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Atod Games
Atod AB/LG Software AB (also known as 42-Bit AB) was a video game developer located in Helsingborg, Sweden. History CrossTechnics/Atod Design KB/Atod AB era It was established in 1987 as CrossTechnics, and was formally incorporated as Atod Design KB and Atod AB in 1992 by the game development duo Christofer Nilsson and Thomas Liljetoft. Warthog Sweden/42-bit AB era In 2003, Atod AB was merged with British game developer Warthog Games and renamed to Warthog Sweden. Eidos Studios, Sweden AB era In May 2006, the company was acquired by British publisher and developer Eidos Interactive and became Eidos Studios, Sweden AB. Today the company is part of Square Enix who acquired Eidos Interactive in 2009. Games ATOD AB era *''Hot Wheels Extreme Racing'' ( Sony PlayStation, 2001, published by THQ) *'' Mobil 1 Rally Championship'' (Sony PlayStation, 2000, published by Electronic Arts) * Tom & Jerry - House Trap (Sony PlayStation, 2000–11) * Tom & Jerry - Mouse Attacks (Game Boy Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warthog Games
Warthog Games Limited, or Warthog plc, was a British video game developer, located in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, with studios in Sweden and the United States. The developer later developed titles as Gizmondo Europe, before the company disbanded; key staff formed Embryonic Studios and the brand was relaunched by CFAO as Warthog Entertainment. Subsidiaries *Warthog: Texas: A susidiary in Austin, Texas, USA. In February 5, 2003, Warthog plc announced the acquisition of Fever Pitch Studios. In February 6, 2003, Fever Pitch Studios was renamed to Warthog: Texas. *Warthog Sweden/42-bit AB: Originally Atod AB, and became Warthog Sweden/42-bit AB after being acquired in 2002. *Zed Two: Acquired in 2002. History Warthog was founded in April 1997, the core of the development team composed of ex-Electronic Arts personnel responsible for, amongst other titles, the hit '' Privateer 2: The Darkening''. With this as the basis, Warthog began to develop something of a speciality in space-fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plucky's Big Adventure
''Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure'' is the third ''Tiny Toon Adventures''-based game, developed by Warthog, published by Conspiracy Games and released on the PlayStation in North America on September 21, 2001, and in Europe on the following month. Summary Based on the "A Ditch in Time" episode of the series, Plucky attempts to build a time machine because he forgot to do his homework. However, he needs the help of his friends to find the needed parts to finish the time machine. The player controls one of four characters, each in their own chapter: Plucky Duck, Hamton J. Pig, Babs Bunny, and Buster Bunny. The player hunts around Acme Looniversity to find the required items using clues picked up in the game. The player must then trade out items as found before finally obtaining the required item needed for the chapter. Additional characters from the series appear throughout the game to help. Elmyra Duff and Montana Max The ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, Ozisoft in Australasia, and Tec Toy in Brazil. In South Korea, it was distributed by Samsung as the Super Gam*Boy and later the Super Aladdin Boy. Designed by an Research and development, R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's Sega System 16, System 16 arcade board, centered on a Motorola 68000 processor as the central processing unit, CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware Sprite (computer graphics), sprites, Tile-based video game, tiles, and scrolling. It plays a List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs Bunny In Double Trouble
''Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble'' is a Looney Tunes video game developed by Atod AB for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear, released in 1996. The game stars Bugs Bunny and features pre-rendered 3D graphics. Gameplay The main levels are loosely based on various classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, such as " Duck! Rabbit, Duck!", "Bully for Bugs", "Knighty Knight Bugs" and many more, including a bonus level which is accessed by collecting Bonus Stars in the main levels, only in the Genesis version. Levels * Duck! Rabbit, Duck! *Bully for Bugs/ Roman Legion-Hare *Hare-abian Nights *Knighty Knight Bugs *Haunted Hare * Spaced Out Bunny (Genesis version only) * Mad as a Mars Hare * Hare-Way to the Stars Items * Speed Shoes - Increases the player's speed * Invulnerability Potion - Gives the player temporary invincibility * Canned Carrot - Refills the health meter * Giant Silver Carrot - Grants the player an extra life * Stopwatch - Gives the player more time * Bonus Star - Collect three of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Id Software
id Software LLC () is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas. It was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk: game programmer, programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack. id Software made important technological developments in video game technologies for the IBM PC compatible, PC (running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, Windows), including work done for the ''Wolfenstein'', ''Doom (franchise), Doom'', and ''Quake (series), Quake'' franchises. id's work was particularly important in 3D computer graphics technology and in game engines that are used throughout the video game industry. The company was involved in the creation of the first-person shooter (FPS) genre: ''Wolfenstein 3D'' is often considered to be the first true FPS; ''Doom (1993 video game), Doom'' is a game that popularized the genre and PC gaming in general; and ''Quake (video game), Quake'' was id's first true ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GT Interactive
