/2019/11/missilie-command-deep-dive.html I'm pretty happy with the result. To me at least, it captures the spirit of the original. In a chunky 128x128 pixel sort of way anyway ;) Enjoy.

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