About the game
Star Thief (1981) for Apple II takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.
By 1981 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading Star Thief against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.
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Why it matters
This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.
Technical notes
Platform on record: Apple II. Release year: 1981. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.
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