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{{sub-stub}}'''Alexandria, Inc.''' was an American video game developer founded by [[Ken Balthaser]], Neil Balthaser, and Eric Yiskis. Originally started as a [[wikipedia:California|California]] [[wikipedia:general partnership|general partnership]] called '''Visions Unlimited''', the company produced a number of [[Sega]] games throughout the mid 1990s, mostly for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. | {{sub-stub}}'''Alexandria, Inc.''' was an American video game developer founded by [[Ken Balthaser]], Neil Balthaser, and Eric Yiskis. Originally started as a [[wikipedia:California|California]] [[wikipedia:general partnership|general partnership]] called '''Visions Unlimited''', the company produced a number of [[Sega]] games throughout the mid 1990s, mostly for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. | ||
| − | The company was acquired by | + | The company was acquired by '''Creative Programming and Technology Ventures''', also known as '''CPTV''', in November 1994, and ceased operations in November 1995. A number of employees migrated to nearby developer and former CPTV subsidiary{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427022034/http://awakengames.com/?p=717}} [[wikipedia:Oddworld Inhabitants|Oddworld Inhabitants]]{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Kevin_Seghetti}}, which had moved to [[wikipedia:San Luis Obispo|San Luis Obispo]] one year earlier.{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddworld_Inhabitants#Founding}} |
==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
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| Founded: 1992-07-02[1][2] | ||
| Defunct: 1995-11[2] | ||
| Merged into: Creative Programming and Technology Ventures (1994) | ||
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Alexandria, Inc. was an American video game developer founded by Ken Balthaser, Neil Balthaser, and Eric Yiskis. Originally started as a California general partnership called Visions Unlimited, the company produced a number of Sega games throughout the mid 1990s, mostly for the Sega Mega Drive.
The company was acquired by Creative Programming and Technology Ventures, also known as CPTV, in November 1994, and ceased operations in November 1995. A number of employees migrated to nearby developer and former CPTV subsidiary[3] Oddworld Inhabitants[4], which had moved to San Luis Obispo one year earlier.[5]
Softography
Mega Drive
- Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (1994)
- Demolition Man (1995)
- Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995)
- Interplanetary Lizards of the Texas Plains (unreleased)
- Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (unreleased)
- Road Runner (unreleased)
- The Head (unreleased)
Mega-CD
- Demolition Man (1995)
Saturn
External links
- Alexandria entry at GDRI
References
- ↑ http://www.wysk.com/index/california/san-luis-obispo/8bdrh6j/alexandria-inc/profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Alexandria
- ↑ http://awakengames.com/?p=717 (Wayback Machine: 2014-04-27 02:20)
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Kevin_Seghetti
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddworld_Inhabitants#Founding