GT, Gt or G-T may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games * GT Interactive, an American video game developer * GameTrailers, a video game website * ''Golden Tee Golf'', golf video game * Gran Turismo (series), ''Gran Turismo'' (series), a series of racing video games Music * Gran Turismo (album), ''Gran Turismo'' (album), a 1998 album by the Cardigans * Gyllene Tider, a Swedish pop group * Groove Terminator, Australian electronic music artist Other media * ''Dragon Ball GT'', an anime television series * ''GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley'', a television series * ''Gay Times'', a UK culture magazine for gay males, known also as ''GT'' * Gran Torino (film), ''Gran Torino'' (film), a 2008 drama starring Clint Eastwood * The Grand Tour (TV series), ''The Grand Tour'' (TV series), a series shown on Amazon Prime Cars * Grand tourer (Italian: ''gran turismo''), usually a high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving Car models Production models * Alfa Romeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Saturn has a dual-Central processing unit, CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several Porting, ports of arcade games as well as original games. Development of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D computer graphics, 3D Sega Model 1, Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's forthcoming PlayStation (console), PlayStation. The Saturn was initially successful in Japan but failed to sell in large numbers in the United States, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Heretic
Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed by Pernilla August, OT: ''Svinalängorna'' * ''Beyond'' (2012 film), an American thriller directed by Josef Rusnak * ''Beyond'' (2014 film), a British science fiction film * "Beyond" (''The Animatrix''), a segment of the short-film collection ''The Animatrix'' *''Star Trek Beyond'', a 2016 American science fiction film in the ''Star Trek'' film franchise Games *Beyond Games, a U.S. video game developer founded in 1992 *Beyond Software, a 1980s UK video game developer *'' Beyond: Two Souls'', a video game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Quantic Dream *''Beyond the Supernatural'', a 1980s role-playing game *Stormfront Studios, a U.S. video game developer originally named Beyond Software 1988–1991 Literature * ''Beyond'' (book), a 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in Glen Cove, New York. Originally formed by Greg Fischbach, Robert Holmes and Jim Scoroposki out of an Oyster Bay storefront in 1987, the company established a worldwide development team through a series of acquisitions in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After poor financial returns in their 2003 fiscal year, Acclaim filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September 2004. Properties owned by Acclaim were subsequently auctioned off to various parties. History In the early 1980s, Greg Fischbach was employed by American video game company Activision, where he worked together with Robert Holmes and Jim Scoroposki. He left Activision to join RCA Records, which was subsequently acquired by Bertelsmann and Fischbach found himself unemployed. In 1987, he met with Scoroposki in Oyster Bay, where Scoroposki owned a sales rep company, to discuss a possible shared venture. After Scoroposki suggested that the two should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98
''Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98'' is a racing video game developed by Atod (A&D) and Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Sports banner exclusively for PlayStation. It was licensed to use the name and likeness of Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath. The game allows two-player racing via a split screen. Players can create their own custom bike and custom tracks, which can be saved to a memory card. Reception The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff bei .... Notes References External links * 1998 video games Acclaim Entertainment games Motorcycle video games Off-road racing video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (consol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rally Championship Xtreme
''Rally Championship Xtreme'' is a rally computer game which is part of the ''Rally Championship'' series and a sequel to ''Mobil 1 Rally Championship'' (1999). The game was released for Windows on 2 November 2001. It is developed by Warthog Games and published by Actualize (formerly known as Europress). It features 27 cars and 24 tracks from around the world. A sequel, '' Rally Championship'', was released in 2002. Reception Gamezilla gave a positive review but criticized the technical performance saying that "I suspect with a real screamer of a video card and a processor Processor may refer to: Computing Hardware * Processor (computing) **Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program *** Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit (I ... much faster than recommended, this game would be truly world class". References External linksWarthog Sweden/42-Bit AB page* 2001 video games Europe-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gallic War
The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland). Gallic, Germanic, and British tribes fought to defend their homelands against an aggressive Roman campaign. The Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul. Though the Gallic military was as strong as the Romans, the Gallic tribes' internal divisions eased victory for Caesar. Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix's attempt to unite the Gauls under a single banner came too late. Caesar portrayed the invasion as being a preemptive and defensive action, but historians agree that he fought the Wars primarily to boost his political career and to pay off his debts. Still, Gaul was of significant military importance to the Romans. Native tribes in the region, both Gallic and Germanic, had attacke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
