terms of a sequel expanding on the LCP concept, never materialized. Reception Roy Wagner reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The game is more cute than fun or challenging. The range of activities are limited and not very exciting, but can be interesting. The "game" is ideally suited for children. It does a good job of teaching about caring for another." Little Computer People earned a Zzap!64 Gold Medal Award in 1985. Games magazine listed it as one of its top 10 best entertainment software produced in 1985. Jerry Pournelle of BYTE named it his game of the month for December 1986, stating "That's not strictly a game, but it sure has consumed all the game time we have around here" and that the Amiga version's graphics were preferable to the Atari ST's. Compute! favorably reviewed the Atari ST version in 1987, stating that it had "enormous and subtle educational appeal" to children and others. The magazine concluded that Little Computer People "is a delightful program". The game was voted best original game of the year at the 1986 Golden Joystick Awards. Reviews Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine v11 n1 (1987 01) Japanese versions Apple Town Story is a port of Little Computer People to the Family Computer Disk System. The port was released by Square of Final Fantasy fame in 1987. Unlike previous versions of Little Computer People, the playable character is a girl wearing a pink dress and bow in her hair. The rooms of the house are also in a different configuration, featuring an outdoor balcony on the top floor. When the game is first played, a name for the character is chosen at random from a preprogrammed list. Apple Town Story lacks many of the features found in other versions of Little Computer People. The game's soundtrack was written by Nobuo Uematsu, who would later become recognized for his work in the Final Fantasy series. PC-8801 version In December 1987, a second Japanese version of the game was released for the PC-8801 computer, titled Little Computer People (リトルコンピュータピープル). Like Apple Town Story, this game also features a female character, only older and more glamorous in appearance. Aside from the character, this version of the game is far more like the original in all other respects. Legacy Will Wright, designer of The Sims, has mentioned playing Little Computer People and receiving valuable feedback