Quantum Quality Productions (also known by their initials QQP) was a
computer game
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s company specializing in
strategy games and
war game
A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...
s.
Run by
Bruce Williams Zaccagnino and
Mark Baldwin it produced a number of games that achieved "cult status", most prominently ''
The Perfect General
''The Perfect General'' is a computer wargame published in 1991 by Quantum Quality Productions.
Publication
The game was designed by Peter Zaccagnino and published in 1991 for the Amiga and DOS. A sequel, '' The Perfect General II'', was release ...
''.
''
Computer Gaming World
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'' reported in March 1994 that QQP was as "a very satisfying wellspring of entertainment", although its "fine games" had "below average documentation".
In 1994, due to financial difficulties, QQP accepted a buy-out from
American Laser Games
American Laser Games was a company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico that created numerous light gun laserdisc video games featuring live action full motion video. The company was founded in the late 1980s by Robert Grebe, who had originally created ...
. ALG "unceremoniously" closed the studio in December 1995, according to ''
Computer Game Review''.
Partial list of games produced by QQP
* ''
Battles in Time''
* ''
Battles of Destiny
''Battles of Destiny'' is a 1992 strategy video game developed by Holistic Design (as "Several Holistic Dudes") and published by Quantum Quality Productions.
Gameplay
''Battles of Destiny'' is turn-based, and takes place on maps that represent th ...
''
* ''
Bridge Olympiad''
* ''
Conquered Kingdoms''
* ''
Dealer's Choice Collection''
* ''
Erben des Throns''
* ''
Grandest Fleet''
* ''
Heirs to the Throne'' (German import)
* ''
Lucky's Casino Adventure''
* ''
Lost Admiral''
* ''
Merchant Prince''
* ''
Perfect General II''
* ''
Perfect General''
* ''
Pure Wargame''
* ''
Solitaire's Journey''
* ''
The Red Crystal: The Seven Secrets of Life''
* ''
WWII: Battles of the South Pacific''
* ''Zig Zag''
References
External links
Quantum Quality Productionsat
MobyGames
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Video game development companies
Video game publishers
Defunct companies based in New Jersey
1995 disestablishments in New Jersey
Defunct video game companies of the United States
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