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Starbase Hyperion

Starbase Hyperion is a strategy video game written by Don Ursem for the Exidy Sorcerer and published by Quality Software in 1980. A port to Atari 8-bit computers followed in 1981.

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Starbase Hyperion
PublisherQuality Software
DesignerDon Ursem1
PlatformsSorcerer, Atari 8-bit
Release1980: Sorcerer
1981: Atari
GenreStrategy

Starbase Hyperion is a strategy video game written by Don Ursem for the Exidy Sorcerer and published by Quality Software in 1980.1 A port to Atari 8-bit computers followed in 1981.2

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Starbase Hyperion is a strategic space game which the player is a starbase commander whose base comes under attack by the forces of an invading alien empire.3

Reception

Tom M. Buchanan reviewed Starbase Hyperion in The Space Gamer No. 34.3 Buchanan commented that "This is an excellent computer simulation game. The full graphics and real-time combat displays make the game visually challenging. If you're looking for a game with challenging play instead of complex rules and you own a Sorcerer computer, this game is a must."3

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References

  1. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. "Starbase Hyperion". Atari Mania.
  3. Buchanan, Tom M. (December 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (34). Steve Jackson Games: 35–36.
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