Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher. The company, founded in 1983, was known for its simulation games, notably the Falcon series of combat flight simulators, and for publishing the first version of Tetris outside the Soviet Union (in 1988 for MS-DOS). Spectrum HoloByte published games for various home computers and video game consoles.
Spectrum HoloByte was founded in 1983 in Boulder, Colorado by Jeff Sauter, Phil Adam and Mike Franklin.
In 1987 Spectrum HoloByte merged with another game developer, Nexa Corporation, forming a common holding company, Sphere, Inc., and prompting the company's move from Colorado to California. Nexa founder Gilman Louie served as chairman of the combined company.
In 1992, Spectrum HoloByte received an investment from Kleiner Perkins, which let the company repurchase shares formerly owned by Robert Maxwell's companies, ending its ties to their bankruptcies.[1] In December 1993, Sphere, Inc. merged with MicroProse to form MicroProse Inc.[2] For the following years, games from both companies were published under their respective brands, but in 1996 all titles were consolidated under the MicroProse brand.[3]
Hasbro Interactive acquired the merged company in 1998, and what had been Spectrum HoloByte ceased to exist when the development studio in Alameda, California, was closed in 1999.[4]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spectrum HoloByte news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Spectrum HoloByte Inc was a video game developer and publisher The company founded in 1983 was known for its simulation games notably the Falcon series of combat flight simulators and for publishing the first version of Tetris outside the Soviet Union in 1988 for MS DOS Spectrum HoloByte published games for various home computers and video game consoles Spectrum HoloByte Inc TypePublicIndustryVideo gamesFounded1983 40 years ago 1983 FoundersJeff Sauter Phil Adam and Mike FranklinDefunct1999 24 years ago 1999 FateAbsorbed into Hasbro InteractiveSuccessorHasbro InteractiveHeadquartersAlameda California U S Key peopleGilman Louie Phil Adam Contents 1 History 2 Games 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditSpectrum HoloByte was founded in 1983 in Boulder Colorado by Jeff Sauter Phil Adam and Mike Franklin In 1987 Spectrum HoloByte merged with another game developer Nexa Corporation forming a common holding company Sphere Inc and prompting the company s move from Colorado to California Nexa founder Gilman Louie served as chairman of the combined company In 1992 Spectrum HoloByte received an investment from Kleiner Perkins which let the company repurchase shares formerly owned by Robert Maxwell s companies ending its ties to their bankruptcies 1 In December 1993 Sphere Inc merged with MicroProse to form MicroProse Inc 2 For the following years games from both companies were published under their respective brands but in 1996 all titles were consolidated under the MicroProse brand 3 Hasbro Interactive acquired the merged company in 1998 and what had been Spectrum HoloByte ceased to exist when the development studio in Alameda California was closed in 1999 4 Games EditTitle Year and platform Developer PublisherGATO 1984 DOS MacOS 1985 Apple II 1986 Atari ST 1987 Atari 8 bit Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteAtari Corporation Atari 8 bit Orbiter 1986 DOS MacOS 1988 Atari ST Spectrum HoloByteSphere Inc Atari ST Spectrum HoloByteIntrigue 1986 Apple II C64 Kinemation Spectrum HoloByteLunar Explorer A Space Flight Simulator 1986 Apple II DOS Spectrum HoloByte Electric Transit Inc Solitaire Royale 1987 DOS MacOS 1988 Amiga 1989 Apple IIGS DOS Macintosh MSX PC 88 PC 98 Sharp X1 Software Resources International Spectrum HoloByteFalcon 1987 DOS MacOS 1988 Atari ST 1989 Amiga 1991 CDTV Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteDondra A New Beginning 1987 Apple II 1988 Apple IIGS 1989 DOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteElectronic Arts DOS PT 109 1987 DOS MacOS Digital Illusions Spectrum HoloByteZig Zag 1987 C64 Zig Zag Software Spectrum HoloByteTetris 1988 Amiga Apple II Apple IIGS DOS MacOS 1989 Atari ST Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteSoko Ban 1988 DOS 1988 Apple II C64 ASCII