Name: Future Wars (1989) - Retrogaming Made in France (2/10)
Uploaded: 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000+01:00
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Description: Future Wars takes us through a rift in space in 1989, a time when a handful of fans became fascinated with the possibilities of the latest Atari and Amiga computers.

Future Wars: i Viaggiatori del Tempo

"Les voyageurs du temps" (1989)

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Future Wars (1989)

"Future Wars"(1989)

Future Wars takes us through a rift in space in 1989, a time when a handful of fans became fascinated with the possibilities of the latest Atari and Amiga computers.   

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