Space Action

Space Action
Developer(s) Arne Fernlund
Publisher(s) Handic Software AB[1]
Platform(s) Commodore 64
Release date(s) 1983[2]
Genre(s) Sidescrolling, Shoot 'em up

Space Action is a sidescrolling shoot 'em up video game, created for the Commodore 64 and developed by Arne Fernlund.[3] It 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 very popular in Italy where about 7 000 of the copies were sold but was also a minor success in Australia.[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Pionjärerna - berättelsen om den svenska spelprogrammeringens förgrundsfigurer" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Veteraner berättar om spelbranschen från 80-talet och framåt" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Fynd från dataspelens stenålder" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Historia och nutid med spel på museum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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