Starpath
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Starpath was a U.S.
company known for creating the Starpath Supercharger
in 1982. The company was founded in 1981 under the name Arcadia Corporation, but it changed its name to Starpath shortly after for trademark reasons (Emerson Radio Corporation had released a video game console
named the Emerson Arcadia 2001). It was founded by Alan Bayley, Robert Brown, and Craig Nelson.
The Starpath Supercharger was an add-on for the Atari 2600
video game console
that expanded the machine capabilities by adding more RAM, allowing for higher resolution graphics and larger games, and by providing a connector to which a regular cassette player could be connected, thus permitting larger games, stored on tape, to be loaded. The Supercharger was connected to the Atari's cartridge slot.
Starpath merged with Epyx
in 1983. Rights to Starpath games are owned by Bridgestone Multimedia, a religious multimedia company.
United States
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company known for creating the Starpath Supercharger
Starpath Supercharger
The Starpath Supercharger was an add-on module created by Starpath to expand the game capabilities of the Atari 2600 video game console. The device resembled a long game cartridge with a handle on one end. The Supercharger interface multiplied the Atari 2600's RAM 49-fold, from its meager built-in...
in 1982. The company was founded in 1981 under the name Arcadia Corporation, but it changed its name to Starpath shortly after for trademark reasons (Emerson Radio Corporation had released a video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
named the Emerson Arcadia 2001). It was founded by Alan Bayley, Robert Brown, and Craig Nelson.
The Starpath Supercharger was an add-on for the Atari 2600
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
that expanded the machine capabilities by adding more RAM, allowing for higher resolution graphics and larger games, and by providing a connector to which a regular cassette player could be connected, thus permitting larger games, stored on tape, to be loaded. The Supercharger was connected to the Atari's cartridge slot.
Starpath merged with Epyx
Epyx
Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983...
in 1983. Rights to Starpath games are owned by Bridgestone Multimedia, a religious multimedia company.
Official Releases
Listed in order of release:- Phaser PatrolPhaser PatrolProgrammed by Dennis Caswell, Phaser Patrol is the first numbered release by Starpath Corporation for the Atari 2600. This game simulates a space flight in which you must pilot your ship to destroy the Dracon invaders...
- Communist Mutants from SpaceCommunist Mutants from SpaceCommunist Mutants from Space was a video game created in 1982 by Starpath for the Atari 2600 home video game console and the Starpath Supercharger cassette accessory.-Story:...
- Fireball
- Suicide MissionSuicide missionThe term suicide mission commonly refers to a task which is so dangerous for the people involved that they are not expected to survive. The term is sometimes extended to, but is not limited to, suicide attacks such as kamikaze and suicide bombings, where the people involved actively commit suicide...
- Escape From The MindmasterEscape From The MindmasterEscape from the MindMaster was a video gamefor the Starpath Supercharger addon for the Atari 2600 published in 1982 by Starpath.Escape from the MindMaster utilizes a tape cassette through the Starpath Supercharger. This is used to bypass the 2K limitation of available memory in the Atari 2600...
- DragonstomperDragonstomperDragonstomper is a role-playing video game programmed by Stephen Landrum and published in 1982 by Starpath. It was developed for the Atari 2600 video game system....
- Killer Satellites
- Rabbit Transit
- FroggerFroggerFrogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
, The Official - Party MixParty Mix (video game)Five games in one, Party Mix is a collection title developed in 1983 by Starpath for the Starpath Supercharger add-on to the Atari 2600 console...
Mail Order Only
These games were available only via mail order after Starpath declared bankruptcy.- Sword of Saros
- Survival Island
Prototypes
- Labyrinth (early version of Escape From The MindmasterEscape From The MindmasterEscape from the MindMaster was a video gamefor the Starpath Supercharger addon for the Atari 2600 published in 1982 by Starpath.Escape from the MindMaster utilizes a tape cassette through the Starpath Supercharger. This is used to bypass the 2K limitation of available memory in the Atari 2600...
) - Excalibur (early version of DragonstomperDragonstomperDragonstomper is a role-playing video game programmed by Stephen Landrum and published in 1982 by Starpath. It was developed for the Atari 2600 video game system....
) - Sweat: The Decathlon Game