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Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space
Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1983 · Developed by Activision · Published by Activision
★ 52Total 52Single player
SimulatorNon-fiction
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Summary
Space Shuttle is a simulation game where you are the pilot of space shuttle Discovery. Your goal is to launch the Discovery, establish an orbit around the Earth, open the cargo bay doors and recover a satellite to perform repairs, and finally land the Discovery successfully, all while using as little fuel as possible. Each time the complete mission is accomplished, it will then repeat at a higher difficulty level (in the higher difficulty levels the satellite has a more erratic flight path). The game is played from a first person perspective in the space shuttle cockpit where you can control everything from the shuttles engines to cargo bay doors. When the game is over you will be given a ranking which is based on the number of successful dockings and the amount of fuel that was used.
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IGDB Rating
51.85 / 100
5 ratings
Total Rating
51.85 / 100
5 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Non-fiction
Developer
Activision
Release history (8 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1983 | Atari 2600 | — |
| Dec 31, 1984 | Atari 5200 | — |
| Dec 31, 1984 | Atari 8-bit | — |
| Dec 31, 1984 | Commodore C64/128/MAX | — |
| Dec 31, 1984 | ZX Spectrum | — |
| Dec 31, 1985 | Apple II | — |
| Dec 31, 1986 | Amstrad CPC | — |
| Dec 31, 1986 | MSX | — |






