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Super Invader
''Super Invader'' (also called ''Super Invasion'' and ''Apple Invader'') is a fixed shooter video game and a clone of ''Space Invaders''. It was written by Japanese programmer M. Hata for the Apple II and published by Creative Computing (magazine), Creative Computing Software in November 1979. It was later published as ''Cosmos Mission'' in September 1980 by the California Pacific Computer Company. Reception By June 1982, 20,000 copies had been sold to tie with ''Ultima'' and ''Castle Wolfenstein'' for seventh on ''Computer Gaming World''s list of top sellers. It received the award for "Most Popular Program of 1978–1980 for the Apple Computer" in a ''Softalk'' readers poll. The magazine later described the game as the "progenitor of home arcades". The ''Comos Mission'' release debuted at 24 on ''Softalk ''Softalk'' () was an American magazine of the early 1980s that focused on the Apple II computer. Published from September 1980 through August 1984, it featured articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Computing (magazine)
''Creative Computing'' was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer revolution. Published from October 1974 until December 1985, the magazine covered the spectrum of hobbyist/home/personal computing in a more accessible format than the rather technically oriented ''Byte''. The magazine was created to cover educational-related topics. Early issues include articles on the use of computers in the classroom, various simple programs like madlibs and various programming challenges, mostly in BASIC. By the late 1970s, it had moved towards more general coverage as the microcomputer market emerged. Hardware coverage became more common, but type-in programs remained common into the early 1980s. The company published several books, the most successful being '' BASIC Computer Games'', the first million-selling computer book. Their ''Best of Creative Computing'' collections were also popular. ''Creative Computing'' also published software on cassette and floppy disk for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |