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}}{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}, Inc.''' was an American video game development studio headquartered in [[wikipedia:Novato, California|Novato, California]]. Founded in 1994, it focused on producing software titles for the home console and educational markets, and boasted development experience on platforms such as [[Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[Saturn]], and [[PlayStation]].{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/19970121165428/http://www.jumpinjack.com/corp.htm}}
  
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'''Jumpin' Jack Software, Inc.''', located in Novato, Ca, was founded in 1994 and focuses on producing state-of-the-art software titles for the entertainment and educational markets. Our development expertise spans platforms to include Windows, Macintosh, SEGA Saturn, and SONY PlayStation.
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{{PAGENAME}} halted its video game business by late 1999. Following this, the company relaunched the following year as '''jumpinjack.com''', a corporate startup consulting firm marketed as "the fitness site for startups". Notably, the firm reused the exact same logo as the development studio. This venture did not last long however, and in mid 2003, the company's official website permanently went offline.{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20030618164135/http://www.jumpinjack.com:80/}}
  
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Richard Antaki -- Art Director
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With a BFA from Berkely, Richard has worked on voice direction and art for Star Control II and product design and artwork for Electronic Arts and Accolade. At Jumpin' Jack, Richard is an Art Director with his work appearing in both CONGO , Ghen War, and DinoMight Baseball!
 
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Scott Barrett -- Webmaster and Network Specialist
 
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Scott is attending a local community college majoring in computer science and has been involved in computers as far back as he can remember. He got started creating web pages when he did the 1995 Marin County Fair Page and is now a studying programmer and systems admin here at work and in his spare time. Scott is responsible for the creation and maintanance of the Jumpin' Jack web site and the operation of our internal network.
 
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Lawrence Berkin -- President and Internal Producer
 
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Larry has held senior positions in Product Development and Marketing Management at Brøderbund Software, Island Graphics Corporation and his own start-up software company, Think Educational Software. Over the last ten years he has developed software that spans the educational, personal productivity and desktop publishing markets, and has been responsible for the development of over 10 software titles.
 
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Robert Leyland -- Programmer
 
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With a BS (Math/CS) from Auckland University, Robert's first game, Dragon's Eye was a smashing success. From there he has worked on many projects including paint packages for Island Graphics, Game Genie, SEGA, StarControl, and Toejam & Earl. At Jumpin' Jack, Robert built the terrain technology used in Ghen War and CONGO and was a designer on both projects.
 
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Steve Scholl -- Programmer
 
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Steve has a BS in EE/CS from UC Berkeley. He worked as a senior programmer, project leader, and project manager for GeoWorks from 1986-1994 and has worked on many fun games for pen based computers. At Jumpin' Jack Steve was responsible for the AI and level design in CONGO and Ghen War (both for SEGA Saturn).
 
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Brad Van Tighem -- Programmer
 
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With a BS in EE and an MS in EE Brad has created image processing software for NASA Ames Research Center and Island Graphics. Brad ported Star Control II to the 3DO and at Jumpin' Jack he contributed programming and level design support to Ghen War, and was Lead Programmer and design on DinoMight Baseball!
 
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Eric Wilder -- Illustrator
 
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Eric, a native American Indian (Kashia Pomo), is a top notch Illustrator and 2D Animator whose art has appeared in various comic books. He was the lead animator for DinoMight Baseball.
 
  
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===[[Saturn]]===
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/19961222214039/http://www.jumpinjack.com/ Official website] (archived)
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*''[[Ghen War]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Pandemonium]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[DinoMight Baseball (NA Publisher: Microforum)''(1997)
 
  
 
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Jumpin' Jack Software, Inc. was an American video game development studio headquartered in Novato, California. Founded in 1994, it focused on producing software titles for the home console and educational markets, and boasted development experience on platforms such as Windows, Macintosh, Saturn, and PlayStation.[1]

History

Jumpin' Jack Software halted its video game business by late 1999. Following this, the company relaunched the following year as jumpinjack.com, a corporate startup consulting firm marketed as "the fitness site for startups". Notably, the firm reused the exact same logo as the development studio. This venture did not last long however, and in mid 2003, the company's official website permanently went offline.[2]

Softography

Saturn

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.jumpinjack.com/corp.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-01-21 16:54)
  2. ↑ http://www.jumpinjack.com:80/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-18 16:41)
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