Typo Attack

Typo Attack
Publisher(s)Atari Program Exchange
Atari, Inc.
Designer(s)David Buehler[1]
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit
Release1982: APX
1984: Atari
Genre(s)Fixed shooter, educational
Mode(s)Single-player

Typo Attack is an educational video game for Atari 8-bit computers designed to improve typing skill. It was written by David Buehler and published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1982.[1] Buehler was seventeen years old when the game won the US$25,000 (equivalent to $78,900 in 2023) Atari Star Award for the best APX program of 1982.[2] In 1984, Atari, Inc. moved Typo Attack into its official line as a cartridge.

After writing Typo Attack, Buehler had two action games published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1983: Wyzle![3] and Impact.[4]

  1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ "Inside Atari: Star Award Winner", Antic, April 1983
  3. ^ "Wyzle!". Atari Mania.
  4. ^ "Impact". Atari Mania.