Whatever happened to?

BippyM · 13 November 2001, 01:17

Hiya guys, Whatever happened to the likes of Ocean Software, Gremlin and the other BIG Amiga houses?

They have all vanished or been sucked up by the likes of Eidos, Codemasters etc..

Can anyone shed some light?

Shatterhand · 13 November 2001, 03:32

A good place to look for this kind of informations is in

www.theunderdogs.org

it's a big abandonware site, and they have lots of info in many many softwarehouses

Galahad/FLT · 17 November 2001, 14:08

Ocean are now a part of Infogrammes and Funsoft own Gremlin

BippyM · 17 November 2001, 14:47

How the heck did Ocean get taken over, I don't remember reading about financial difficulties or anything like that and afaik Ocean were one of the biggest developer/publishers in their day!

As for Gremlin who's funsoft?

What about other houses/developers i.e 21st Century etc.. it seems Eidos rose from Tombraider and grew quickly to be one of the biggest

Galahad/FLT · 17 November 2001, 15:15

>How the heck did Ocean get taken over, I don't remember >reading about financial difficulties or anything like that and afaik >Ocean were one of the biggest developer/publishers in their >day!

Ocean didn't make enough inroads into PC/PSX/SATURN development. Their main income was Amiga, NES and SNES, Ocean and Infogrammes merged, but it was the Infogrammes name that stayed.

>As for Gremlin who's funsoft?

German company, who in 1994 owned 25% of Gremlin Interactive. They later bought Gremlin out completly.

>What about other houses/developers i.e 21st Century etc.. it >seems Eidos rose from Tombraider and grew quickly to be one >of the biggest

21st Century Entertainments used to be know as Hewson Consultants (Hewson), they died twice before coming back as 21st. As far as I know, they are no longer around.

Eidos was an American company that bought out: Domark, Core Design, U.S. Gold, CentreSoft (Distribution), plus several development teams.

BippyM · 04 February 2010, 20:57

Hmmmm my first thread all those years ago

Graham Humphrey · 04 February 2010, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

Hiya guys, Whatever happened to the likes of Ocean Software, Gremlin and the other BIG Amiga houses?

They have all vanished or been sucked up by the likes of Eidos, Codemasters etc..

Can anyone shed some light?

Go away n00b - and don't you dare ask how to access the Zone without reading the FAQ

Peter · 04 February 2010, 21:14

As fresh today as the day it was written...!

DH · 04 February 2010, 21:42

What is this, revival of the first ever thread or something

OMG! You only got 3 answers which don't include your own and I've just equalised it with this wonderful post

Suppose we'll have to wait another 9 years before you'll revive it again eh Bippy

DDNI · 04 February 2010, 22:21

hmmm, DDNI ponders what happened to Mastertronic?

Galahad/FLT · 04 February 2010, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

hmmm, DDNI ponders what happened to Mastertronic?

Absorbed by Virgin Games, who then became Virgin Interactive Entertainment.

gimbal · 05 February 2010, 14:33

I wonder what happened to Vulcan. They stopped doing anything around 2004

http://www.vulcan.co.uk/english/index.htm

Shame, they were working on a new Valhalla game (in 3D of course...). Their Vulcan portal thingy was a neat little tool anyway.

kamelito · 05 February 2010, 23:04

IF you wanna know more about Ocean check theses links.
kml

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...6952890708986#

http://www.theoceanexperience.co.uk

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13 November 2001, 03:32	#2
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	A good place to look for this kind of informations is in www.theunderdogs.org it's a big abandonware site, and they have lots of info in many many softwarehouses

17 November 2001, 14:08	#3
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Ocean are now a part of Infogrammes and Funsoft own Gremlin

17 November 2001, 14:47	#4
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	How the heck did Ocean get taken over, I don't remember reading about financial difficulties or anything like that and afaik Ocean were one of the biggest developer/publishers in their day! As for Gremlin who's funsoft? What about other houses/developers i.e 21st Century etc.. it seems Eidos rose from Tombraider and grew quickly to be one of the biggest

17 November 2001, 15:15	#5
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	>How the heck did Ocean get taken over, I don't remember >reading about financial difficulties or anything like that and afaik >Ocean were one of the biggest developer/publishers in their >day! Ocean didn't make enough inroads into PC/PSX/SATURN development. Their main income was Amiga, NES and SNES, Ocean and Infogrammes merged, but it was the Infogrammes name that stayed. >As for Gremlin who's funsoft? German company, who in 1994 owned 25% of Gremlin Interactive. They later bought Gremlin out completly. >What about other houses/developers i.e 21st Century etc.. it >seems Eidos rose from Tombraider and grew quickly to be one >of the biggest 21st Century Entertainments used to be know as Hewson Consultants (Hewson), they died twice before coming back as 21st. As far as I know, they are no longer around. Eidos was an American company that bought out: Domark, Core Design, U.S. Gold, CentreSoft (Distribution), plus several development teams.

04 February 2010, 20:57	#6
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Hmmmm my first thread all those years ago

04 February 2010, 21:14	#8
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	As fresh today as the day it was written...!

04 February 2010, 21:42	#9
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	What is this, revival of the first ever thread or something OMG! You only got 3 answers which don't include your own and I've just equalised it with this wonderful post Suppose we'll have to wait another 9 years before you'll revive it again eh Bippy

04 February 2010, 22:21	#10
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	hmmm, DDNI ponders what happened to Mastertronic?

05 February 2010, 14:33	#12
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,905	I wonder what happened to Vulcan. They stopped doing anything around 2004 http://www.vulcan.co.uk/english/index.htm Shame, they were working on a new Valhalla game (in 3D of course...). Their Vulcan portal thingy was a neat little tool anyway.

05 February 2010, 23:04	#13
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,801	IF you wanna know more about Ocean check theses links. kml http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...6952890708986# http://www.theoceanexperience.co.uk

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