Cavalier Computer Explained
| Cavalier Computer |
| Type: | Private |
| Fate: | Defunct |
| Founded: | 1980 |
| Founder: | Jim Nitchals
Barry Printz |
| Location City: | Del Mar, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Industry: | Video games |
Cavalier Computer, later Cavalier Computer Corporation, is a defunct software company that produced games for the Apple II series of computers.[1] The company was founded in 1981 by high school classmates Jim Nitchals and Barry Printz[2] and achieved an early success with Bug Attack, a game similar to Centipede that ranked among the top 30 software titles of 1982.[3] Jim Nitchals died at age 36 in 1998.[4]
Software
- Asteroid Field by Jim Nitchals (1980)
- Bug Attack by Jim Nitchals (1981)
- Microwave by Jay P. Zimmerman and Jim Nitchals (1982)
- Raiders of the lost Ring, sometimes called Ring Raiders, by Jim Nitchals (1981). A clone of Star Castle.
- Star Thief by Jim Nitchals (1981)
- Teleport by Mike Abbott and Jim Nitchals (1982)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers. 2008-11-04. Hague. James.
- News: Wiegner. Kathleen K.. 1982. New Stars, New Firmament. Forbes, Vol. 129. 48.
- Web site: Most Popular Software of 1982 . 2008-11-04 . 1982 . 48 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100710043857/http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha82.html# . 2010-07-10 . dead.
- Scoblionkov . Deborah . Jim Nitchals, Net Crusader, Dies . Wired . June 8, 1998.
