Tsunami Games (or Tsunami Media, Inc.) was an American

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and

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founded in 1991 by former employees of

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(then known as Sierra On-Line).The company was based in

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, which at the time was also the home of Sierra. Between 1992 and 1996 Tsunami published several games, most notably

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s and

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s, before becoming defunct.

History

Tsunami Games was formed in 1991 by Ed Heinbockel, former

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of Sierra On-Line.

List of games

*'' Wacky Funsters! The Geekwad's Guide to Gaming'' (1992, re-released on CD in 1993) *'' The Geekwad: Games of The Galaxy'' (1992, re-released on CD in 1993) *'' Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Protostar: War on the Frontier'' (1993) *''

Man Enough ''Man Enough'' (also known as ''Man Enough: The Ultimate Social Adventure'') is a 1993 dating video game from Tsunami Media. Reception ''Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online ...

'' (1993) *''

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'' (1994) *'' Flash Traffic: City of Angels'' (1994) *''

Silent Steel ''Silent Steel'' is a 1995 submarine simulator computer game by Tsunami Games. It was created during the influx of interactive movies during the 1990s. The game is composed almost entirely of live-action full motion video, with sparse computer ...

'' (1995) *''

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'' (or ''Free Enterpri$e'') (1996)

References

External links

*{{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/19961219232355/http://www.tsunamimedia.com/ (archived)
Tsunami Media, Inc.
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