

Galactic Empire 1979
Developed by Adventure International, The Software Exchange
- Simulator, Strategy, Action, Science fiction
Galactic Empire is a strategy video game. It is the first game in the Galactic Saga and the first game published by Brøderbund which was, in fact, created for the purpose of publishing the game.
SimulatorStrategyActionScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Atari 8-bit, Apple II, TRS-80
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, cool and grave.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Atari 8-bit, Apple II, TRS-80
- Developer
- Adventure International, The Software Exchange
- Publisher
- Adventure International, The Software Exchange, Brøderbund Software
- Released
- December 31, 1979
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
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