Outpost Official Cover

Outpost

📅 01 Jan 1981

🎬 Deep Vision & Technical Analysis

🌆 Atmosphere & Visual Direction

Authentic vintage visual direction representing landmark era aesthetic standards.

⚡ Action Pacing & Physics Engine

Systemic interaction and engaging pacing designed for historical immersion.

🎯 Performance & Launch Trajectory

An essential milestone preserved in masterclass gaming archival standard.

Outpost is a fixed shooter for the Apple II programmed by Tom McWilliams and published by Sirius Software in 1981. It is a variant of the arcade game Space Zap.

In March 1982, NBC News reported that Outpost earned McWilliams, then still a teenager, for at least US$60,000.

Legacy

According to Tim Skelly, Scott Boden was working on an arcade video game port of Outpost for Cinematronics. After Skelly and Boden left the company, the game was reworked as the more cutesy title Boxing Bugs by Jack Ritter, which they called a “travesty”.

References

External links

  • The Apple II version of Outpost can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
  • Outpost at Giant Bomb