StarMaster: Atari Archive Episode 71

Activision's other release for June 1982 was none other than StarMaster, Alan Miller's attempt to bring the sophisticated and celebrated gameplay of Atari's computer game Star Raiders to a significantly more limited platform. While simplified compared to its inspiration, StarMaster nonetheless was critically acclaimed and manages to cram a great deal of what made Star Raiders so compelling into a basic, four-kilobyte cartridge.

Sources:
Alan Miller, interview with Al Backiel, 1999
Alan Miller, interview with Electronic Games, July 1982
Arcade Express, Dec. 19 1982
Video Game Update, July 1982, May 1983
Electronic Games, May 1982, October 1982
Bob Smith, interview with the author, Feb. 3 2021
Jim Levy, interview with Antic magazine, June 1984
Merchandising, May 1982
Logical Gamer, September 1982
Space Gamer, September 1982
Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 3 and July 10, 1982
TV Gamer, June 1983
Video Games, October 1982
Honolulu Star Bulletin, Aug. 11 1982
Milwaukee Journal, Oct. 17 1983
San Francisco Examiner, Dec. 26 1982
Miami News, Sept. 3 1982
Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 19 1982
Palm Beach Post, Jan. 16 1983
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 19 1983
Blueskyrangers.com
Atarimania.com