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List Of Games Ported By Aspyr
This list includes all developed, ported and published titles by Aspyr Media. List of titles References {{Reflist Aspyr Aspyr Media, Inc. (pronounced " aspire") is an American video game developer and publisher founded by Michael Rogers and Ted Staloch in Austin, Texas. Originally founded to port gaming titles to macOS, the company, since 2005, has become a publi ... Aspyr games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspyr
Aspyr Media, Inc. (pronounced " aspire") is an American video game developer and publisher founded by Michael Rogers and Ted Staloch in Austin, Texas. Originally founded to port gaming titles to macOS, the company, since 2005, has become a publisher and developer of entertainment for multiple gaming platforms. Aspyr was acquired by Embracer Group in February 2021. Initially placed within Embracer's Saber Interactive division, Aspyr later became a direct subsidiary of Embracer after Saber was divested in March 2024. History In 1996, Aspyr Media, Inc., was established by Michael Rogers and Ted Staloch in Austin, Texas. Staloch, who had a background in sales and marketing and Rogers, who worked with TechWorks, noticed that there was a lack of gaming titles available to Mac owners and set out to change it. According to Rogers, when naming the company, they “wanted something meaning ‘to aspire and be great’” and also “memorable and unique.” Aspyr made its name speciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Matic
''Otto Matic'' is a 2001 action-adventure video game developed by Pangea Software and published by Aspyr Media for Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. It came bundled with iMac G3 and G4 computers. The game was later ported by Ideas From the Deep to Microsoft Windows in 2004. An iPhone OS port, titled ''Otto Matic: Alien Invasion'', was released by Pangea in 2009. ''Otto Matic'' parodies the retro science fiction genre in a whimsical style. Its gameplay resembles that of Pangea's previous titles like ''Bugdom'' and '' Nanosaur''. In September 2021, the game as well as other Pangea software titles received a free, open source re-release for Windows, modern macOS, and Linux. Gameplay The gameplay of ''Otto Matic'' is level-based, and the player's success on a level is measured with points. Levels typically begin with Otto landing his rocket ship on a planet controlled by the Brain Aliens. As soon as Otto has disembarked, the rocket ship promptly takes off again and lands at the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and to international markets that June. It was later released in mainland China in 2004, under the name iQue Game Boy Advance''.'' Compared to the Game Boy Color it succeeded, the console offered a significantly more powerful ARM7 processor and improved graphics, while retaining backward compatibility with games initially developed for its predecessor. The GBA is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles, competing against Nokia's N-Gage and Bandai's WonderSwan. The original model was followed in 2003 by the Game Boy Advance SP, a redesigned model with a frontlight, frontlit screen and Clamshell design, clamshell form factor. Game Boy Advance SP#Backlit model (AGS-101), A newer revision of the SP with a backlight, backlit screen was released in 2005. A miniaturized redesign, the Game Boy Micro, was released in September 2005. By June 2010, the Game B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Activision Anthology
''Activision Anthology'' is a compilation of most of the Atari 2600 games by Activision for various game systems. It also includes games that were originally released by Absolute Entertainment and Imagic, as well as various homebrew games. The Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X versions are titled ''Activision Anthology: Remix Edition'', and include the most games. The PlayStation Portable version is titled ''Activision Hits Remixed''. The game features the original gameplay of the Atari 2600 emulated on modern systems. After achieving high scores in some of the games, the player can unlock special modes where the colors are distorted, or the game is projected on a rotating cube as added difficulty. ''Activision Anthology'' uses a virtual child's bedroom as the main menu. The player can select several viewpoints to check high scores, choose a video game cartridge from a rotating stand, change the background music on a virtual tape deck, or change game settings while being zoomed in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 Video Game)
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a tactical shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubi Soft in 2001 for Microsoft Windows. It is the first game in the '' Ghost Recon'' series. It was ported to Mac OS, Xbox and PlayStation 2 in 2002 and to the GameCube in 2003. Ports for N-Gage and Game Boy Advance were planned, but later canceled. Unlike Clancy's other tactical shooter series, '' Rainbow Six'', ''Ghost Recon'' is not based on any of his books. Together with '' Rainbow Six'', '' SWAT 3'', and '' Operation Flashpoint'', game industry experts generally credit ''Ghost Recon'' with defining and refining the tactical shooter genre. ''Ghost Recon''s success spawned two expansion packs, ''Desert Siege'' and ''Island Thunder'', as well as numerous sequels. Gameplay ''Ghost Recon'' puts the player in charge of the eponymous Ghosts, a fictional squad of United States Special Operations Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedi Outcast
''Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast'' is a 2002 first- and third-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software for Windows and Mac OS. Westlake Interactive ported the game to Mac OS X, while the Xbox and GameCube versions were ported by Vicarious Visions; most versions were published by Activision and LucasArts, with only the Mac OS version published by Aspyr. The game is a sequel to 1997's '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'', and the third main installment in the '' Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' series. The single-player campaign, set in the fictional ''Star Wars'' expanded universe two years after the ''Mysteries of the Sith'' expansion for ''Dark Forces II'', follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic and former Jedi who cut his connection to the Force. Katarn must return to his Jedi ways to stop a branch of the Imperial Remnant led by the Dark Jedi Desann from empowering their army with the Force. ''Jedi Outcast'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Battlegrounds
''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'' is a real-time strategy video game set in the Star Wars universe. It was developed by LucasArts and Ensemble Studios. It was released in November 2001. An expansion pack, ''Clone Campaigns'', was released on May 14, 2002, adding two new factions and campaigns. Later that year, both ''Galactic Battlegrounds'' and ''Clone Campaigns'' were released in a box set, ''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Saga''. The games were built on the Genie engine by Ensemble Studios, the same one used in ''Age of Empires'' and ''Age of Empires II''. Gameplay The player starts the game with a Command Center, a scout, and three workers (in a normal random map game) for whichever of the six original factions they choose. The player searches and gathers resources such as Food, Carbon, Nova Crystals, and Ore and then uses the resources in order to create new buildings, combat units, and workers. Food is used for low-end units and troopers, as well as the work force. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man (2000 Video Game)
''Spider-Man'' is a 2000 action-adventure game based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, of the same name. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. The game was later ported by different developers to various systems, including the Game Boy Color and Nintendo 64 that same year, the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and MacOS, Mac OS in 2002. The game's story follows Spider-Man as he attempts to clear his name after being framed by a doppelgänger and becoming a wanted criminal, while also having to foil a Symbiote (comics), symbiote invasion orchestrated by Doctor Octopus and Carnage (character), Carnage. Numerous villains from the comics appear as Boss (video games), bosses, including Mac Gargan, Scorpion, Rhino (character), Rhino, Venom (Marvel Comics character), Venom, Mysterio, Carnage, and Doctor Octopus, as well as a Carnage symbiote-possessed Doctor Octopus named Monster-Ock, who was created exclusiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
