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Mindcraft Games
Mindcraft Software (or simply Mindcraft) was an American video game developer, founded in 1989 by Ali Atabek. It is best recognized for the award-winning ''The Magic Candle'' series. History After Ali Atabek enjoyed ''Ultima II'', he created ''Rings of Zilfin'' for Strategic Simulations, Inc., SSI. With his wife Ugur Atabek, and business partner Jim Thomas, Atabek formed Mindcraft Software to publish his next game, ''The Magic Candle''. By 1993 the company was publishing six titles a year and had about 30 employees. The company's games were primarily developed for DOS systems, but they also developed games for Apple II, Commodore 64, and Amiga computers. The company developed 15 games between 1989 and 1997. Games developed References External linksThe History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985–1993) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In Video Gaming
1989 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Phantasy Star II'', '' Super Mario Land'', ''Super Monaco GP'', along with new titles such as '' Big Run'', '' Bonk's Adventure'', ''Final Fight'', ''Golden Axe'', '' Strider'', ''Hard Drivin''' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. The year also saw the release of the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 in North America, and the Game Boy worldwide along with ''Tetris'' and ''Super Mario Land''. The year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Namco's '' Final Lap'' and Sega's ''Tetris'', while the highest-grossing arcade video games in the United States were ''Double Dragon'', '' Super Off Road'' and ''Hard Drivin''' among dedicated arcade cabinets and '' Capcom Bowling'' and ''Ninja Gaiden'' among arcade conversion kits. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the sixth year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games were '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
