BlueSky Software was an American video game developer based in
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
. Formed in 1988, BlueSky closed in March 2001, when parent company
was in financial trouble. The BlueSky trademark continued to be owned by
until their bankruptcy in 2004.
Games
Atari 7800
The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a home video game console officially released by Atari Corporation in 1986 as the successor to both the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. It can run almost all Atari 2600 cartridges, making it one ...
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Basketbrawl
''Basketbrawl'' is a sports video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990, then for the Atari Lynx in 1992. It is a basketball simulation which allows hitting and fighting with other players. The name is a portmanteau of ''basketball'' and '' ...
'' (1990)
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Mat Mania Challenge'' (1990)
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Mean 18'' (1989)
* ''Motor Psycho'' (1990)
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Ninja Golf'' (1990)
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Scrapyard Dog'' (1990)
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Xenophobe
Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a ...
'' (1989)
Atari Lynx
The Atari Lynx is a hybrid 8/ 16-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe and Japan. It was the first handheld game console with a color liquid-crystal di ...
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Cyberball 2072
is a video game released in arcades in 1988 by Atari Games. The game is a 7-man American football using robotic avatars of different speeds, sizes, and skill sets set in the year 2022. Originally released for arcades, ''Cyberball'' was ported ...
'' (1991)
* ''
NFL Football
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
'' (1992)
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Ninja Gaiden
is a series of action video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word " gaiden" in the North American ''Ninja Gaiden'' title means "side story" in Japanese. The ...
'' (1990)
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore International, Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and sign ...
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Hare Raising Havoc'' (1991)
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PGA Tour Golf'' (1990)
Commodore 64
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Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is a specific phobia brought about by the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions.
Signs and symptoms
People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbour spiders or th ...
'' (1991)
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Avoid the Noid'' (1989)
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion cards. Such computers were referred to as PC clones, IBM clones or IBM PC clones ...
s
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Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is a specific phobia brought about by the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions.
Signs and symptoms
People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbour spiders or th ...
'' (1991)
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ASSASSIN 2015'' (1996)
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Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant'' (1997)
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Hare Raising Havoc'' (1991)
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PC USA''
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PC Globe'' (1990)
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Relativity'' (1998)
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Total Control Football'' (1996)
Master System
The is an 8-bit
History of video game consoles (third generation), third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of ...
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Dick Tracy
''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...
'' (1990)
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Joe Montana Football'' (1990)
Game Gear
The is an 8-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear pri ...
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Ariel the Little Mermaid'' (1992)
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Joe Montana Football'' (1991)
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NFL '95'' (1995)
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 Syst ...
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Ariel the Little Mermaid'' (1992)
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College Football's National Championship'' (1994)
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College Football's National Championship II'' (1995)
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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote'' (1995)
* ''
Joe Montana Football II: Sports Talk Football'' (1991)
* ''
Jurassic Park
''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 whe ...
'' (1993)
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Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition'' (1994)
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NFL Sports Talk Football '93'' (1992)
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NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana'' (1993)
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Shadowrun
''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspi ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Starflight
''Starflight'' is a space exploration, combat, and trading role-playing video game created by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts in 1986. Originally developed for IBM PC compatibles, it was later ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, Ma ...
'' (1991)
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The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention'' (1993)
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Vectorman
''Vectorman'' is a 2D action platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. The game was released for the Sega Genesis in late 1995 in North America and Europe. It was considered a critical and commercial success, achieving it ...
'' (1995)
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Vectorman 2
''Vectorman 2'' is a 2D action platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Released just a year after the original ''Vectorman'', the game retains the game's core gameplay while expanding its mechanics. While multiple sequel ...
'' (1996)
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World Series Baseball'' (1994)
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World Series Baseball '95
''World Series Baseball '95'' is a traditional baseball simulation video game by Sega. It was released in 1995 for the Game Gear and Sega Genesis, as well as a 32X version sold as ''World Series Baseball starring Deion Sanders''. In Japan, the ...
'' (1995)
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World Series Baseball '96'' (1996)
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World Series Baseball '98
''World Series Baseball '98'' is a traditional baseball simulation video game by Sega, released in North America and South Korea for the Sega Saturn and Sega Genesis as a sequel to '' World Series Baseball II''.
The game was first released in ...
'' (1997)
32X
The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed "Project Mars", it was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a transitional console into the 32-bit era until the release of the Sega Saturn. The 32X ...
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Spider-Man: Web of Fire'' (1996)
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World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders'' (1995)
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a di ...
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Evil Zone'' (1999, US and Europe port)
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KazMania'' (1997)
Java applet
Java applets were small applications written in the Java programming language, or another programming language that compiles to Java bytecode, and delivered to users in the form of Java bytecode. The user launched the Java applet from a ...
s
* ''Destroyer'' (2000)
* ''Flam'' (2000)
* ''Hole in one'' (2000)
* ''Power Grid'' (2000)
* ''Sky Battle'' (2000)
Unreleased
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Mat Mania Challenge'' (1989, Atari 8-bit family)
* ''
Xenophobe
Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a ...
'' (1989, Atari 8-bit family)
* ''
Ninja Golf'' (1989, Atari 8-bit family)
* ''
Klax'' (1992, Atari 8-bit family)
* ''
Superman'' (2000, PlayStation)
See also
*
References
External links
BlueSky Software Homepage (ARCHIVED)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bluesky Software
Video game development companies
Video game companies established in 1988
Video game companies disestablished in 2001
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
Companies based in Orange County, California
Video game companies based in California
Technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles
1988 establishments in California
2001 disestablishments in California