| The Colony | |
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| Developer(s) | David Alan Smith |
| Publisher(s) | Mindscape |
| Designer(s) | David Alan Smith |
| Engine | FLY-BY Environment Simulator |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, MS-DOS, Amiga |
| Release | 1988: Macintosh, MS-DOS 1990: Amiga |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, Adventure, Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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 MS-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.[citation needed] It was also one of the first 3D games to let the player enter and exit a vehicle.[citation needed]