Cavalier Computer

Cavalier Computer, later Cavalier Computer Corporation, is a defunct software company that produced video games for the Apple II.^[1] The company was founded in 1981 by high school classmates Jim Nitchals and Barry Printz^[2] and achieved an early success with Bug Attack, a game similar to Centipede that ranked among the top 30 software titles of 1982.^[3] Jim Nitchals died at age 36 in 1998.^[4]

Cavalier Computer

Booth at West Coast Computer Faire
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	1980
Founder	Jim Nitchals Barry Printz
Fate	Defunct
Headquarters	Del Mar, California , United States

Software

• Asteroid Field by Jim Nitchals (1980)
• Bug Attack by Jim Nitchals (1981)
• Microwave by Jay P. Zimmerman and Jim Nitchals (1982)
• Raiders of the lost Ring, sometimes called Ring Raiders, by Jim Nitchals (1981). A clone of Star Castle.
• Star Thief by Jim Nitchals (1981)
• Teleport by Mike Abbott and Jim Nitchals (1982)