Scavenger was a
video game publisher that worked closely with
GT Interactive. SCAVENGER Based in
Los Angeles, the company was unique in that most of its graphic specialists were members of the
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...
demoscene,
which demonstrated that utilizing the potential of an underground talent pool of highly skilled self-taught coders, designers and musicians could be a viable
business model.
The demoscene background influenced many of the released or work-in-progress game projects, which were often technically innovative and accomplished feats that were previously thought impossible on the respective hardware platforms. For example, the
Sega 32X 3D engine developed by Scavenger Team Zyrinx is still regarded as one of the best of its kind.
Among the teams working on games for Scavenger were:
*
Zyrinx
Zyrinx was a video game developer founded in 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It consisted exclusively of people who had been active in the Amiga demo scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including composer Jesper Kyd.
The first game developed by ...
*
Lemon
*
Triton
Triton commonly refers to:
* Triton (mythology), a Greek god
* Triton (moon), a satellite of Neptune
Triton may also refer to:
Biology
* Triton cockatoo, a parrot
* Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails
* ''Triton'', a synonym of ''Triturus' ...
(now
Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios AB is a Swedish video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher based in Stockholm. The studios's notable games developed include ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay'', ''Payday 2'' and ''Brothers: ...
).
Scavenger went bankrupt around 1998. Many of the original teams' members are now active in other game companies, such as
IO Interactive.
References
Video game publishers
Defunct video game companies of the United States
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