''Space Cowboy'' is video game written by Scott Lamb for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games in 1983.

Gameplay

''Space Cowboy'' is a game in which the Space Cowboy maneuvers along a walkway shown in three-quarter perspective, avoiding blasts from wall-mounted lasers.

Reception

Bill Wallace reviewed ''Space Cowboy'' in ''

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'' No. 70. Wallace commented that "The action is idiotic, wooden, boring after only a couple of minutes of play. If you'd never seen ''

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'' the three-quarter perspective would be interesting, though it doesn't really contribute to play."

References

{{Avalon Hill 1983 video games Avalon Hill video games Atari 8-bit family games Atari 8-bit family-only games Microcomputer Games games Shoot 'em ups Space Western video games Video games developed in the United States