- First Star Software
First Star Software, Inc. is a
computer game development, publishing and licensing company, founded byRichard Spitalny (who remains the company's president) andFernando Herrera in1982 . It is best known for its classic "Boulder Dash " franchise and "Spy vs. Spy" titles, originally written for 8-bithome computer s like the Apple II, Atari 400/800, andCommodore 64 . Millions of units have been sold in both the "Boulder Dash" and "Spy vs. Spy" series of games, with "Boulder Dash" appearing in the coin-operated arcades four times.The company's games were also licensed to be ported to several
video game console s, such as theNintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the SEGA Master System. From 2002 on, First Star Software has published its games for PCs; portable devices, like PDAs,handheld game console s, andmobile phone s. "Boulder Dash-ROCKS!" for theNintendo DS was released in November 2007, followed by the Sony PSP version in the first quarter of 2008.External links
* [http://www.firststarsoftware.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.rhod.fr/boulderdash.html Rhod's "Boulder Dash" Collection] — photos of game's various commercial packaging
* [http://www.rhod.fr/spyvsspy.html Rhod's Spy Vs Spy Collection] — photos of game's various commercial packaging
* [http://www.10taclemobile.com/e/index.php#startSeite/ Boulder Dash-ROCKS!]
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