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| − | | publisher=[[SegaSoft]] | + | | publisher={{company|[[SegaSoft]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Bomico]]|region=DE}} |
| developer=Boffo Games | | developer=Boffo Games | ||
| system=[[Windows PC]], [[Mac OS|Mac OS 7.5]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19990218160143/http://www.thespacebar.com/techspecs.html}} | | system=[[Windows PC]], [[Mac OS|Mac OS 7.5]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19990218160143/http://www.thespacebar.com/techspecs.html}} | ||
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| − | | pcmac_date_us=1997 | + | | pcmac_date_us=1997-07-02{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19971210173126/http://www.sega-saturn.com:80/software.htm}} |
| pcmac_rrp_us=29.99{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/19981205153354/http://www.segasoft.com:80/store/spacestore.html}} | | pcmac_rrp_us=29.99{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/19981205153354/http://www.segasoft.com:80/store/spacestore.html}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | [[File:E31996 TheSpaceBar PC.png|thumb|right|320px|''{{PAGENAME}}'''s appearance at [[E3 1996]].]] | ||
| + | ===Development=== | ||
''{{PAGENAME}}'' was originally scheduled to be published by [[Rocket Science Games]]. However, following the complete failure of the company's business and subsequent near-acquisition by [[SegaSoft]] in late 1996, publishing duties were transferred to SegaSoft. | ''{{PAGENAME}}'' was originally scheduled to be published by [[Rocket Science Games]]. However, following the complete failure of the company's business and subsequent near-acquisition by [[SegaSoft]] in late 1996, publishing duties were transferred to SegaSoft. | ||
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| + | ===Prerelease=== | ||
| + | ''{{PAGENAME}}'' was demonstrated at [[E3 1996]] alongside ''[[Rocket Jockey]]''. | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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| item1=SpaceBar PC US disc1m.jpg | | item1=SpaceBar PC US disc1m.jpg | ||
| item1name=Mac disc 1 | | item1name=Mac disc 1 | ||
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| + | | console=PC/Mac | ||
| + | | region=DE | ||
| + | | front=TheSpaceBar PC DE box front.png | ||
| + | | back= | ||
| + | | spinemissing= | ||
| + | | jewelcase= | ||
| + | | jewelcasefront= | ||
| + | | jewelcaseback= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 9 November 2023
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| System(s): Windows PC, Mac OS 7.5[1] | ||||||||||
| Publisher: SegaSoft (US), Bomico (DE) | ||||||||||
| Developer: Boffo Games | ||||||||||
| Sound driver: Miles Sound System | ||||||||||
| Genre: Adventure | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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The Space Bar is a PC game developed by Boffo Games and published by SegaSoft in North America in 1997.
Contents
Story
Players assume the role of Alias Node, a detective who is conducting a murder investigation on the distant planet Armpit VI. This comic sci-fi murder mystery begins in a space port at a drinking establishment called the Thirsty Tentacle Bar, and takes the players through eight alien worlds, where you encounter 19 different species represented by more than 40 alien creatures.[4]
History
Development
The Space Bar was originally scheduled to be published by Rocket Science Games. However, following the complete failure of the company's business and subsequent near-acquisition by SegaSoft in late 1996, publishing duties were transferred to SegaSoft.
Prerelease
The Space Bar was demonstrated at E3 1996 alongside Rocket Jockey.
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Space Bar/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: The Space Bar/Promotional material.
Physical scans
| PC/Mac, US |
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   Cover
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 Disc 1   Jewel Case  Mac disc 1 |
| PC/Mac, DE |
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 Cover
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External links
- Official website (1998-12) (Wayback Machine)
- Boffo Games article by Jimmy Maher at The Digital Antiquarian
References
- ↑ http://www.thespacebar.com/techspecs.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-18 16:01)
- ↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com:80/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-12-10 17:31)
- ↑ http://www.segasoft.com:80/store/spacestore.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-05 15:33)
- ↑ http://www.csoon.com/issue17/p_rocket.htm (Wayback Machine: 2019-05-16 16:09)
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