As I’m tied up in other projects at the moment, upcoming posts will be nothing more than a few pictures and a gameplay video. Hopefully, I’ll have more time later in the year to continue doing more extensive posts.

The Space Ark, written by Bob Flanagan and Art Huff and published by Datamost for the Apple II in 1983.

You play as the captain of the Earth II Intergalactic Space Ark, whose mission is to capture alien creatures throughout the galaxy to protect them from the dreaded Mechanicals. Start on Earth but can hyperjump to different solar systems to find alien creatures. In space, the player comes under constant assault by alien saucers. A radar screen just below the viewport allows tracking of objects in the vicinity. The ship can land on and explore alien worlds, where it comes under assault by hostile inhabitants.
The player’s ship is armed with two Lasers and a Capture Ray with Autolock Transport. Lasers can blast alien and neutral vessels, but can also destroy animals meant for capture. The capture device will only work on animals found in space or on alien worlds. A hyperjump can be performed at any time to travel to a different system. A final score is tallied based on the creatures rescued.
Description from MobyGames.