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Tommo
Tommo Inc. is an American video game publisher based in City of Industry, California. Founded in 1990, Tommo started out as a small independent distributor of imported video games. Since 2006, Tommo also operates a publishing subsidiary, UFO Interactive Games, which is best known for publishing original games, such as several titles in the ''Raiden (series), Raiden'' series. History In July 2013, Tommo successfully placed a bid on a majority of assets held by Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Atari during the company's bankruptcy sale. The sale included assets related to Humongous Entertainment, GT Interactive, Accolade, Inc., Accolade and over one-hundred titles. In January 2014, Tommo relaunched the Humongous brand and began re-releasing the company's Junior Adventure titles onto Steam (service), Steam. In October 2014, in conjunction with Night Dive Studios, Tommo launched its Retroism publishing label, which specializes in the re-release of classic video game titles into digita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubsy
''Bubsy'' is a series of platforming video games created by Michael Berlyn and developed and published by Accolade. The games star an anthropomorphic bobcat named Bubsy, a character that takes inspiration from ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. The games were originally released for the Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, Jaguar, PC and PlayStation during the 1990s. There are six games that have been released in the series: '' Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind'', '' Bubsy II'', '' Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales'', '' Bubsy is 3D in "Furbitten Planet"'', '' Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back'' and '' Bubsy: Paws on Fire!'' In 1997, a special version of the first game, titled ''Super Bubsy'', was released for Windows 95. In 2015, a compilation of the first two games was released for Microsoft Windows through Steam, by Retroism, the video game software subsidiary of Tommo. In addition to the games, a television pilot was created for a ''Bubsy'' ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 play was also included. The game was marketed as a 'casual Zen game'. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015. Reception The game received mixed reviews; it received praise for the appearance and musical presentation, as well as the peaceful or relaxing ambience and broad range of appeal, though actual gameplay was considered by some reviewers to be limited, lacking complexity, or dull in the long-term. A negative review by Kirk Hamilton in Joystiq ''Joystiq'' was a video gaming blog which was part of the Weblogs, Inc. family later owned by AOL. It was active from 2004 to 2015, acting as the primary video game blog for the group, and operating alongside ''Engadget'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Service II
''Silent Service II'' is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS in 1990 and for the Amiga in 1991. It is a sequel to 1985's '' Silent Service'', also set in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015. Gameplay ''Silent Service II'' allows the player to choose either single scenarios (training, a single historical battle, or a single random encounter war patrol) or an extended war career. In the career mode, the player undertakes a number of consecutive patrols in the submarine, meeting other ships or convoys in unscripted encounters generated by the game. The player is able to select a home port and a patrol area on a map of the Pacific Ocean, and time acceleration allowed the submarine to move quickly to the chosen area. The length of each patrol is limited by the submarine's available fuel, but a typical war career can still take several hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Service (video Game)
''Silent Service'' is a submarine simulator video game designed by Sid Meier and published in 1985 by MicroProse for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and IBM PC compatibles, then ported to other home computers. A Nintendo Entertainment System version developed by Rare (company), Rare was published in 1989 by Konami in Europe and by Konami's Ultra Games subsidiary in North America. ''Silent Service II'' was released in 1990. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and published it online through its Retroism brand in 2015. Gameplay ''Silent Service'' is set in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, with the player assuming control of a U.S. Gato-class submarine, ''Gato''-class submarine for various war patrols against Japanese shipping. "Silent Service" was a nickname for the United States Navy, US Navy's submarine force in the Pacific during World War II. The player can choose when to attack from a range of realistic tactics, including the End Around (submarine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BloodNet
''BloodNet'' is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing video game video game developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS in 1993. An Amiga port was released in 1994 by Catfish and Teeny Weeny Games. An emulated version for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux was released in 2014. Gameplay The interface in ''BloodNet'' is standard point and click with some icon-based commands available from a drop down menu. The game features written dialog and puzzles, in addition to an open-ended travel system and random encounters. An alternate "cyberspace universe" is also part of the gameplay, where codewords are needed to travel to different "wells" (cyberspace locations). Role-playing elements are also present in ''Bloodnet'': the player character and other recruitable characters for the player's party have number-based stats (such as Perception, Hacking, etc.), and combat is based on the player character's attributes and stats. Plot A mix of future tech and gothic vampire story, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Meier's Covert Action
