Sirius

Sirius

Address	Sacramento, CA
Country	USA
Founded	1980
Defunct	Yes

Founding of Sirius

Sirius was founded in 1980 by Jerry W. Jewell, and gained attention for its dramatically quick rise to prominence and its equally quick collapse in 1984 after 20th Century Fox (Fox Video Games) failed to pay over USD $18 Million in owed royalties.^[1]

Sirius' quick rise was due in part to a chain of hits by Nasir Gebelli.^[2]

History

Logos

People

Titles

Datatable

	Copyright Date	Developer	Digital Media	Platform	Software Packaging
Both Barrels (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1980 USA, Canada Release	1980	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Star Cruiser (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1980 USA, Canada Release	1980	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Phantoms Five (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1980 USA, Canada Release	1980	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Cyber Strike (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1980 USA, Canada Release	1980	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Autobahn (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Gamma Goblins (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Tony Ngo	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Copts & Robbers (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Eric Knopp	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Kabul Spy (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Tim Wilson	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Dark Forest (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Jerry W. Jewell	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Epoch (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Larry Miller	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Pulsar II (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Space Eggs (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Snake Byte (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Chuck Sommerville	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Gorgon (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Minotaur (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Larry Miller	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Orbitron (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Eric Knopp	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Space Eggs -Cardboard Sleeve- (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Sneakers (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Hadron (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Larry Miller	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Twerps (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Borg (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Space Eggs -Plastic Bag- (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Nasir Gebelli	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Sneakers (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Outpost (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Tom McWilliams	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Beer Run (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Twerps (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Computer Foosball (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1981 USA, Canada Release	1981	Keithen Hayenga	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Fast Eddie (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Mark Turmell	Cartridge	VIC-20	Retail Box
Cyclod (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Blade Of Blackpoole (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Tim Wilson	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Repton (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Wavy Navy (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Rodney McAuley	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Blade Of Blackpoole (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Wayout (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Paul Edelstein	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Bandits (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Tony Ngo	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Type Attack (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		Cartridge	VIC-20	Retail Box
Fast Eddie (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Escape From Rungistan (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Bob Blauschild	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Snake Byte (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Chuck Sommerville	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Blade Of Blackpoole (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Tim Wilson	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Wayout (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Paul Edelstein	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Free Fall (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Fast Eddie (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Mark Turmell	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Repton -Retail Box- (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Wayout (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Paul Edelstein	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Deadly Duck (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		Cartridge	VIC-20	Retail Box
Bandits (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Tony Ngo, Benny Ngo	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II
Repton (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Snake Byte (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Chuck Sommerville	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Fly Wars (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Cardboard Sleeve
Repton -Cardboard Sleeve- (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Dan Thompson	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Cardboard Sleeve
Turmoil (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982		Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Worm War I (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Tom McWilliams	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Jellyfish (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1982 USA, Canada Release	1982	Michael Burek	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Plastic Bag
Capture The Flag (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Paul Edelstein	5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Type Attack (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983		5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Turmoil (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Mark Turmell	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Alpha Shield (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	David Lubar	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Squish'em (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Tony Ngo	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Spider City (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	David Lubar	Cartridge	VIC-20
Buzzard Bait (PC, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Mike Ryeburn	5 1/4" Disk	PC	Retail Box
Critical Mass (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983		5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Wavy Navy (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983		5 1/4" Disk	C64
Squish'em (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Tony Ngo	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Plasmania (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	David Lubar	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Gruds In Space (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983		5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Capture The Flag (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Paul Edelstein	Cartridge	VIC-20	Retail Box
Bandits (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Tony Ngo, Benny Ngo	5 1/4" Disk	C64	Retail Box
Buzzard Bait (Apple II, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Mike Ryeburn	5 1/4" Disk	Apple II	Retail Box
Earth Dies Screaming (Atari 2600, Cartridge) 20th Century Fox - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Sirius	Cartridge	Atari 2600	Retail Box
Gruds In Space (Atari 8-Bit, 5 1/4" Disk) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983		5 1/4" Disk	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Final Orbit (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Dan Thompson	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box
Bandits (VIC-20, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	Leonard Bertoni	Cartridge	VIC-20	Retail Box
Spider City (Atari 8-Bit, Cartridge) Sirius - 1983 USA, Canada Release	1983	David Lubar	Cartridge	Atari 8-Bit	Retail Box

References

Software People, Pages 140, 149, 153-54
Software People, origin of, Page 149

↑ S. Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Doubleday, Garden City, 1984
↑ S. Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Doubleday, Garden City, 1984

[1] S. Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Doubleday, Garden City, 1984

[2] S. Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Doubleday, Garden City, 1984

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