Funtastic was a small software design company that operated in the early 1980s. Funtastic produced and published games mainly for the Apple II

Apple II

The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...

 and IBM PC

IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981...

 platforms. It operated from the Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Drexel Hill is a census-designated place in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel Hill is located southwest of Center City, Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area...

 home of founder Dan Illowsky (previously of Datamost

Datamost

Datamost was a software design company founded by David Gordon and based in Chatsworth, California. Datamost operated in the early 1980s producing games and other software mainly for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari platforms, with some for the IBM PC...

) who collaborated with programmer Michael Abrash. Abrash later contributed to id Software

Id Software

Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...

's Quake.

Software

Funtastic's software projects included:

• Snack Attack II
  Snack Attack
  Snack Attack is a 1982 computer game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost.-Gameplay:Snack Attack closely imitates the well-known Pac-Man arcade game which had begun its rise to popularity two years earlier...
  
  by Michael Abrash and Dan Illowsky (1982)
• Cosmic Crusader
  Cosmic Crusader
  Cosmic Crusader is a 1982 computer game for the IBM PC family of computers, created by Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic....
  
  by Michael Abrash (1982)
• Big Top by Michael Abrash (1983)
• Master Miner
  Master Miner
  Master Miner is a 1983 computer game for the IBM PC family of computers, created by Dan Illowsky and published by Funtastic....
  
  by Dan Illowsky (1983)
• Mondo Math by Dan Illowsky

External links

• Funtastic, Inc. entry from MobyGames
  MobyGames
  -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...