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'''Global Commander''' (also known as '''The Armageddon Man''' in Europe) is a real-time single-player strategy developed by Martech in 1987<ref>[http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=95 The CGWmuseum section on "Modern Games" from 1950-2000 that includes ''Global Commander''.] Retrieved 20 Jun '17</ref> for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and DOS. | |||
==Availability== | |||
Computer Gaming World wrote a review about the game and referenced the IBM PC in its magazine in the year 1988.<ref>[http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_51.pdf "Global Commander" A PDF File containing images from ''GLobal Commander'' that references the DOS port.] Retrieved 23 Apr '16.</ref> [http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/1578/ Thelegacy.de] also references the MS-DOS port of the game, however, they state this game was not published.<ref>[http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/1578/ Thelegacy.de page on ''The Armageddon Man, which contains information about the MS-DOS port.] Retrieved 20 Jun '17</ref> | |||
All that is on the internet for the MS-DOS port of the game is assorted screenshots taken from in-game. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
===Game Screenshots=== | |||
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== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
A_1578_1169215190_arma_1.png|Amstrad CPC | A_1578_1169215190_arma_1.png|Amstrad CPC | ||
A_1578_1169215192_arma_2.png|Amstrad CPC | A_1578_1169215192_arma_2.png|Amstrad CPC | ||
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580094-global-commander-zx-spectrum-screenshot-control-option.png|ZX Spectrum | 580094-global-commander-zx-spectrum-screenshot-control-option.png|ZX Spectrum | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===References to DOS Port=== | |||
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<gallery> | |||
Global_commander_IBM_ref_in_mag.PNG|Reference in ''Computer Gaming World''. No. 51. p. 23. | Global_commander_IBM_ref_in_mag.PNG|Reference in ''Computer Gaming World''. No. 51. p. 23. | ||
Global-Commander-thelegacy.de-Museum-1578.png|Reference on ''thelegacy.de'' | Global-Commander-thelegacy.de-Museum-1578.png|Reference on ''thelegacy.de'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Misc.=== | |||
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<gallery> | |||
ArmageddonManThe_Map.jpg|Printed map of the game | ArmageddonManThe_Map.jpg|Printed map of the game | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Gaming_World The Wikipedia page for ''Computer Gaming World.''] Retrieved 24 Nov '13. | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Commander The Wikipedia page for ''Global Commander''.] Retrieved 20 Jun '17 | |||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] |
Revision as of 13:16, 17 October 2018
Global Commander (also known as The Armageddon Man in Europe) is a real-time single-player strategy developed by Martech in 1987[1] for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and DOS.
Availability
Computer Gaming World wrote a review about the game and referenced the IBM PC in its magazine in the year 1988.[2] Thelegacy.de also references the MS-DOS port of the game, however, they state this game was not published.[3]
All that is on the internet for the MS-DOS port of the game is assorted screenshots taken from in-game.
Gallery
Game Screenshots
- A 1578 1169215190 arma 1.png
Amstrad CPC
- A 1578 1169215192 arma 2.png
Amstrad CPC
- G 2310 1163667706 003.png
Amiga 500/600 (OCS/ECS)
- 152731-global-commander-atari-st-screenshot-the-main-game-screen.png
Atari ST
- 152732-global-commander-atari-st-screenshot-fly-and-run-till-it-hurts.png
Atari ST
- 580093-global-commander-zx-spectrum-screenshot-loading-screen.png
ZX Spectrum
- 580094-global-commander-zx-spectrum-screenshot-control-option.png
ZX Spectrum
References to DOS Port
Misc.
External Links
- The Wikipedia page for Computer Gaming World. Retrieved 24 Nov '13.
- The Wikipedia page for Global Commander. Retrieved 20 Jun '17
References
- ↑ The CGWmuseum section on "Modern Games" from 1950-2000 that includes Global Commander. Retrieved 20 Jun '17
- ↑ "Global Commander" A PDF File containing images from GLobal Commander that references the DOS port. Retrieved 23 Apr '16.
- ↑ Thelegacy.de page on The Armageddon Man, which contains information about the MS-DOS port. Retrieved 20 Jun '17