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Tiertex Design Studios Games
Tiertex Design Studios Limited was a British software development company and former video game developer based in Macclesfield, England; it was founded in 1986, focusing on porting games to home computers and handheld platforms. It developed over 200 titles, including many under license from companies such as THQ, Disney Interactive and BBC Multimedia. In later years, it struggled with the move to the seventh generation of video game consoles so pivoted to developing USB development boards and displays for industrial purposes. On 5 August 2021, the company closed its doors. Games developed and/or published * ''720°'' (ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, 1987) * ''Rolling Thunder (video game), Rolling Thunder'' (ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, 1987) * ''Street Fighter (arcade game), Street Fighter'' (Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, 1988) * ''Human Killing Machine'' (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Action Game
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercs
''Mercs'', released as in Japan, is a 1990 run and gun video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is a sequel to the 1985 arcade video game ''Commando'' ( in Japan). While not as successful as its predecessor, ''Mercs'' was well received by critics and was a moderate commercial success. It was followed by '' Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3'' in 2008, a downloadable game. Gameplay The arcade version of the game had up to three players available for play. The players are members of a covert mercenary team known as the "Wolf Force". The team is composed of Joseph Gibson (Player 1 in blue), Howard Powell (Player 2 in red), and Thomas Clarke (Player 3 in yellow). Their objective is to rescue a former President from rebels in the fictional African country of Zutula, which is administered by an apartheid government. The game has six levels, plus the final level where the objective is to rescue the president from the Hercules Transport. The controls consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The Lance
''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance'' is a video game released in 1988 for various home computer systems and consoles. The game is based on the first ''Dragonlance'' campaign module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, ''Dragons of Despair'', and the first Dragonlance novel ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight''. Gameplay ''Heroes of the Lance'' is a side-scrolling action game. The eight heroes from the ''Dragonlance'' series are assembled for the quest, but only one is visible on the screen at a time; when the on-screen hero dies, the next in line appears. ''Heroes of the Lance'' uses ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game statistics, with character statistics taken exactly from the rule books. Three characters have special abilities (healing magic, wizard magic, and trap removal), but the other five merely act as "lives" for the player as in traditional action-platforming games. Plot ''Heroes of the Lance'' focuses on the journey of eight heroes through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Storm
is a beat 'em up shooter released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1990. It was ported to the Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System. The Mega Drive version was re-released on Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and was also included on ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was also re-released on the Nintendo Classics service in 2022. Plot A homicidal alien race is invading Earth, and the only thing that stands between them and world domination are a special forces team known as the "Alien Busters", composed of Karen (absent in the Master System version, named "Karla" in some versions), Garth (named "Gordon" in some versions) and Scooter (the robot, named "Slammer" in Master System and PAL versions). Gameplay ''Alien Storm'' is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles ''Golden Axe'', with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Aces (video Game)
''Ace of Aces'' is a combat flight simulation game developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and published in 1986 by Accolade in North America and U.S. Gold in Europe. It was released for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, Master System, and ZX Spectrum. Set in World War II, the player flies a RAF Mosquito long range fighter-bomber equipped with rockets, bombs and a cannon. Missions include destroying German fighter planes, bombers, V-1 flying bombs, U-boats, and trains. In 1988, Atari Corporation released a version on cartridge for Atari 8-bit computers styled for the then-new Atari XEGS. ''Ace of Aces'' received mixed reviews, but went on to become one of the best-selling Commodore 64 video games published by Accolade. The game sold 100,000 units. Gameplay Upon launching the game, a menu screen with options to either practice or partake in a proper mission is shown. If the player decides to do the practice mode, they can choose b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
