Reach for the stars

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Reach for the Stars is one of the earliest of the '3E' computer games (Explore, Expand, Exterminate). Written by SSI of Australia for the 65xx series Motorola processors (versions 1 and 2 ran on the Apple II and Commodore C64 computers only), Version 3 also ran under PC-DOS (for IBM-XT compatible computers). It was an extremely addictive game. While by today's standards the graphics were horrible, the most important part was the game play, which featured a couple of really nasty AI (if you every play WATCH out for Killer Keating) named after the authors of the game.

The game was re-written for the Windows platform in the early 21st century, however the new version was a failure – the new graphical interface detracted from the intense gameplay that made Reach for the Stars a gaming classic.

Other games of this type include Stars!.

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