Strategy / Strategy - Wargame · 1987

Colonial Conquest

Published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Developed by Andromeda Software

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Information

Genre: Strategy - Wargame
Language: [unknown]
Controls: Mouse
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Buczolich, A., Fazekas, L.
Graphic Artist(s): Saekow, Louis Hsu, Walsh, Margo, D., Lee, Kathryn, Boudreau, David
Game design: Cermak, Dan
Musician(s): [unknown]
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1987
Publisher: Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Distributor: -
Developer: Andromeda Software
Country: USA
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided
Protection: Password

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.9/10 · Votes: 396 · Downloads: 3,735 · Hits: 23,155

Additional Comments

Fanpage dedicated for this game: http://www.ludd.luth.se/~joshua/colonial/colonial.html

Screenshots (9)

Trivia (3)

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Hardware

Supports Blitter on Mega ST and STe

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (9/1987)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (2)

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · October, 1987 · Rating: 8/10

ANALOG · June, 1988

Comments (1)

Jonathan Cressman — 19 Dec 2018
The ST version has a flaw in the battle resolution. The atari 800 version does not have this flaw. If you want to play the game I recommend the coconet version: http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/ColonialConquest/remake.php5