<sod>Born in [[Iran]], Gebelli moved to the [[United States]] to study [[computer science]]. In 1980, Gebelli started Sirius Software with Jerry Jewell. While part of Sirius Software, Gebelli developed advanced graphics techniques for the Apple II.<ref name="cgw_1982">{{Cite journal|work=[[Computer Gaming World]]|date=September–October 1982|volume=2|issue=5|page=2|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=6 | title=List of Top Sellers}}</ref> Gebelli's first project for the [[Apple II]] was ''EasyDraw'', a logo and character creation program which he used for his later games.<ref name="nextgen" /> At this time, Gebelli gained a reputation for producing games at a rapid pace, as many as 12 in a year.{{cn|date=September 2016}} Among those were his best-selling personal computer games ''[[Space Eggs]]'' and ''[[Gorgon (computer game)|Gorgon]]'', <ref name=Moby/> which were clones of ''[[Moon Cresta]]'' and ''[[Defender (video game)|Defender]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nasir Gebelli and the early days of Sirius Software|url=http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.html|website=The Golden Age Arcade Historian}}</ref> ''Gorgon'' in particular sold 23,000 copies within a year, making it one of the [[List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling computer games]] through 1982.<ref name="cgw_1982" /><eod>
<sod>Born in [[Iran]], Gebelli moved to the [[United States]] to study [[computer science]]. In 1980, Gebelli started Sirius Software with Jerry Jewell. While part of Sirius Software, Gebelli developed advanced graphics techniques for the Apple II.<ref name="cgw_1982">{{Cite journal|work=[[Computer Gaming World]]|date=September–October 1982|volume=2|issue=5|page=2|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=6 | title=List of Top Sellers}}</ref> Gebelli's first project for the [[Apple II]] was ''EasyDraw'', a logo and character creation program which he used for his later games.<ref name="nextgen" /> Among those were his best-selling personal computer games ''[[Space Eggs]]'' and ''[[Gorgon (computer game)|Gorgon]]'',<ref name=Moby/> which were clones of ''[[Moon Cresta]]'' and ''[[Defender (video game)|Defender]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nasir Gebelli and the early days of Sirius Software|url=http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.html|website=The Golden Age Arcade Historian}}</ref> ''Gorgon'' in particular sold 23,000 copies within a year, making it one of the [[List of best-selling PC video games|best-selling computer games]] through 1982.<ref name="cgw_1982" /><eod>