Editing First Star Software (section)

==History==
Fernando Herrera wrote an educational program for [[Atari 8-bit computers]], ''[[My First Alphabet]]'', which was published by the [[Atari Program Exchange]] in 1981. That same year, Atari, Inc., created an award to honor the year's best APX submission. The first '''Atari Star''' went to ''My First Alphabet'' along with a $25,000 prize. Herrera partnered with Richard Spitalny, Billy Blake, and Peter Jablon to found First Star Software. His story of winning the Atari Star made him the face of the company.<ref name="cp">{{cite web |last1=Savetz |first1=Kevin |title=Fernando Herrera Interview Transcript |url=https://computingpioneers.com/index.php?title=Fernando_Herrera |website=Computing Pioneers}}</ref>

First Star's inaugural release was the Atari 8-bit computer [[shoot 'em up]] ''[[Astro Chase]]'', which was later distributed by [[Parker Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Atari 400 800 XL XE Astro Chase |url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-astro-chase_6002.html |website=Atari Mania}}</ref> Herrera also wrote ''[[Bristles (video game)|Bristles]]'' and ''[[Superman: The Game]]'' for First Star.

First Star's two biggest titles came from outside developers, ''[[Boulder Dash (video game)|Boulder Dash]]'' and ''[[Spy vs. Spy (1984 video game)|Spy vs. Spy]]'', each of which was the first game in a series.

As of January 1, 2018 the First Star Software name and website are owned by BBG Entertainment GmbH which also purchased all intellectual property rights pertaining to ''Astro Chase'', ''BOiNG!'', ''Boulder Dash'', ''Bristles'', ''Flip & Flop'', ''Millennium Warriors'', ''[[Omnicron Conspiracy]]'', ''Panic Button'', ''Rent Wars'' and ''Security Alert''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Star Software - about company |url=https://firststarsoftware.com/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=First Star Software |language=en-US}}</ref>