Developer: D. Gottlieb & Co.

D. Gottlieb & Co. was the arcade company that released Reactor in 1982, a game designed by Tim Skelly and the first arcade game to show its designer’s name on the title screen. The home version of Reactor was published by Parker Brothers in January 1983 and programmed by Charlie Heath, so Gottlieb’s credit here refers to the original arcade game. You steer a ship inside a nuclear reactor and bump particles into the walls, with no shooting at all.
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Reactor

Reactor is Parker Brothers' Atari 2600 version of Gottlieb's 1982 arcade game, designed by Tim Skelly. The home version was programmed by Charlie Heath. You pilot a small ship inside a nuclear reactor and bump swarms of particles…

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