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Adagio

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 02:04

R.i.p.

Suffering from ads?

During the last many years, many game companies has stopped (for one reason or another). Among them there's many great names, most of us remember.
This thread is dedicated to those game companies...

What company do you miss the most? And what games did they make, that makes you miss them?

There's two companies I miss:

Bullfrog - These guys made lots of great original games (e.g. Syndicate, Theme youNameIt, Populus)
Psygnosis - The 'owl' that created Lemmings... One of the best puzzle type games around... too bad their last couple of Lemmings games was only made 'for the money'

DrSpike

Deity

Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 02:43

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Microprose.

Standup

Prince

UK
Apr 2002
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 02:45

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Didn't Psygnosis eventually turn into Rock Star Games (GTA) ?

Also Mucky Foot which was a load of ex-Bullfrog staff closed its doors recently.

I probably miss Microprose the most for all the obvious games.

alva

Emperor

Republic of Flanders
Sep 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 02:51

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Yep, MicroProse is certainly one that is missed the most.

General Ludd

Emperor

Minion of the Dominion
Aug 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 03:26

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Simtex and Mythos are the first that come to mind.

Microprose had alot of great titles under it, but it was mostly just a publisher... although, I think they did make a few games with their own development team. MoO2?

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm pretty sure MOO2 was another simtex game.

Last edited by General Ludd on 22-04-2004 at 05:57

Maquiladora

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 03:58

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Bullfrog

Domark that made Champ Manager, but i think they merged with someone or something, either way i remember seeing that logo everytime i fired up CM in DOS and the blokes pixelated face...

What happened to Ocean?

Verto

King

Mar 2002
time: 23:35

22-04-2004 04:28

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quote:
Originally posted by DrSpike
Microprose.

lord of the mark

Emperor

FUKCOV - Former United Kingdom Colony of Virginia
Dec 2000
time: 00:35

22-04-2004 05:54

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quote:
Originally posted by DrSpike
Microprose.

I dont think ive played any Microprose games that werent published by the folks who went on to Firaxis and/or BHG. So as far as Im concerned Microprose lives.

Hercules

Emperor

in Tir Na Og
Sep 2002
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 06:22

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quote:
Originally posted by lord of the mark

I dont think ive played any Microprose games that werent published by the folks who went on to Firaxis and/or BHG. So as far as Im concerned Microprose lives.

Yeah I agree with that

Kalius

Emperor

Kriegsgewitter
Aug 2002
time: 16:35

22-04-2004 06:31

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quote:
Domark that made Champ Manager, but i think they merged with someone or something, either way i remember seeing that logo everytime i fired up CM in DOS and the blokes pixelated face...

They became Eidos.

Barinthus

King

A Magical Moment...
Jan 2004
time: 21:35

22-04-2004 06:42

#11

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what, bullfrog's gone? I'm behind

Guynemer

King

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Gotta have more cowbell!
Mar 1999
time: 00:35

22-04-2004 06:58

#12

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Sierra & LucasArts.

Well, they're dead to me.

Skanky Burns

Deity

Skanky Bastard Quartermaster
Aug 2001
time: 14:35

22-04-2004 07:14

#13

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Microprose stopped making great games a decade ago.

GhengisFarb

Deity

I want my HAMBURGERS!!
May 2002
time: 23:35

22-04-2004 07:50

#14

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Microprose.
Megasoft.
Atari.

May they rest in peace.

Unfortunately those nasty necromancers at Infrogrames gutted Atari and used its skin as a coat to hide under.

bipolarbear

King

of Persia and the Communist Party of Apolyton
Feb 2004
time: 22:35

22-04-2004 08:18

#15

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Atari, and, Id
Id made al the great DOS games, like Keen, Duke Nukem IIRC.

Dis

Emperor

Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2000
time: 21:35

22-04-2004 11:19

#16

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The Big one.

Black Isle Studios.

BG2, Fallout games.

Adagio

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 14:23

#17

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quote:
Originally posted by Maquiladora
What happened to Ocean?

Not sure... was Ocean the company that made Push Over? What more did they make?

DrSpike

Deity

Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 15:23

#18

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quote:
Originally posted by bipolarbear
Atari, and, Id

Id are most distinctly not dead!

Adagio

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 15:29

#19

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quote:
Originally posted by Standup
Didn't Psygnosis eventually turn into Rock Star Games (GTA) ?

Never heard that...

duke o' york

Emperor

Oct 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 15:34

#20

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Whatever happened to..... (the Likely Lads) The Bitmaps?

They made some of the greatest games it has been my pleasure to play.

Adagio

Emperor

Jun 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 15:43

#21

Tired of ads?

as far as I know, I only played Speedball 2 from The Bitmaps... what else did they make?

duke o' york

Emperor

Oct 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 15:47

#22

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Well, Speedball 1 (), Xenon, Xenon 2, Cadaver, Cadaver 2, Gods, Magic Pockets, Chaos Engine, Chaos Engine 2, and something called Z that I had to look up.

Last edited by duke o' york on 22-04-2004 at 16:01

DrSpike

Deity

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Sep 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 16:08

#23

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[nostalgic]Ah Chaos Engine........what a classic.[/nostalgic]

child of Thor

Emperor

UK
Jan 2002
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 17:19

#24

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Ocean were like the british version of U.S.Gold - their heyday was with the 8bit platforms and they produced thousands of games(well it seemed like ).
With so many titles they did do a few good uns, still they also loved those naf movie-tie in games

Ultima were cool - all those classic spectrum games like Sabre Wolf, Jetpac etc

System3 - the Last Ninja games and International Karate.

Team17 - Worms,Alienbreed, a few okish beat em ups.(they might still be going?)

English software - Electra glide and many cheap but decent platform games.

But Microprose is my saddest one at the momment, from all the flight sims i used to play on my Atari(F15 strike eagle, solo flight etc), to all the (still) best of the genre games like Xcom, Magic the gathering, Pirates, Civ, geof crammonds F1 Grand Prix.

alva

Emperor

Republic of Flanders
Sep 2001
time: 06:35

22-04-2004 17:22

#25

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quote:
Originally posted by ADG

Not sure... was Ocean the company that made Push Over? What more did they make?

Daley Thompsons decathlon.

Not sure if the name is spelled correctly.

duke o' york

Emperor

Oct 2001
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 17:27

#26

Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Well apart from the ', it's fine.

CoT, you missed out Knights of the Sky!

Are Digital Illusions still going? I loved Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies!

child of Thor

Emperor

UK
Jan 2002
time: 05:35

22-04-2004 17:32

#27

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ah yes knights that say knee.....oh the other one yeah that was a truely great game(had it on my amiga) They did so many.
Its why i like to argue...erm discuss with the good Dr.Spike that on our current course we have already had the Golden Age of Computer Games