'''The Colony''' is a [[first-person shooter]] developed by David Alan Smith. It was published by [[Mindscape]]. The [[1988]] Macintosh release came in two versions, one in color and one with black-and-white graphics. The [[DOS]] version, released the same year, was available in black-and-white only. The [[1990]] Amiga version was in color.
'''''The Colony''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] developed by [[David A. Smith (computer scientist)|David Alan Smith]]. It was published by [[Mindscape (software publisher)|Mindscape]].
==Gameplay==
Previous first-person perspective games of the era used precomputed views, such as ''[[The Sentinel]]'', or fixed-perspective graphics, such as ''[[Phantom Slayer]]''. ''The Colony'' was one of the first games of its kind to let the player move freely while rendering graphics in real time. It was also the first 3D game to let the player drive a vehicle.
The 1988 Macintosh release came in two versions, one in color and one with black-and-white graphics. The DOS version, released the same year, was available in black-and-white only. The 1990 Amiga version was in color.
Previous first-person perspective games of the era used precomputed views, such as ''[[The Sentinel (video game)|The Sentinel]]'', or fixed-perspective graphics, such as ''[[Phantom Slayer (computer game)|Phantom Slayer]]''. ''The Colony'' was one of the first games of its kind to let the player move freely while rendering graphics in [[real-time computer graphics|real time]]. It was also the first [[3D computer graphics|3D]] game to let the player drive a vehicle.
The Colony is a first-person shooter developed by David Alan Smith. It was published by Mindscape. The 1988 Macintosh release came in two versions, one in color and one with black-and-white graphics. The DOS version, released the same year, was available in black-and-white only. The 1990 Amiga version was in color.
Previous first-person perspective games of the era used precomputed views, such as The Sentinel, or fixed-perspective graphics, such as Phantom Slayer. The Colony was one of the first games of its kind to let the player move freely while rendering graphics in real time. It was also the first 3D game to let the player drive a vehicle.
