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Introduction:
"One of the earliest "space shooter" titles for the home computer, "Parsec" introduced players to the thrill of defending your ship from swarms of attackers. Hope you enjoy this quiz on the classic. Thanks."


1. In real life, a parsec is a measure of length in astronomy. In the game, however, the word had another meaning. What was it?
    The home planet of your opponents
    The name of your ship
    The base from which your ship launched
    The name of the planet you were trying to reach


2. How did the player refuel the ship?
    Landing on a moon
    Returning to the point where you started the game
    Docking with a transport ship
    Flying through a tunnel


3. What was the ship's weapon in the game?
    Laser beam
    Grenades
    Mines
    Nuclear bombs


4. Which of the following statements about the game is true?
    You never see any characters outside of their ships
    The player had to collect food and drink to live aboard the ship
    The screen never changed color
    At the end of every round, people came out and cheered for you


5. Which of the following was a real feature of the game?
    Each level contained ten waves of enemies
    Scenarios for every planet in the solar system
    An optional speech synthesizer played announcements
    The capacity for multi-player operation


6. What happened if you pressed the fire buttons on the joystick and keyboard at the same time?
    Your laser blasts left traces on the screen
    A list of hints appeared
    The computer shut off
    The game instructions appeared


7. What phrase appeared on screen when you pressed P for pause?
    We'll be right back
    Your score and fuel level
    System inactive
    Time warp activated


8. Which of these enemy crafts had the ability to change direction and smash into the player's ship from behind?
    Light Triangular Fighters (LTFs)
    Dramites
    Saucers
    Killer Satellites


9. How many types of enemy craft did you face in the game?
    50
    25
    100
    7


10. How many points did you earn for clearing the asteroid belt?
    3,000
    10,000
    100,000
    5,000


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