Star Probe. The Game of Adventure, Conflict and Exploration in Space

1974

Hal Salive Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection, University of Otago Library Special Collections. Every effort has been made to trace copyright ownership and to obtain permission for reproduction. If you believe you are the copyright owner of an item on this site, and we have not requested your permission, please contact us at special.collections@otago.ac.nz

Wisconsin: TSR Games

As if collecting, teaching and writing SF stories were not enough, Salive also embarked on gaming. His working knowledge of computers and programming led him into creating an underwater diving game, which meant writing a graphics programme for the background scenes. The first image he ‘painted’ himself, using Paintpic, was a colourful rocket pointing out into space. No doubt to get inspiration, Salive looked to various sources such as John Snider’s Star Probe. The Game of Adventure and Exploration in Space, with the necessary space map and icons.