Demon Seed (video game)

{{Short description|1982 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Demon Seed

| image = DemonSeed cover.jpg

| caption =

| released = 1982: TRS-80
1983: CoCo

| designer =

| programmer = Jeffrey Sorensen
Philip MacKenzie

| publisher = Trend Software (TRS-80)
Computer Shack (CoCo)

| developer =

| platforms = TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon

| genre = Fixed shooter

| modes =

|alt =

}}

Demon Seed is a fixed shooter written by Jeffrey Sorensen and Philip MacKenzie for the TRS-80 and published in 1982 by Trend Software. The same programmers developed the TRS-80 Color Computer version published in 1983 by Computer Shack. Demon Seed is a clone of the 1980 arcade game Phoenix.

Gameplay

Demon Seed is a game in which the player uses artillery against rows of attacking birds.

Reception

Dick McGrath reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Although the concept is not original, it is well executed, with fine graphics and interesting sound. I rate it a 7 out of 10 overall."{{cite magazine |last=McGrath |first=Dick |title=Route 80: The Road to TRS-80 Gaming |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=Jan–Feb 1983 |volume=1 |issue=8 |pages=39}}

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=L. Curtis |title=Demon Seed |url=http://www.lcurtisboyle.com/nitros9/demonseed.html |website=Tandy Color Computer Games}}

{{citation|url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist|title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers|last1=Hague|first1=James}}

}}