''Bill Budge's Space Album'' is a collection of four

Apple II Apple II ("apple Roman numerals, two", stylized as Apple ][) is a series of microcomputers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1977 to 1993. The Apple II (original), original Apple II model, which gave the series its name, was designed ...

action games written by Bill Budge and published by California Pacific Computer Company in 1980.

Games

The games are ''Death Star'', ''Asteroids'', ''Tail Gunner'', and ''Solar Shootout''. ''Death Star'' was based around a scenario similar to the

Death Star The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the ''Star Wars'' space-opera franchise. Constructed by the autocratic Galactic Empire, the Death Star is capable of obliterating entire planets, and serves to enforce ...

"trench battle" that formed the climax of the 1977 film, '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. ''Asteroids'' was a variant of the popular

arcade video game An arcade video game is an arcade game that takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. All arcade video games are coin-oper ...

of the same name.

Reception

Alan Isabelle reviewed ''Bill Budge's Space Album'' in ''

The Space Gamer ''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...

'' No. 33. Isabelle wrote that "the first three games are very entertaining. Graphics and sound effects are first rate ..I recommend this package to any arcade game fan with an Apple". Ian Chadwick reviewed ''Bill Budge's Space Album'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #11 and commented that "despite the simplicity of the games, this is exciting stuff and lots of fun to play. The highlight of the game is Budge's graphics, which continue to improve with each game he produces. It's a game of paddles and fast reflexes, and having four games in one package allows a lot of variation in one sitting. Good stuff and well worth the money".

Reviews

*''The Book Of Apple Computer Software 1982''

References

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