Super Invader (video game)
| Super Invader | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | M. Hata |
| Publisher(s) | California Pacific |
| Platform(s) | Apple II |
| Release | November 1979[1] |
| Genre(s) |
Space Invaders clone Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Invader is a clone of Space Invaders written by Japanese programmer M. Hata for the Apple II and published by California Pacific Computer Company.[2] Debuting in November 1979, the game sold 20,000 copies by June 1982, tied for seventh on Computer Gaming World's list of top sellers.[1] It was voted the most popular program of 1978-1980 in a Softalk readers poll. The magazine described the game as the progenitor of the home arcade.[3]
Super Invader was later renamed to Cosmos Mission.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Inside the Industry" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. September–October 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ "Most Popular Software of 1978-80". Softalk. 1979. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ "Akalabeth Insert" (PDF). California Pacific.
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