Super Invader Explained

Super Invader
Designer:	M. Hata
Developer:	Astar International Company
Publisher:	Creative Computing Software California Pacific
Released:	November 1979
Genre:	Fixed shooter
Modes:	Single-player
Platforms:	Apple II

Super Invader (also called Super Invasion and Apple Invader)^[1] is a fixed shooter video game written by Japanese programmer M. Hata for the Apple II and published by Creative Computing Software in November 1979.^{[2] [3]} Super Invader is a clone of Space Invaders.

It was later published as Cosmos Mission in September 1980 by the California Pacific Computer Company.^[4]

Reception

By June 1982, Super Invader had sold 20,000 copies to tie with Ultima and Castle Wolfenstein for seventh on Computer Gaming Worlds list of top sellers.^[5] It received the award for "Most Popular Program of 1978–1980 for the Apple Computer" in a Softalk readers poll.^[6] The magazine later described the game as the "progenitor of home arcades."^[7]

The Comos Mission release debuted at 24 on Softalks list of bestselling Apple II software.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Barton, Matt. Vintage Games 2.0: An Insider Look at the Most Influential Games of All Time. 8 May 2019. CRC Press. 978-1-00-000776-3. 54.
2. Web site: The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers . 2008-11-05 . Hague . James.
3. Book: Carlston, Douglas G. . Software People: An Insider's Look at the Personal Computer Software Industry . 1985 . Simon & Schuster . 978-0-671-50971-2 . 171.
4. Web site: Akalabeth Insert. California Pacific.
5. Lombardy . Dana . September–October 1982 . Inside the Industry . PDF . . Golden Empires Publications . Anaheim, CA . 2 . 5 . 2 . 2016-03-28.
6. Tommervik . Al . April 1981 . Super Invader is Readers' Choice . . Softalk Publishing Inc. . North Hollywood, CA . 1 . 8 . 13 . Internet Archive.
7. Comstock Tommervick . Margo . May 1983 . Fastalk . . Softalk Publishing Inc. . North Hollywood, CA . 3 . 9 . 26 . Internet Archive.
8. Comstock Tommervik . Margo . Softalk Presents The Bestsellers . November 1980 . . Softalk Publishing Inc. . North Hollywood, CA . 1 . 3 . 44 . 0274-9629 . Internet Archive.