Thinking Rabbit Spectrum HoloByteFalcon A T 1988 DOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteVette 1989 DOS 1991 MacOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteFalcon Operation Counterstrike 1989 Amiga Atari ST Rowan Software Spectrum HoloByteTank The M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank Simulation 1989 DOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteWelltris 1989 DOS 1990 MacOS Doka Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteFaces 1990 DOS MacOS 1991 Amiga Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteStunt Driver 1990 DOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteFlight of the Intruder 1990 DOS 1991 Atari ST Rowan SoftwareSpectrum Holobyte Atari ST Spectrum HolobyteMirrorsoft Atari ST Falcon Operation Firefight 1990 Amiga Atari ST Rowan SoftwareSphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteSuper Tetris 1991 DOS Windows 3 x 1992 Amiga MacOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteFalcon 3 0 1991 DOS 1992 TG 16 Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByte TG 16 Spectrum HoloByteTurbo Technologies TG 16 Crisis in the Kremlin 1992 DOS Barbu Corporation Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteWordtris 1991 DOS 1992 GB SNES 1993 MacOS Spectrum HoloByteArmenica DOS Spectrum HoloByteSphere Inc GB Nintendo SNES Falcon 3 0 Operation Fighting Tiger 1992 DOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteTetris Trio 1992 DOS Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteTetris Classic 1992 DOS Windows 3 x Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteIron Helix 1993 MacOS Windows 3 x 1994 Sega CD Drew Pictures Spectrum HoloByteTetris Gold 1993 DOS MacOS Windows 3 x Sphere Inc Spectrum HoloByteHornet Naval Strike Fighter 1993 DOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteNational Lampoon s Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1 1993 DOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteTinHead 1993 Genesis MicroProse BallisticSoldiers of Fortune 1993 Genesis SNES The Bitmap Brothers Spectrum HoloByteMiG 29 Deadly Adversary of Falcon 3 0 1993 DOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteTornado 1993 DOS Digital Integration Ltd Spectrum HoloByteGazillionaire 1994 Windows 3 x LavaMind Spectrum HoloByteOut of the Sun 1994 MacOS Domark Eidos InteractiveFormula One 1994 DOS Lankhor DomarkStar Trek The Next Generation Futures Past 1994 Genesis SNES Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteSega Genesis BreakThru 1994 SNES Windows 3 x 1995 GB Zoo Corporation Spectrum HoloByteFalcon Gold 1994 DOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteFields of Glory 1994 DOS MicroProse Spectrum HoloByteWildSnake 1994 GB SNES Bullet Proof Software GB J S C Gamos SNES Spectrum HoloByteLords of Midnight 1995 DOS Maelstrom Games DomarkClockWerx 1995 MacOS Windows Callisto Corporation Spectrum HoloByteReflux Issue 01 The Becoming 1995 MacOS Windows 3 x Inverse Ink Inverse InkReflux Issue 02 The Threshold 1995 Windows 3 x Inverse Ink Inverse InkStar Trek The Next Generation A Final Unity 1995 DOS MacOS Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteQwirks 1995 MacOS Windows Windows 3 x Big Bang Software Spectrum HoloBytePerfect Partner Bridge 1995 MacOS Windows 3 x Positronic Software Spectrum HoloByteAbsolute Zero 1995 DOS MacOS Domark DomarkKnight Moves 1995 Windows Kinesoft Spectrum HoloByteCurse of Dragor 1995 MacOS Banshee Software DomarkTop Gun Fire at Will 1996 DOS MacOS PS1 Windows Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByteMacSoft MacOS References Edit Spectrum HoloByte Buy Back Launches Next Generation Computer Gaming World December 1992 p 116 Retrieved 5 July 2014 Spectrum MicroProse MicroProse Inc GamePro No 56 IDG March 1994 p 186 Stop Press The Name Game Next Generation No 19 Imagine Media July 1996 p 17 Freudenheim Milt 8 December 1999 Hasbro to Cut 20 of Its Jobs and Take 97 Million Charge The New York Times Retrieved 11 January 2014 External links EditSpectrum HoloByte at MobyGames This United States video game corporation or company article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spectrum HoloByte amp oldid 1137954897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
