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First Star Software

First Star Software, Inc. was a Chappaqua, New York based video game development, publishing and licensing company, founded by Richard Spitalny (who remains the company's president), Billy Blake, Peter Jablon, and Fernando Herrera in 1982. It is best known for the series Boulder Dash, which began on the Atari 8-bit computers, and Spy vs. Spy, which first…

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Founded
1982
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
New York City, U.S.
Area served
Global
Defunct
2018

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First Star Software

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples26
Avg. degree1.91
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related to history · 20
First Star Software → APX, Astro Chase, Atari, Atari Program Exchange, Atari Star, Billy Blake, Bristles, Fernando Herrera, First Star, First Star's, Herrera, His, Inc, My First Alphabet, Parker Brothers, Richard Spitalny, Superman, That, The, The Game
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First Star Software → 2018
Founded · 1
First Star Software → 1982
Headquarters · 1
First Star Software → New York City, U.S.
Industry · 1
First Star Software → Video games
Website · 1
First Star Software → www.firststarsoftware.com

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First Star SoftwareArea servedGlobal1.00infobox
First Star SoftwareDefunct20181.00infobox
First Star SoftwareFounded19821.00infobox
First Star SoftwareHeadquartersNew York City, U.S.1.00infobox
First Star SoftwareIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
First Star SoftwareWebsitewww.firststarsoftware.com1.00infobox
First Star Softwarerelated to historyFernando Herrera0.60section
First Star Softwarerelated to historyAtari0.60section
First Star Softwarerelated to historyMy First Alphabet0.60section
First Star Softwarerelated to historyAtari Program Exchange0.60section
First Star Softwarerelated to historyThat0.60section
First Star Softwarerelated to historyInc0.60section

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