Appaloosa Interactive (formerly Novotrade International) was a corporation, founded in 1982 in

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, that produced

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s, computer programs and television commercials during the 1980s and 1990s.

History

Andras Csaszar and Stephen J. Friedman founded Novotrade International. Csaszar served as the company's president, while Friedman served as

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. Novotrade began operating branches in the United States in 1989, and was renamed Appaloosa Interactive (after the horse breed of the

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) in November 1996. That month, the company unveiled its 10-month-old Internet technologies division, Appaloosa Online. The company's headquarters were in

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. Appaloosa was the parent company and owner of two software development companies in

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. Appaloosa was known for its ''

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'' game series for

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. Appaloosa also developed two ''

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'' games on the

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and

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for

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. Appaloosa had 100 employees as of January 2001 and had produced over 150 video games up to that point, many of which were released in Europe. At that time, Friedman said, "In all the years we have been in business, we have only failed to complete a project because of our own inability once or twice." Appaloosa's final game was ''

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'', released in 2006, and based on the ''

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'' series of films. The company ceased operations in 2006.

Games

*'' The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' (

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) *'' Alternative World Games'' *''

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'' *''

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) *''

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'' *''

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'' (

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) *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Contra: Legacy of War'' (

) *''

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'' (

) *''Cyborg Justice'' (

) *''

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, Mega CD/Sega CD,

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) *'' Ecco: The Tides of Time'' (

, Mega CD/Sega CD,

) *'' Ecco Jr.'' (

) *'' Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future'' (

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) *''

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'' (

) *'' Galaxy Force II'' (

) *'' Garfield: Caught in the Act'' (

) *''

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'' *'' Grossology'' *'' Holyfield Boxing'' *'' How Things Work in Busytown'' *'' Impossible Mission II'' (

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, Atari ST,

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, ZX Spectrum,

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) *''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'' (

) *''

'' (

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'' *'' King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!'' (

) *''

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) *'' The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game'' (

) *'' Museum Madness'' *'' Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure'' (

) *''

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) *''

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'' (

) *'' Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic'' *'' Sky Target'' (

) *''

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'' (

) *'' Starship Andromeda'' *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Crossroads of Time'' (

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) *''

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'' *'' Super Action Football'' *''

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) *'' The Busy World of Busytown'' *'' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (

) *'' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (

) *'' The Simpsons: Arcade Game'' (

) *''

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'' (

) *'' Tiny Tank'' (

) *'' Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop'' (

) *''

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'' (

) *''USS Stinger'' (

) *''

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'' (

) *''Water Polo'' *''Wild West'' *''Wilson Pro Staff Golf'' *'' World Karate Championship'' *'' World Trophy Soccer'' (

)

Unreleased

*'' Airball'' (

) *''Bloodliners'' (

)

References

External links

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Homepage (archived)
{{Authority control Video game companies established in 1982 Defunct video game companies of Hungary Defunct video game companies of the United States Companies based in Mountain View, California Software companies based in Mountain View, California Hungarian companies established in 1982