Difference between revisions of "Ocean Software"
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| − | '''Ocean Software''' was a British video game developer and publisher which existed throughout the 1980s and 1990s. | + | '''Ocean Software''' was a British video game developer and publisher which existed throughout the 1980s and 1990s. At it peak, it was one of the biggest publishers in Europe, developing hundreds of games for home computers and game consoles. |
| − | + | ==History== | |
| + | Ocean Software was founded by David Ward and Jon Woods in Manchester in 1983, initially as '''Spectrum Games''' before switching to '''Ocean Software Ltd.''' within a year. | ||
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| + | Ocean was acquired by [[Infogrames]] in 1996, with the studio becoming '''Infogrames United Kingdom Ltd.''' in 1998, then '''Atari United Kingdom Ltd.''' in 2003. After being sold to [[Bandai Namco]] in 2009, the remnants of Ocean Sofware now trade as '''Bandai Namco Entertainment UK Ltd.'''. | ||
==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
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*''[[The Addams Family (8-bit)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | *''[[The Addams Family (8-bit)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | ||
*''[[RoboCop 3]]'' (1993) | *''[[RoboCop 3]]'' (1993) | ||
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*''[[The Addams Family (Mega Drive)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | *''[[The Addams Family (Mega Drive)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | ||
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*''[[The Addams Family (8-bit)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | *''[[The Addams Family (8-bit)|The Addams Family]]'' (1993) | ||
*''[[RoboCop 3]]'' (1993) | *''[[RoboCop 3]]'' (1993) | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Saturn]]=== |
*''[[Break Point]]'' (1996) | *''[[Break Point]]'' (1996) | ||
*''[[Worms]]'' (1996) | *''[[Worms]]'' (1996) | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 3 January 2019
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| Founded: 1983 (as Spectrum Games) | ||
| T-series code: T-164 | ||
| Merged into: Infogrames (1996), Bandai Namco (2009) | ||
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Ocean Software was a British video game developer and publisher which existed throughout the 1980s and 1990s. At it peak, it was one of the biggest publishers in Europe, developing hundreds of games for home computers and game consoles.
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History
Ocean Software was founded by David Ward and Jon Woods in Manchester in 1983, initially as Spectrum Games before switching to Ocean Software Ltd. within a year.
Ocean was acquired by Infogrames in 1996, with the studio becoming Infogrames United Kingdom Ltd. in 1998, then Atari United Kingdom Ltd. in 2003. After being sold to Bandai Namco in 2009, the remnants of Ocean Sofware now trade as Bandai Namco Entertainment UK Ltd..
Softography
Master System
- The Addams Family (1993)
- RoboCop 3 (1993)
Mega Drive
- The Addams Family (1993)
- RoboCop 3 (1993)
- Mr. Nutz (1994)
- The Adventures of Mighty Max (1994)
- Addams Family Values (1995)
- Worms (1996)
- The Flintstones (Ocean) (Sega Channel exclusive)
- Jelly Boy (unpublished)
- Lobo (unpublished)
- Mr. Nutz 2 (unpublished)
- Putty Squad (unpublished)
- The Shadow (unreleased)
- Waterworld (unpublished)
- Weaponlord (European release unpublished)
Game Gear
- The Addams Family (1993)
- RoboCop 3 (1993)
Saturn
- Break Point (1996)
- Worms (1996)
- True Pinball (1996)
- Tunnel B1 (1997)
- Blades of Rage (unreleased)
- Waterworld (unreleased)