Space Action Explained

Developer:Arne Fernlund
Publisher:Handic Software AB[1]
Released:1983[2]
Genre:Scrolling shooter
Platforms:Commodore 64

Space Action is a horizontally scrolling shooter created for the Commodore 64 by Arne Fernlund.[3] The game took three months to develop and was distributed on cartridge by the Swedish company Handic. More than 10,000 copies were sold world-wide. The game became popular in Italy, where about 7,000 of the copies were sold, and was also a minor success in Australia.[1]

Legacy

Space Action made an appearance at an exhibition that the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology held in 2008.[4]

Fernlund did some work on a sequel, Space Action 2, but it was never completed.[5]

The history behind Fernlund creating Space Action was featured in the Swedish documentary "Det svenska spelundret" (eng. "The Swedish gaming wonder").[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pionjärerna - berättelsen om den svenska spelprogrammeringens förgrundsfigurer . Swedish . 2011-07-28 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324112420/http://gameplayer.se/pub_text.php?pub_id=9381 . 2012-03-24 .
  2. Web site: Veteraner berättar om spelbranschen från 80-talet och framåt . 30 September 2009 . Swedish . 2011-07-28 . 2012-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328065100/http://retrogathering.se/?p=42 . live .
  3. Web site: Fynd från dataspelens stenålder . Swedish . 2011-07-28 . 2011-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100133/http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=3623147 . dead .
  4. Web site: Historia och nutid med spel på museum . Swedish . 2011-07-28 . 2012-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007173408/http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.141034 . live .
  5. Web site: Space Action 2. Games That Weren't. September 8, 2014. January 5, 2018. January 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106021231/https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/space-action-2/. live.
  6. Varning för barn . August 18, 2021 . Det svenska spelundret . . August 18, 2021 . 1 . 23:31 . Swedish . August 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818143843/https://www.svtplay.se/video/32204943/det-svenska-spelundret/det-svenska-spelundret-varning-for-barn?info=visa . live .