OziSoft

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OziSoft is an Australian-based company which specialised in video games. In was formed in 1982 by Mark Dyne and Kevin Bermeister, and was responsble for the manufacturing and distribution of Sega products in Australia and New Zealand.

In 1991 the company was sold to First Pacific Hong Kong, and in 1992, presumably impressed with their distribution efforts, the company was bought out by Sega, becoming Sega OziSoft. Dyne and Bermeister continued to have managerial control over the company and went on to start other firms, such as Packard Bell and even Sega Enterprises Pty Ltd. (now Sega Australia(?)).

Sega relinquishing its controlling share in the company shortly before the launch of the Sega Dreamcast (March 1998), though OziSoft continued to market the console. The firm reverted back to the old name, OziSoft. In the December of 1998, Infogrames bought a 62% share in the company turning it into Infogrames Australia Pty Ltd.. They later became sole owners, turning it into Atari Australia Pty Ltd. after the parent company's successful purchase of Atari Corporation.

Since then Namco Bandai Holdings have bought the company.

"Silver" Releases

Towards the end of the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive's lifespan, Sega OziSoft, responsible for manufacturing much of Australia's Sega stock, began to use silver plastic for boxes and game cartridges, as opposed to the standard black. The reasoning behind this is not fully understood - the same games were also sold in black plastic and the internal contents are identical, but the silver versions are often valued at a higher price for their unusual nature and rarity. Silver plastic is also sometimes seen paired with Sega Gold Collection and Sega Platinum Collection re-releases.

Master System

Mega Drive

OziSoft

From Sega Retro

"Silver" Releases

Master System

Mega Drive