Cosmic Assault

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Cosmic Assault, by A Minor Game Company, is a fixed shooter arcade game very similar to the 'original' game Space Invaders.

Cosmic Assault - The Future is Retrogaming


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And by God, we knew what video games were for. Mowing down waves of unending mutant invaders from another galaxy, in a desperate but ultimately futile attempt to... well, the plot lines back then were a little sketchy, but it didn't stop us from sticking billions of quarters into oddly painted cabinets in dim, smoky arcades.

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-- quoted from the homepage

[edit] Wiki Pages

developer.jpg Developer: A Minor Game Company
review.jpg Cosmic Assault (Review)

[edit] Links

home.jpg Official Home Page
home.jpg Developer Home Page
tlgt.jpg Cosmic Assault entry at The Linux Game Tome
down.jpg Download Game

[edit] Similar Games

Space Invaders

[edit] System Requirements

  • Pre-built executables are available for Windows
  • For other OS there is a Source package available. I requires python with pygame. No compilation neccessary though.

[edit] License Notes

This code is released under the GPL, v2. The music is copyrighted by their respective authors, and I have tried for months to find the people who did these songs and ask permission to use them. If you are the copyright holder of one of these songs, I would appreciate it if I could get the permission from you. If, however, you don't wish me to include it in my game, please let me know, and I will promptly remove them. The so-called "art" I release into the public domain. The font I use is "Colony Wars" and is © 2000 Neale Davidson, who has stated that it is free to be included in non-commercial projects.
-- quoted from the homepage

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This game has a native Linux client available for download or purchase. Some games have specific system requirements, and may not be compatible with all versions of Linux. See the homepage of the game for more information.

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This program (or part of it) is free, open source software. It is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 as published by the Free Software Foundation or a similar, compatible license. See the homepage of the program for more information.

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This game has Free (as in Freedom) source code available for download. This usually means that it can be compiled and run on nearly every platform available. Some games have specific system requirements, and may not be compatible with all versions of Linux. See the homepage of the game for more information.
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