Lifespan (video game)
{{short description|1984 video game}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Lifespan
| image = Lifespan video game cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| developer = John O'Neill
| publisher = Roklan (cartridge)
Antic Software (disk)
| platforms = Atari 8-bit
| released = 1983: Roklan
1985: Antic
| genre = Simulation
| modes =
}}
Lifespan is a video game written by John O'Neill for Atari 8-bit computers. It was published on cartridge by Roklan in 1983,{{cite journal |last= Blakeman |first= Mary Claire|date= January 1984 |title= The Art Side of Video Games |url=https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_04_1984-01_Pumpkin_Press_US |journal= Video Games|publisher= Pumpkin Press|volume= 2|issue= 4|pages= [https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_04_1984-01_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n25 27–30]|issn= 0733-6780}}{{cite journal |last= Forman |first= Tracy |date= March 1984 |url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US |title= Computer Gaming: Software – Lifespan |journal= Electronic Games|publisher= Reese Publishing Company, Inc.|volume= 2|issue= 12|pages= [https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n37 38–40]|issn= 0730-6687}} then released on disk in 1985 by Antic Software.{{cite web |title=Lifespan |url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-lifespan_2985.html |website=Atari Mania}}
Gameplay
Lifespan is a slow-paced and surrealistic pastiche of five episodes.{{cite journal |last1= Bisson |first1= Gigi |last2= Friedland |first2= Nat |last3= Powell |first3= Jack |date= December 1985 |title= Fourth Annual Antic Shoppers Guide: Software – Lifespan |journal= Antic|publisher= ANTIC Pub.|volume= 4|issue= 8|page= 38|issn= 0745-2527}}
Reception
George Kopp for Electronic Fun with Computers & Games said "As it stands, Lifespan's gameplay doesn't quite live up to expectations (or Expectations). I think it will have a lot of fans, though, and if you're looking to buy your shrink a birthday present, consider it."{{Cite journal|author=George Kopp|url=http://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_02_No_02_1983-12_Fun_Games_Publishing_US|title=Lifespan review|journal=Electronic Fun with Computers & Games |volume=2 |number=2 |date=December 12, 1983|page=[https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Fun_with_Computer_Games_Vol_02_No_02_1983-12_Fun_Games_Publishing_US/page/n73 72-74]|via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_12_1984-03_Reese_Communications_US/page/n37/mode/2up?q=lifespan+roklan Review] in Electronic Games
- [https://archive.org/details/RetroGameMagazineOneShots?q=lifespan+roklan 1984 Software Encyclopedia] from Electronic Games
- [https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Volume_2_Number_04_1984-01_Pumpkin_Press_US/page/n27/mode/2up?q=lifespan+roklan Review] in Video Games
- [https://archive.org/details/Videogaming_and_Computer_Gaming_Illustrated_1983-09_Ion_International_US/page/n33/mode/2up?q=lifespan+roklan Review] in Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated
- {{moby game|id=/lifespan}}
Category:Atari 8-bit computer games
Category:Atari 8-bit computer-only games