Paragon Software Corporation was an American

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based in

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. Founded on December 12, 1985, by

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and

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, the company was best known for games developed around licenses from

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, including ''

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'', and licenses from

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, such as the ''MegaTraveller'' series. On July 27, 1992,

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announced that they had acquired Paragon Software, and that the company would be merged into MicroProse as a result of it. The company had 19 employees at the time. The studio's final game, '' XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter'', was released under the MicroProse branding on September 2, 1992.

Games

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