Cavalier Computer
Defunct American video game company
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Cavalier Computer, later Cavalier Computer Corporation, is a defunct software company that produced video games for the Apple II.[1] The company was founded in 1981 by high school classmates Jim Nitchals and Barry Printz[2] and achieved an early success with Bug Attack, a game similar to Centipede that ranked among the top 30 software titles of 1982.[3] Jim Nitchals died at age 36 in 1998.[4]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Jim Nitchals Barry Printz |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Software
- Asteroid Field by Jim Nitchals (1980)
- Bug Attack by Jim Nitchals (1981)
- Microwave by Jay P. Zimmerman and Jim Nitchals (1982)
- Raiders of the lost Ring, sometimes called Ring Raiders, by Jim Nitchals (1981). A clone of Star Castle.
- Star Thief by Jim Nitchals (1981)
- Teleport by Mike Abbott and Jim Nitchals (1982)
