Mindcraft Software (or simply Mindcraft) was an American video game developer, founded in 1989 by Ali Atabek. It is best recognized for the award-winning ''
The Magic Candle'' series.
History
After Ali Atabek enjoyed ''
Ultima II
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'', he created ''Rings of Zilfin'' for
SSI. With his wife Ugur Atabek, and business partner Jim Thomas, Atabek formed Mindcraft Software to publish his next game, ''
The Magic Candle''.
By 1993 the company was publishing six titles a year and had about 30 employees.
The company's games were primarily developed for
DOS systems, but they also developed games for
Apple II
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,
Commodore 64
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, and
Amiga
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computers. The company developed 15 games between 1989 and 1997.
Games developed
References
External links
The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985–1993)Mindcraft Softwareat
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Software companies based in California
Video game companies established in 1989
Video game development companies
Defunct video game companies of the United States
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