Artech Digital Entertainment, Ltd. (stylized as ARTECH studios) was a

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formed in 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Artech Studios, the company developed games such as '' Raze's Hell'', '' Monopoly'', '' Jeopardy!'', ''

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'', and a remake of Q*bert. The company has developed games for the ColecoVision,

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

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, Atari computers, Nabu Network,

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, Xbox, PC, and the Xbox 360. They have also developed a series of interactive games designed for standard

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. Artech Studios closed its doors in December 2011.

Game titles

Nabu Network

* ''Zot!'' * ''Wiztype'' * ''MacBeth'' * ''Skiing!'' * ''Astro Lander'' * ''BC Matchup''

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

* '' Ace of Aces'' * '' BC's Quest for Tires'' * '' B.C. II: Grog's Revenge'' * ''Wiz Math'' * '' The Dam Busters'' * '' Fight Night'' * '' Desert Fox'' * ''

Killed Until Dead ''Killed Until Dead'' is an adventure game developed by Artech and published by Accolade in 1986. It was released on Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Gameplay The game itself seems to be inspired by '' Cluedo'', where the ...

'' * ''Deceptor'' * '' The Train: Escape to Normandy'' * '' Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon'' * ''

Mean 18 ''Mean 18'' is a golf video game designed by Rex Bradford with graphics by George Karalias, both of Microsmiths, and released by Accolade (company), Accolade for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1986. It was ported to the Commodore 64, Am ...

'' * ''

Rack 'Em ''Rack 'Em'' is a sports video game developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and published by Accolade. ''Rack 'Em'' simulates five cue-sports, including pool and snooker. The game was released for both MS-DOS and Commodore 64 in 1988. Gamep ...

'' * ''Mental Blocks''

ColecoVision

* '' BC's Quest for Tires''

ZX Spectrum

* '' B.C. II: Grog's Revenge''

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* ''Heat Wave'' * '' Theatre of War'' * '' Patriot'' * ''Megafortress: The Flight of the Old Dog'' * '' Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation'' * ''

Blue Max Blue Max is an informal name of ''Pour le Mérite'', a German military decoration from 1740 until the end of World War I. Blue Max may also refer to: * Blue Max (video game), ''Blue Max'' (video game) (1983) and its sequel ''Blue Max 2001'' * Blue ...

'' * '' Das Boot'' * ''Mental Blocks''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

* ''

Dark Castle ''Dark Castle'' is a 1986 platform game for Macintosh published by Silicon Beach Software, later published by Three-Sixty Pacific for other platforms. It was designed and illustrated by Mark Pierce and programmed by Jonathan Gay. In ''Dark Castl ...

'' * '' Motocross Championship'' (

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) * '' Crystal's Pony Tale''

Super NES

* ''

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Mac

* '' Theatre of War'' * '' Patriot'' * '' U.F.O.s''

DOS

* '' Fight Night'' * '' The Train: Escape to Normandy'' * ''

'' * ''

'' * ''Serve and Volley'' * '' Blue Angels'' * ''Mental Blocks'' * ''

'' * '' Das Boot'' * ''

Megafortress ''Megafortress'' (also known as ''Megafortress: Flight Of The Old Dog'') is a flight simulation video game developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and released by Three-Sixty Pacific Inc in 1991. The game takes place in the late 1980s and earl ...

'' * '' Theatre of War'' * '' Patriot'' * ''Wild Science Arcade'' * '' Mystery at the Museums'' * ''Rock and Bach'' * ''Director's Lab'' * ''Wild Board Games'' * ''Wild Card Games'' * ''Adventures with Edison'' * ''Play Math'' * ''Wild Ride'' * ''Super Putt'' * ''UFOs - Gnap'' * ''Medieval Times'' * ''Moto Extreme'' * ''Monopoly Star Wars'' * ''Celtica'' * ''Thunder Chrome'' * ''ARA'' * ''Star Wars Playset'' * ''

'' * '' Jeopardy!'' * '' Guess Who?'' * '' Family Feud'' * '' Family Fortunes'' * ''Wheel of Fortune 2nd Edition'' * ''Jeopardy 2nd Edition'' * ''Stanley's Tiger Tales'' * ''Music Mix Studio'' * ''Cinderella's Castle Builder''

Windows PC

* ''Arcade Mania'' * ''Super Putt'' * '' Q*Bert'' * '' Monopoly'' * '' My Little Pony: Friendship Gardens'' * '' Trivial Pursuit Unhinged'' * '' Friends: The One with all the Trivia'' * ''

The Undergarden ''The UnderGarden'' is a casual puzzle game released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It uses a 2D platforming game style with puzzle elements including physics puzzles, and a floating player character. Two player cooperative p ...

'' * '' Aces of the Galaxy'' * ''I Spy Fun House'' * '' U.F.O.s'' * ''Jeopardy 2003'' * ''Wheel of Fortune 2003'' * ''Hello Kitty Cutie World'' * ''Stanley Wild for Sharks'' * ''Tonka Search and Rescue 2'' * ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm''

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...

* ''

'' * '' Jeopardy!'' * '' Q*Bert'' * '' Family Feud'' * ''Wheel of Fortune 2nd Edition'' * ''Jeopardy 2nd Edition''

PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...

* ''Wheel of Fortune PS2'' * ''Jeopardy PS2'' * '' Trivial Pursuit Unhinged'' * '' Friends: The One with all the Trivia''

References

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*{{MobyGames company, company=artech-studios-ltd, name=Artech Studios Video game development companies Video game companies established in 1982 Video game companies disestablished in 2011 Defunct video game companies of Canada 1982 establishments in Ontario 2011 disestablishments in Ontario