Spectral Associates


Spectral Associates was an American maker of computer games for the TRS-80 Color Computer. It was founded in 1980 and went defunct sometime in the late 1980s. Spectral Associates sold their software through Radio Shack and via direct sales. It was a very prolific game company for the TRS-80 Color Computer I and II in its heyday.

Software Publications

Computer Games

Cave Walker Color Meteoroids 1.6 Color Space Invaders 1.4 Color Space War CubixDecathlonFroggieGalagonGhost Gobbler Ice CastlesInterbank Incident Lancer Lunar Rover 1Lunar Rover Patrol Keys of the Wizard Madness and the Minotaur Maze Escape Module ManMs. Gobbler Pegasus and the Phantom Riders Pengon Piggy Planet Invasion QixRealm of Nauga Roller ControllerSpace Sentry Springster Storm Arrows Treasury Pack 1 - these treasuries included : Keys of the Wizard, Lunar Rover Patrol, Cubix, Module Man, Qix, Roller Controller, Pengon, Decathlon, Lancer, Froggie, Galagon, and Lunar Rover 1Treasury Pack 2
  • ''Whirlybird Run''

Computer Games (Educational)

  • ''Alpha Search''

Applications/Utilities

  • Clone 80cc
  • RGB Patch
  • Demonstration Program
  • Holiday Demonstration Program

Miscellaneous Publications

July 1980 - June 1981

  • Introduced a 16K upgrade, an editor/assembler, plus several other utilities and one of the first games: SPACE INVADERS. They were also in the process of developing MAGIC BOX which would enable Model I & III tapes to be loaded into the Color Computer.

July 1981 - June 1982

July 1983 - June 1984

  • Color Basic Unravelled II
  • Disk Basic Unravelled II
  • Extended Basic Unravelled II
  • Super Extended Basic Unravelled II

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