Twerps (video game)

{{Infobox video game

| title = Twerps

| image = Twerps cover.jpg

| developer = Sirius Software

| publisher = Sirius Software

| designer = Dan Thompson

| programmer = Apple II
Dan Thompson
Atari 8-bit
Joe Kelly

| platforms = Apple II, Atari 8-bit

| released = 1982

| genre= Shoot 'em up

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Twerps is a shoot 'em up written by Dan Thompson for the Apple II and published by Sirius Software in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers by Joe Kelly.

Gameplay

Twerps is a game in which an explorer ship with its crew of nine Twerps crashed on an asteroid, and Captain Twerp must rescue the stranded Twerps.

Reception

Mark Bausman reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "This game will provide a pleasant diversion for children and adults alike."{{cite magazine |last=Bausman |first=Mark |title=Micro-Reviews |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=May–Jun 1983 |volume=1 |issue=10 |pages=36}}

References

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{{cite web |title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers|url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/ |last1=Hague |first=James}}

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External links

[https://archive.org/details/Softline_1982_03/page/n21/mode/2up Review] in Softline
[https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-08/page/n33/mode/2up Review] in Creative Computing
[https://archive.org/details/PracticalComputing1983July07/page/n157/mode/2up Article] in Practical Computing

Category:1982 video games

Category:Apple II games

Category:Atari 8-bit computer games

Category:Sirius Software games

Category:Shoot 'em ups

Category:Space flight simulator games

Category:Video games about extraterrestrial life

Category:Video games developed in the United States