Sirius Software, Inc.

COMPANY» Founded 1980-01-11

Sacramento,CA,USA

The company was found in 1980 by Jerry Jewell and Nasir Gebelli, and gained attention for its dramatically quick rise to prominence and its equally quick collapse in 1984.

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The company was founded in 1980. by Jerry Jewell and Nasir Gebelli (Person), and gained attention for its dramatically quick rise to prominence, becoming well known in Apple II (Platform) computer circles. In 1981, Gebelli left the company to found his own company Gebelli Software before going on to work with Squaresoft (Company). In 1984, Sirius Software collapsed.

Developed Games

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Flash Gordon (Game)

31 December 1983

Flash Gordon is a horizontal scrolling shoot'em up for the Atari 2600 based on the film of the same name starring the pulp fiction hero. Also published under the name "Spider City" for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20 homecomputers.

A800​ V20​ 2600​

Dark Forest (Game)

31 December 1981

A turn-based strategy game for up to six players that was published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.

APL2​

Fantastic Voyage (Game)

31 December 1982

A vertically scrolling shoot'em up in which the player controlls a miniaturized submarine, that was injected into the blood stream of an ill patient, and destroys blood clots and bacteria.

A800​ 2600​

SpaceMaster X-7 (Game)

31 December 1983

A single-screen shoot'em up written by David Lubar and published by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600. The space station of the Hyperions, shielded by a energy force field and other base defenses, must be destroyed this time by the player.

2600​

Bandits (Game)

31 December 1982

Every criminal in space is after the supplies on the lunar supply base and the players task is to guard those. A single-screen shoot'em up, similar to Space Invaders, written by Tony and Benny Ngo and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit computers.

APL2​ A800​ C64​ +1

Wayout (Game)

31 December 1982

A 3-D action game in which the player has to find a way out of 26 different mazes.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Call to Arms (Game)

31 December 1982

A turn based strategy game written by Mike Falkner and published by Sirius Software.

PC​

Buzzard Bait (Game)

31 December 1983

A single screen shoot'em up designed by Mike Ryeburn and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II and PC.

PC​ APL2​

The Earth Dies Screaming (Game)

31 December 1983

A space shooter designed by Dan Thompson for the Atari 2600 that was also released under the name "Final Orbit" for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20 homecomputers.

A800​ V20​ 2600​

Squish 'Em (Game)

31 December 1983

A action game written by Tony Ngo that was published for various 8-bit platforms. The player controls Sam who must climb to the top of a 48 story building and collect a suitcase full of money while avoiding being knocked off the building by a variety of creepy creatures or falling objects.

A800​ C64​ MSX​ +3

Repton (Game)

31 December 1983

A bidirectional, horizontal scrolling shoot'em up similar to Defender, written by Dan Thompson and Andrew Kaluzniacki and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit homecomputers.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Deadly Duck (Game)

20 January 1982

A single screen shoot'em up in which the player controls a duck at the bottom of the screen shooting at crabs and dragonflies while trying to avoid bombs and bricks dropped by the enemies.

V20​ 2600​

Published Games

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Dark Forest (Game)

31 December 1981

A turn-based strategy game for up to six players that was published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.

APL2​

Bandits (Game)

31 December 1982

Every criminal in space is after the supplies on the lunar supply base and the players task is to guard those. A single-screen shoot'em up, similar to Space Invaders, written by Tony and Benny Ngo and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit computers.

APL2​ A800​ C64​ +1

Wayout (Game)

31 December 1982

A 3-D action game in which the player has to find a way out of 26 different mazes.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Call to Arms (Game)

31 December 1982

A turn based strategy game written by Mike Falkner and published by Sirius Software.

PC​

Buzzard Bait (Game)

31 December 1983

A single screen shoot'em up designed by Mike Ryeburn and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II and PC.

