Designer Software

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Designer Software was a company created in 1980 and established in 1981 by engineer Bill Bogenreif. In later years, it provided web design and programming services. [1]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources

Amiga

  • Street Sports Basketball (US Publisher: Epyx)

Apple II

  • Create a Calendar (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Death Sword (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Defender (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
  • Filer's Choice (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Mario Bros. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Murder on the Zinderneuf (US Publisher: Electronic Arts)
  • Poetry Processor (unreleased) (US Publisher: NewManWare)
  • Print Magic (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Trolls and Tribulations (US Publisher: Creative Software)
  • World Games (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • World Karate Championship (US Publisher: Epyx)

Apple IIGS

  • California Games (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Street Sports Soccer (US Publisher: Epyx)

Atari 8-bit

  • Andy the Personality Robot (US Publisher: Axlon)
  • Loco-Motion (US Publisher: Software Street)
  • Millipedes (US Publisher: Software Street)
  • Qix (US Publisher: Atari)
  • Trolls and Tribulations (US Publisher: Creative Software)

Atari ST

  • The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! (US Publisher: Paragon Software; UK Publisher: Empire Software)

Commodore 64

  • Andy the Personality Robot (US Publisher: Axlon)
  • Centipede (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
Subcontracted to programmers John Alvarado and Gregg Tavares [2] [3]
  • Create a Calendar (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Print Kit (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Filer's Choice (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Galaxian (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
Subcontracted to programmer Alan Pavlish
  • Ho! Ho! Ho! 5 Family Christmas Games (US Publisher: Random House)
  • Jungle Hunt (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
  • Mario Bros. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
Subcontracted to programmers John Alvarado and Gregg Tavares
  • Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
  • Trolls and Tribulations (US Publisher: Creative Software)
  • Typo Attack (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Vanguard (unreleased) (Atarisoft) [4]

Famicom/NES

  • Rollerblade Racer (programming; under subcontract with Radiance Software?) (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
Sound driver: RSP

Game Boy

  • Baby's Day Out (unreleased) (Hi Tech Entertainment)
  • Beethoven's 2nd (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased, concept and design only) (Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)

Game Gear

  • Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)

IBM PC

  • Create a Calendar (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Death Sword (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Print Kit (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Disney's Aladdin Print Kit (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast Print Kit (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Jurassic Park: Paint & Activity Center (US Publisher: Hi Tech Entertainment)
  • EGA-Roids (US Publisher: Designer Software)
  • Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer (US Publisher: Microplay Software)
  • Mario Bros. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Mickey's & Minnie's Fun Time Print Kit (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Mickey's Memory Challenge (US Publisher: Disney Software)
  • Missile Command (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • NBA Jam (unreleased) (Hi Tech Entertainment)
  • Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
  • Paint Misbehavin' (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Poetry Processor (US Publisher: NewManWare)
  • Rad Warrior (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Route 66 Adventure (unreleased) (Buena Vista Software)
  • RVF Honda (unreleased) (Microplay Software)
  • Sharkey's 3D Pool (US Publisher: Microplay Software)
  • The Sporting News Baseball (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Street Sports Basketball (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Street Sports Soccer (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Summer Games II (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Track & Field (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Winter Games (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Winter Holidays (unreleased?) (Hi Tech Expressions)
  • World Games (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • World Karate Championship (US Publisher: Epyx)

Macintosh

  • Destiny (US Publisher: Software Investments Plus)
  • Poetry Processor (unreleased) (US Publisher: NewManWare)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Baby's Day Out (unreleased) (Hi Tech Entertainment)
  • Beethoven's 2nd: The Quest for Pups (unreleased) (Hi Tech Entertainment)
Developer: WayForward Technologies?
  • Mickey Mouse: Private Eye (unreleased, concept and design only) (Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (concept and supervision only) (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)
Developer: WayForward Technologies

NEC Trek (PC-6001A)

  • Cinderella's 3-D Maze (unreleased?)
  • Cinderella's Beads (unreleased?)
  • Dalmatian Multiplication (unreleased?)
  • Donald's Word Arcade (unreleased?)
  • Goofy in Space (unreleased?)
  • Graphics Painter (unreleased?)
  • Mickey and the Beanstalk (unreleased?)
  • Mickey's Lucky Stars (unreleased?)
  • Mickey's Mathemagical Mops (unreleased?)
  • Minnie and the Haunted Mansion (unreleased?) [5]

PCjr

  • Pac-Man (unreleased) (Atarisoft)

Pico

  • Barbie's Beach House (unreleased) (Hi Tech Expressions)
  • Merriam Webster Children's Animated Action Dictionary (unreleased, concept and design only) (Mindscape)
  • Beethoven's 2nd (Beethoven's Birthday? [6]) (unreleased) (Hi Tech Expressions)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Baby's Day Out (unreleased) (Hi Tech Entertainment)
  • Mickey's Ultimate Challenge (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions)

VIC-20

  • Galaxian (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
Subcontracted to programmer Alan Pavlish
  • Mario Bros. (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
  • Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft)

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