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Bulletproof Software
Blue Planet Software, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. in Japan, Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ... in 1996. Henk's daughter, Maya Rogers, became CEO in 2014. The original , founded in 1983 also by Henk Rogers, closed at the end of March 2001. List of games References External linksBlue Planet Software, Inc. page [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Industry
The video game industry encompasses the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. The industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, it earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% from 2019 to 2021, to a record ; the global games and services market is forecast to shrink 1.2% annually to in 2022; the industry is not recession-proof. The industry has influenced the advance of personal computers with sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, CPUs, and co-processors like PhysX. Sound cards, for example, were originally developed for games and then improved for the music industry. Industry overview Size In 2017 in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Onyx
is a 1984 role-playing video game released in Japan, developed by Bullet-Proof Software, with development led by Henk Rogers. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801, and ported to several other platforms. The Famicom version featured completely redesigned gameplay, a new map, and was retitled ''Super Black Onyx'' (スーパーブラックオニキス). The Game Boy Color port was developed by Atelier Double and published by Taito. The Game Boy Color port added enhanced visuals and included an option to play through the game with the original game's visual style. Because of memory limitations, another part of the game was released separately on some platforms as (which added a magic system). Two other parts were announced, (which allowed the party to explore the wilderness), and (which allowed the party to take part in Arena battles). The SG-1000 version was one of the last releases for that console, succeeded by ''Portrait of Loretta''. Gameplay The player can crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Tetris 2
This is a list of variants of the game ''Tetris''. It includes officially licensed ''Tetris'' sequels, as well as unofficial clones. Official games {, class="sortable wikitable" , - ! Title ! Year ! Platform ! Publisher ! class = "unsortable" , Description , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Amiga, Atari ST, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum , Mirrorsoft , Ports developed by Rowan Software. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, IBM PC, MS-DOS, Mac OS , Spectrum HoloByte , Included in the compilation ''Tetris Gold''. , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , PC-9800 series, X68000, FM-7, PC-8800 series, MSX2 , Bullet-Proof Software , , - , ''Tetris'' , 1988 , Family Computer , Bullet-Proof Software , This version is also available on AtGames' Legends Flashback console. , - , ''Tetris'' , 198819892019 , ArcadeMega Drive , Sega , Sega's arcade version of ''Tetris'' was released in December 1988. In Japan, it was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipe Mania
''Pipe Mania'' is a puzzle video game developed by The Assembly Line for the Amiga and published in 1989. It was ported to several other platforms by Lucasfilm Games as ''Pipe Dream''; the company distributed the game in the US. The player must connect randomly appearing pieces of pipe on a grid to a given length within a limited time. The Windows version of the game was included in the '' MS Windows Entertainment Pack''. In 1990, it was released as an arcade game by Japanese manufacturer Video System Co. Ltd., though with slightly altered gameplay, giving the player the task to connect a source and drain with the random pipe pieces. Long after its initial release, the ''Pipe Mania'' concept re-emerged as a minigame representing hacking or security system bypassing in larger video games. Gameplay The game is played on a grid of squares, one of which is marked as an entry point for a flow of green slime, referred to in-game as "flooz" or "goo" depending on the version. A column ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge
is an arcade-style racing video game that is sponsored by Michael Andretti. It was released exclusively for the SNES in North America and Japan. Gameplay The game features Champ Car (now called IndyCar) action. There are many modes of play including single race, season mode, and the option to disable the sound and/or music. The season mode consists of 16 tracks. One or two players can join in on the action. Prior to each race, the player is given the option to adjust tire pressure, down force, and gear ratio. Higher tire pressure reduces grip on the road but increases acceleration and top speed. Higher down force does the reverse. Higher gear ratio increases top speed but reduces acceleration. Each track features its own hints in a section called "Michael's Advice". The game is roughly based on the 1994 CART World Series season and the viewpoint is from a third-person perspective. Reception In their review, ''GamePro'' described the game as solidly designed, with an excellent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obitus
''Obitus'' is an action-adventure game developed and released by Psygnosis in early 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. It was also ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by Bullet-Proof Software. The game features both first-person dungeon crawling and side-scrolling gameplay with action-oriented combat and an emphasis on item acquisition. It is similar to games like '' Eye of the Beholder'' on Super Nintendo but without the RPG mechanics. Gameplay ''Obitus'' combines several graphical styles and perspectives in a labyrinth-based game. Though nearly every piece of a forest or catacomb looks indistinguishable from the next screen, this can be dealt with by the player making physical maps, using the compass. The game is heavily focused on the need to make maps. Without them, the player will die long before making it to the end. There is very little food and time cannot be wasted walking around trying to find a way forward. The player's stamina bar steadily runs out and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatris
is a puzzle video game developed by Alexey Pajitnov for Bullet-Proof Software. An arcade version was manufactured by Video System. Gameplay ''Hatris'' plays similarly to Pazhitnov's previous ''Tetris'', in that game objects falling from the top of the screen must be arranged in specific patterns to gain points and to keep the play area clear. In ''Hatris'', hats of different styles fall from the top of the screen and accumulate at the bottom. To eliminate hats from the play area, five hats of identical style must be stacked. Different style hats stack differently. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed the arcade version of ''Hatris'' on their June 1, 1990 issue as being the eighteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. ''Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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