Summary
Super Invader (also called Super Invasion and Apple Invader)[2] is a fixed shooter video game written by Japanese programmer M. Hata for the Apple II and published by Creative Computing Software in November 1979.[3][4] Super Invader is a clone of Space Invaders.[5]
| Super Invader | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Developer(s) | Astar International Company |
| Publisher(s) | Creative Computing Software California Pacific |
| Designer(s) | M. Hata |
| Platform(s) | Apple II |
| Release | November 1979[1] |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
It was later published as Cosmos Mission in September 1980 by the California Pacific Computer Company.[6]
Reception edit
By June 1982, Super Invader had sold 20,000 copies to tie with Ultima and Castle Wolfenstein for seventh on Computer Gaming World's list of top sellers.[1] It received the award for "Most Popular Program of 1978–1980 for the Apple Computer" in a Softalk readers poll.[7] The magazine later described the game as the "progenitor of home arcades."[8]
The Comos Mission release debuted at 24 on Softalk's list of bestselling Apple II software.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b Lombardy, Dana (September–October 1982). "Inside the Industry" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. Vol. 2, no. 5. Anaheim, CA: Golden Empires Publications. p. 2. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ Barton, Matt (8 May 2019). Vintage Games 2.0: An Insider Look at the Most Influential Games of All Time. CRC Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-00-000776-3.
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ Carlston, Douglas G. (1985). Software People: An Insider's Look at the Personal Computer Software Industry. Simon & Schuster. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-671-50971-2.
- ^ a b King, Brad J.; Borland, John M. (1 August 2003). Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture: From Geek to Chic. McGraw-Hill/Osborne. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-07-222888-5.
- ^ "Akalabeth Insert" (PDF). California Pacific.
- ^ Tommervik, Al, ed. (April 1981). "Super Invader is Readers' Choice". Softalk. Vol. 1, no. 8. North Hollywood, CA: Softalk Publishing Inc. p. 13 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Comstock Tommervick, Margo, ed. (May 1983). "Fastalk". Softalk. Vol. 3, no. 9. North Hollywood, CA: Softalk Publishing Inc. p. 26 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Comstock Tommervik, Margo, ed. (November 1980). "Softalk Presents The Bestsellers". Softalk. Vol. 1, no. 3. North Hollywood, CA: Softalk Publishing Inc. p. 44. ISSN 0274-9629 – via Internet Archive.