# TradeWars 2002

8 Hacker News commenters recommended TradeWars 2002 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A classic space trading door game for BBS systems, recommended as one of the most popular doors ever made. No recurring criticism appeared in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Beloved classic BBS door game (1 comments): "the Drugwars and Tradewars BBS door games were so great!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47452327))
- Often called most popular door (1 comments): "That's probably the most popular door of all time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49327337))
- Essential omission from any list (1 comments): "pretty much blasphemy leaving off Tradewars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49327421))
- Known thoroughly by longtime fans (1 comments): "I know Tradewars like the back of my hand" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323787))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Barren Realms Elite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/barren-realms-elite.md): 6 recommend
- [LORD (Legend of the Red Dragon)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord.md): 5 recommend
- [Legend of the Red Dragon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-the-red-dragon.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TradeWars 2002", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tradewars-2002/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).