Big Five Software
Big Five Software (a.k.a. Big 5 Software) was an American video game developer of the 1980s founded by Bill Hogue and Jeff Konyu.[1][2] The company released games for the Tandy TRS-80 and later the Atari 8-bit family. Most of its TRS-80 games were clones of popular arcade games of the time, such as Galaxy Invasion (Galaxian), Super Nova (Asteroids), Defense Command (Missile Command), and Meteor Mission (Lunar Rescue).[3] Their most successful[4] game was original: the 10-stage platformer Miner 2049er, released for the Atari 8-bit family in 1982 and widely ported to other systems.
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980s |
| Headquarters | Van Nuys, California, United States |
Key people | Bill Hogue Jeff Konyu |
| Products | Miner 2049er Bounty Bob Strikes Back! |
| Website | http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/ |
Big Five also sold an Atari joystick interface called TRISSTICK which was popular with TRS-80 owners.[5]
Games
TRS-80
- Attack Force (1980)
- Cosmic Fighter (1980)
- Galaxy Invasion (1980)
- Meteor Mission (1980)
- Meteor Mission II (1980)
- Galaxy Invasion Plus (1980)
- Super Nova (1980)
- Robot Attack (1981)
- Stellar Escort (1981)
- Defense Command (1982)
- Weerd (1982)
Atari 8-bit
- Miner 2049er (1982)
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back! (1985)
References
- "Big Five Software". Trs-80.org. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- Giles, Robert H., ed. (28 March 1982). "Call them 'microteens'". Democrat and Chronicle. 3 (13). Rochester, NY: Gannet Co. Inc. pp. 1F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
- Hawken, Kieren (2016). Jones, Darran (ed.). "Big Five Software". Retro Gamer. No. 157. Bournemouth, UK: Imagine Publishing. pp. 70–75. ISSN 1742-3155.
- "The Company". Big Five Software. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- Reed, Matthew. "TRISSTICK". TRS-80.org.
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