<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Doug	O
Carlston	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
released	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Carlston	O
was	O
an	O
attorney	O
who	O
wrote	O
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
on	O
his	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
J	O
.	O
Mishcon	O
reviewed	O
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
provides	O
hours	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
frustrating	O
and	O
tedious	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
80	O
Micro	O
in	O
1981	O
called	O
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
programs	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
heartily	O
recommend	O
Galactic	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
to	O
anyone	O
seeking	O
a	O
complex	O
,	O
intelligent	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
fun	O
program.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Cary	O
Torkelson	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
with	O
permission	O
from	O
Doug	O
Carlston	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Saga	O
are	O
Galactic	O
Trader	O
(	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Galactic	O
Trader	O
game	O
by	O
Stephan	O
Meier	O
)	O
,	O
Galactic	O
Revolution	O
,	O
and	O
Tawala	B-Device
's	I-Device
Last	I-Device
Redoubt	I-Device
.	O
</s>
