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| [[Asteroid Field]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | | [[Asteroid Field]] || [[Apple II]] || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | ||
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| [[Bug Attack]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | | [[Bug Attack]] || [[Apple II]] || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | ||
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| [[Star Thief]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | | [[Star Thief]] || [[Apple II]] || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | ||
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| [[Microwave]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Co-Creator | | [[Microwave]] || [[Apple II]] || [[Cavalier Software]] || Co-Creator | ||
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| [[Teleport]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | | [[Teleport]] || [[Apple II]] || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | ||
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| [[Raiders of the Lost Ring]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | | [[Raiders of the Lost Ring]] || Apple II || [[Cavalier Software]] || Creator | ||
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| [[Stell-A-Sketch/Okie Dokie]] || [[Atari VCS]] || [[Retroware]] || Special Thanks | | [[Stell-A-Sketch/Okie Dokie]] || [[Atari VCS]] || [[Retroware]] || Special Thanks | ||
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| [[ | | [[Battlehawks 1942]] || Amiga || [[Lucasfilm Games]] || Programmer | ||
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| [[Sim Ant]] || Macintosh || Maxis || Audio Programmer | | [[Sim Ant]] || Macintosh || Maxis || Audio Programmer | ||
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* [https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2022/01/15/celebrating-a-luminary-the-life-of-jim-nitchals/ ''Celebrating A Luminary: The Life of Jim Nitchals''] by Ethan Johnson. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 2 March 2023
Jim L. Nitchals was a programmer most well known for some of the earliest hit game programs on the Apple II. Throughout his extensive career he co-founded Cavalier Software, worked on several important programs for Electronic Arts, and became an early emulation programmer.
Photos[edit]
(L-R) Michael Abbott, Russell Selph, Jim Nitchals. (1982)
(L-R) Randy Simon, Jim Nitchals. (1983)
Gameography[edit]
Histories[edit]
- Celebrating A Luminary: The Life of Jim Nitchals by Ethan Johnson.