1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auMatt Novakhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/mattnovak-usa/Reagan's Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Gamerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="y4Nl9BeDw8"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/03/reagans-star-wars-missile-program-had-its-own-video-game/">Reagan’s Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Game</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/03/reagans-star-wars-missile-program-had-its-own-video-game/embed/#?secret=y4Nl9BeDw8" width="600" height="338" title="“Reagan’s Star Wars Missile Program Had Its Own Video Game” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="y4Nl9BeDw8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/28/vk9alzr2ibzdadymrwmr.jpg?quality=75653415Remember US President Ronald Reagan’s plan for space weapons in the 1980s? Today, it’s little more than a punchline, but it used to be serious business. How serious? Video game serious. Yes, there really was an SDI video game, and thanks to the Internet Archive you can even play it.