Hi Tech Expressions (later Hi Tech Entertainment) was an American
video game publisher headquartered in
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with ...
,
New York City. The company was established in 1986. During the course of its existence, the company published primarily juvenile-oriented games. While it published a few adolescent-oriented games including ''
The Hunt for Red October'' and ''
War in Middle Earth
''War in Middle Earth'' is a real-time strategy game released for the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, DOS, Commodore Amiga, Apple IIGS, and Atari ST in 1988 by Virgin Mastertronic on the Melbourne House label.
The game combined ...
'' (derived from the classic book ''
The Lord of the Rings'' by
J. R. R. Tolkien), it could not shake its reputation for publishing games marketed towards children. It was closed down in 1995.
List of games
Game Boy
* ''
Baby's Day Out
''Baby's Day Out'' is a 1994 American adventure comedy film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by John Hughes, who also produced the film. Starring Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, and Brian Haley. The plot centers on a ...
'' (cancelled)
* ''
Beethoven's 2nd''
* ''
The Hunt for Red October''
* ''
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
''Mickey's Ultimate Challenge'' is a puzzle video game developed by WayForward Technologies (at the time known as Designer Software) and co-published by Walt Disney Computer Software and Hi Tech Expressions for the Super NES, Game Boy, Genesis/ ...
''
* ''
Tom and Jerry''
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics''
* ''
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story''
* ''
Bobby's World
''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canadi ...
'' (cancelled)
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
* ''Baby's Day Out'' (cancelled)
* ''
Barbie Super Model''
* ''
Barbie: Vacation Adventure'' (cancelled)
* ''
A Dinosaur's Tale''
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics''
Nintendo Entertainment System
* ''
Barbie''
* ''
The Chessmaster''
* ''
Fun House''
* ''
The Hunt for Red October''
* ''
Mickey's Adventures in Numberland''
* ''
Mickey's Safari in Letterland''
* ''
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival''
* ''
Orb-3D''
* ''
Remote Control''
* ''
Rollerblade Racer
''Rollerblade Racer'' is a video game where the player's goal is to win the "super rollerblade challenge". The game was released for both the Nintendo Entertainment System and MS-DOS.
Gameplay
Players will first need to qualify by earning 5,000 p ...
''
* ''
Sesame Street: 1-2-3''
* ''
Sesame Street: A-B-C''
* ''
Sesame Street: A-B-C/1-2-3''
* ''
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide and Speak''
* ''
Sesame Street: Countdown''
* ''
Tom and Jerry''
* ''
Twin Peaks'' (cancelled)
* ''
War in Middle Earth
''War in Middle Earth'' is a real-time strategy game released for the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, DOS, Commodore Amiga, Apple IIGS, and Atari ST in 1988 by Virgin Mastertronic on the Melbourne House label.
The game combined ...
''
* ''
Win, Lose or Draw''
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
* ''Baby's Day Out'' (cancelled)
* ''
Barbie Super Model''
* ''
Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper''
* ''
Bobby's World
''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canadi ...
''
* ''
Harley's Humongous Adventure
''Harley's Humongous Adventure'' is a side-scrolling 2D platform video game released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally developed by Visual Concepts, and funded by publisher Electronic Arts, but eventually publ ...
''
* ''
The Hunt for Red October''
* ''
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
''Mickey's Ultimate Challenge'' is a puzzle video game developed by WayForward Technologies (at the time known as Designer Software) and co-published by Walt Disney Computer Software and Hi Tech Expressions for the Super NES, Game Boy, Genesis/ ...
''
* ''
Tom and Jerry''
* ''
Tom and Jerry 2'' (cancelled)
* ''
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story''
* ''
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?''
DOS
* ''
Barbie''
* ''Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet''
* ''Bugs Bunny: The Hare-Brained Adventure''
* ''
Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers: Adventures in Nimnul's Castle''
* ''Daffy Duck PI: Case of the Missing Letters''
* ''
Gremlins 2: The New Batch''
* ''
Mega Man
''Mega Man'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man (character), Mega Man". Mega Man (video game), The original game w ...
'' (while officially licensed by
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
, this game is not related to its
NES counterpart)
* ''
Mega Man III'' (while officially licensed by
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
, this game is not related to its
NES counterpart)
* ''
NBA Jam'' (cancelled)
* ''
Ninja Gaiden''
* ''Sesame Street: Grover's Animal Adventures''
* ''Sesame Street Storybook: Me Look for Cookie''
* ''
Street Fighter II
is a fighting game developed by Capcom and originally released for arcades in 1991. It is the second installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's ''Street Fighter''. It is Capcom's fourteenth game to use the CP Syst ...
''
* ''
The Flintstones: Dino: Lost in Bedrock''
* ''
The Jetsons: By George, in Trouble Again''
* ''Tom and Jerry (and Tuffy)''
* ''Tom and Jerry: Yankee Doodle's CAT-astrophe''
Defunct companies based in New York City
Defunct video game companies of the United States
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