Ratbag Games Pty Ltd was a
video game developer
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based in Australia.
History
Ratbag was founded in 1993 in
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
, South Australia, by Richard Harrison and
Greg Siegele. Known initially as "Emergent Games", the company took three years to prototype their first title ''
Powerslide''. Following its acquisition by
Midway Games
Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...
on 4 August 2005, the company was known as "Midway Studios - Australia".
Games
* ''
Powerslide'' – Windows
* ''
Dirt Track Racing
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'' – Windows
* ''
Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars'' – Windows
* ''
Dirt Track Racing 2'' – Windows
* ''
Leadfoot'' – Windows
* Dirt Track Racing: Australia – Windows
* ''
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002'' – PS2, Windows
* ''Saturday Night Speedway'' – PS2, Windows
* ''
The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee'' – PS2, Xbox
See also
*
Greg Siegele
References
External links
Ratbag GamesLast version of Ratbag Games official website reproduced by Australian video game website Sumea for archive purposes.
Employee's account of company closure
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Defunct video game companies of Australia
Midway Games
Video game companies disestablished in 2005
Video game companies established in 1993
Video game development companies