First Star Software, Inc. is a computer game development, publishing and licensing company, founded in 1982. It is best known for its classic Boulder Dash franchise and Spy vs. Spy (computer_game) title, originally written for 8-bit home computers like the Apple II family, Atari 8-bit family, and Commodore 64.

The company s games were also licensed to be ported to several video game consoles, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System. From 2002 on, First Star Software publishes its games for portable devices, like personal digital assistants, handheld game consoles, and mobile phones. Like many other early-to-mid-1980s titles, the company s games are well-suited for the as of 2004 hardware capabilities of such devices, both in terms of central processing unit speed / power consumption, and display specifications (physical size, color palette, resolution, and frame rate).

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