PC​ APL2​

Repton (Game)

31 December 1983

A bidirectional, horizontal scrolling shoot'em up similar to Defender, written by Dan Thompson and Andrew Kaluzniacki and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit homecomputers.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Wavy Navy (Game)

31 December 1983

A shoot'em up similar to the infamous Space Invaders this time on the high seas where the player controls a fighting ship and has to shoot down planes, helicopters and rockets instead of aliens.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Sneakers (Game)

31 December 1981

Sneakers has players fighting off waves of enemies in a spaceship. A single-screen shoot'em up, similar to Space Invaders, designed by Mark Turmell and published by Sirius Software for the Atari 8-bit and Apple II platforms.

APL2​ A800​

Gruds In Space (Game)

31 December 1983

A graphical text-adventure written by Chuck Sommerville and Joseph Dudar and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit homecomputers.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Gorgon (Game)

31 December 1981

A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up similar to the arcade game Defender. Written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.

APL2​

Plasmania (Game)

31 December 1983

A vertical scrolling shoot'em up in which the player is travelling through a bloodstream of an ill patient destroying viruses and pathogens. Written by Lewis Geer and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.

APL2​

Autobahn (Game)

31 December 1981

Autobahn is an arcade racing game where the player takes control of a car racing on the well known German Autobahn.

APL2​

Company details

Name

Sirius Software, Inc.

Abbreviation

Founded

11 January 1980

Location

Sacramento,CA,USA

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• Flash Gordon (Game)
• Dark Forest (Game)
• Fantastic Voyage (Game)
• SpaceMaster X-7 (Game)
• Bandits (Game)
• Wayout (Game)
• Call to Arms (Game)
• Buzzard Bait (Game)
• The Earth Dies Screaming (Game)
• Squish 'Em (Game)
• Repton (Game)
• Deadly Duck (Game)
• Beany Bopper (Game)
• Wavy Navy (Game)
• Sneakers (Game)
• Gruds In Space (Game)
• Gorgon (Game)
• Plasmania (Game)
• Worm War I (Game)
• Autobahn (Game)
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Published Games

• Dark Forest (Game)
• Bandits (Game)
• Wayout (Game)
• Call to Arms (Game)
• Buzzard Bait (Game)
• Repton (Game)
• Wavy Navy (Game)
• Sneakers (Game)
• Gruds In Space (Game)
• Gorgon (Game)
• Plasmania (Game)
• Autobahn (Game)
• Space Eggs (Game)
• Type Attack (Game)
• Flip Out (Game)
• Cyber Strike (Game)
• Star Cruiser (Game)
• Alpha Shield (Game)
• Beer Run (Game)
• Borg (Game)
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Franchises

• Flash Gordon (Franchise)

People

• Mark Turmell (Person)

Characters

• Beany Bopper (Character)
• Eddie (Character)
• Flash Gordon (Character)
• Grud (Character)
• Lord Deebo (Character)
• Major Rand (Character)
• Ming the Merciless (Character)
• Mr. Green (Character)
• Sam (Character)
• Stuportino (Character)
• The Arler (Character)
• Theseus (Character)
• Venusian (Character)

Concepts

• 2D (Concept)
• Single-Screen Level (Concept)
• Instant Death (Concept)
• Instant Kill (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Space Battle (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Attract Mode (Concept)
• 8-bit (Concept)
• Fuel Management (Concept)
• Minimap (Concept)
• Vertical Scrolling (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Crosshair (Concept)
• Maze (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Difficulty Level (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Bloodstream (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• Germany (Location)
• Afghanistan (Location)
• Albania (Location)
• Algeria (Location)
• Ancient Greece (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• Austria (Location)
• Bahawalpur (Location)
• Bar (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Belarus (Location)
• Belgium (Location)
• Bulgaria (Location)
• Caribbean (Location)
• Crete (Location)

Objects

• Spaceship (Object)
• Energy Force Shield (Object)
• Space Station (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• UFO (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Tank (Object)
• Brick (Object)
• Egg (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Laser Gun (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Arrow (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Beam Sword (Object)
• Briefcase (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Buoy (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Cigarette (Object)