Apeiron (video game) explained

Apeiron
Developer:	Ambrosia Software
Publisher:	Ambrosia Software
Designer:	Andrew Welch^[1]
Released:	February 11, 1995 November 29, 2004
Genre:	Fixed shooter
Modes:	Single player
Platforms:	Mac OS, Mac OS X

Apeiron is a Macintosh game developed and released as shareware by Ambrosia Software. An adaptation of the 1980 arcade game Centipede,^[2] it was first released on February 11, 1995.^[3] In November 2004, a Mac OS X port was made available.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Reception

Writing in the 1996 edition of The Macintosh Bible, Bart Farkas called Apeiron a "classic" and "the best Centipede clone on the market".^[10] MacAddict named it one of the Macintosh's essential titles. The magazine's Kathy Tafel cited it as "a cool implementation" of the Centipede formula.^[11]

External links

• Apeiron homepage
• Apeiron X homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Game Review: Apeiron . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227123414/http://www.sff.net/people/lucy-snyder/brain/2006/02/game-review-apeiron.html . 2013-12-27 .
2. Web site: All Game, No Wrapping: Ambrosia Software. 2013-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085224/http://www.preferredconsumer.com/gaming/articles/ambrosia_software.html. 2013-12-27. dead.
3. Haley. John. Software Showcase: Apeiron. The Ambrosia Times. March 1995. 2. 2.
4. Web site: Review: Apeiron X.
5. Web site: Ambrosia's Apeiron game goes OS X.
6. Web site: Ambrosia Updates Apeiron For OS X.
7. Web site: Apeiron X for Mac. 2013-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220155203/https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/16611/apeiron-x/. 2013-12-20. dead.
8. Cohen . Peter . April 2005 . Apeiron's return . . 47.
9. Breen . Christopher . September 1999 . Chasing Cheap Thrills . . 65.
10. Book: The Macintosh Bible . 6th . Judson, Jeremy . Farkas, Bart . . 1996 . 0-201-88636-7 . 619 .
11. Tafel, Kathy . The Soft Stuff . December 1996 . . 4 . 38–45 .