''Sid Meier's Covert Action'' is an Action game, action and strategy video game released in 1990 by MicroProse for IBM PC compatibles and Amiga. The player takes the role of Max Remington (whether the male Maximillian or the female Maxine), a skilled and deadly free agent hired by Central Intelligence Agency, and investigates criminal and terrorist plots and activities. Tommo purchased the rights to this game and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015. Gameplay The gameplay is similar to the 1987 release ''Sid Meier's Pirates!, Pirates!'', by the same developer, Sid Meier, in that the gameplay is made up of several self-directed, distinct, and unique modes of play. During the course of a game, the player will be tasked with installing wiretaps, infiltrating enemy safehouses, intercepting and decoding secret messages and interrogating prisoners. The plots are randomly generated each game, which enhances replayability. The game is broken down into missions, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Meier's Colonization
''Sid Meier's Colonization'' is a video game by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier. It was developed by MicroProse's Chapel Hill development studio and was released in 1994. It is a turn-based strategy game themed on the early European colonization of the New World, starting in 1492 and lasting until 1850. It was originally released for DOS, and later ported to Windows 3.1 (1995), the Amiga (1995), and Macintosh (1995). American video game publisher Tommo purchased the rights to this game in 2015 and digitally published it through their Retroism brand. ''Colonization'' is much like a more-developed version of Sid Meier's previous game ''Civilization'' (1991) in visual design and handling, but the two have marked differences in gameplay. Instead of forging a nation from nothing, the player manages the cross-Atlantic expansion of an established one in the service of the Crown. As the colonies become more self-sufficient, their relationship with the colonial power declines from being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darklands (video Game)
''Darklands'' is a historical fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1992 for MS-DOS. The game is set in the Holy Roman Empire during the 15th century. While the geographic setting is historically accurate, the game features many supernatural elements. ''Darklands'' received mixed reviews upon release, with praise for its historical detail and open world, open-ended gameplay, but criticism directed at its numerous software bug, bugs and repetitive nature. In recent years the game's reception has been more positive. It was later re-released on GOG.com and Steam (service), Steam with support for Linux, MacOS, Windows OS. Gameplay ''Darklands'' features an early example of open world gameplay in role-playing video games. The player is free to complete quests that will give them a positive reputation, or to pursue a negative reputation by performing evil deeds. The player's reputation may vary across geographic boundaries, allowing the player to be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonsphere
''Dragonsphere'' is a point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by MicroProse in 1994. It has graphics which were considered high-quality at the time it was published, considered a novelty. It is still a cult classic for many. The game was the third, and last, graphical adventure game developed by MicroProse, following '' Rex Nebular'' and '' Return of the Phantom''. It was designed by Douglas Kaufman and developed using the MicroProse Adventure Development system with 256-color graphics. Plot The story is set in a fantasy world and revolves around a magical sphere in which Sanwe, an evil sorcerer, was trapped by the late King of Gran Callahach 20 years ago. Sanwe is now on the verge of breaking free. The newly crowned king, Callash, goes on a quest to stop the wizard before he regains his powers. However, when he faces Sanwe, he discovers that he is not the real king but a shapechanger named Pid Shuffle. It is revealed that the Queen Mother concocted the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Command HQ
''Command HQ'' is a real-time strategy world domination game. It was released in 1990 by Microplay Software and was created by designer Danielle Bunten. Tommo purchased the rights to this game in 2013 and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015. Overview While ''Command HQ'' was recognized as one of the earliest real-time strategy games for the PC, it was preceded by the '' Ancient Art of War'' and other trailblazers. Unlike these games it has elements of unit production and resource use that would later be expanded in games like '' Dune II'' and '' Command and Conquer''. Its user interface was also ahead of its time in its use of the mouse to plot movement and the clear presentation of game data. Another innovation was for two players to play against each other head-to-head remotely via serial (RS-232) cable, dial up modem or a null modem. No option exists for broadband Internet users; making it mandatory to tie up the phone lines. A plugin for IPX/SPX e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linux
Linux ( ) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an kernel (operating system), operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically package manager, packaged as a Linux distribution (distro), which includes the kernel and supporting system software and library (computing), libraries—most of which are provided by third parties—to create a complete operating system, designed as a clone of Unix and released under the copyleft GPL license. List of Linux distributions, Thousands of Linux distributions exist, many based directly or indirectly on other distributions; popular Linux distributions include Debian, Fedora Linux, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu, while commercial distributions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, and ChromeOS. Linux distributions are frequently used in server platforms. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
