Speaking of which, for some reason I just don’t like the CoCo the way I like the classic TRS-80 Model I/III. I’m not sure about the Commodore PET, or TRS-80 CoCo. In the other direction, there are tons of really significant computer games that originated on the Apple ][, Atari 8-bits, Commodore 64. I think its only really significant game is Jeff Minter’s Gridrunner, but Gridrunner was basically a Centipede clone. AFAIK, the VIC-20 did not originate any genres or significant gaming innovations. In contrast, I think there is nothing so significant on the VIC-20. But if this was simultaneously developed for the PET, this is a half credit. I think Temple of Apshai may have originated on the TRS-80, but it seems to have been developed for the PET at the same time? Temple of Apshai is a significant game in developing the CRPG genre, and also historically significant in its role establishing Epyx (which was a big deal in videogames for some time). Did Taipan originate or popularize the trading game genre? If so, then this counts! I remember Taipan being a big deal, although I remember the Apple ][ port being more popular. Are there any classic TRS-80 Model I/III/IV games of historical significance? I remember classroom TRS-80’s as having a lot of fun games, like Taipan, Crazy Painter (much better than the other versions, like the bad TRS-80 CoCo Color Computer version), Thirteen Ghosts, Outhouse, Sea Dragon, Rear Guard, Super Star Trek …īut most of the TRS-80 games I remember were clones of popular arcade games, while the weird but great games (13 Ghosts, Crazy Painter, Outhouse) seem to have been forgotten and not really had a big impact.
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