Developer: Lou Harp

Lou Harp, spelled Lew Harp in prototype records, programmed the Atari 2600 version of Sinistar in 1984. It squeezes the Williams arcade game onto an 8K cartridge, and the last known prototype, from February 1984, is almost complete. Atari had even commissioned artwork, but the game was shelved as the home video game market collapsed.
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Sinistar

Sinistar is an Atari 2600 version of the 1983 Williams arcade game, programmed for Atari by Lew Harp in 1984. It is a prototype that was never released. Atari squeezed the arcade game into an 8K cartridge, and…

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