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'''Paragon Software Corporation''' was founded by Mark E. Seremet and F.J. Lennon in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1985 (Pennsylvania business entity number 175631). The company later moved to nearby Latrobe. A group of Paragon developers (Thomas Holmes, Christopher Straka, James Namestka) left to found Event Horizon Software (later Dreamforge Intertainment) in 1990. Paragon was acquired by '''[[Atari_Hunt_Valley|MicroProse]]''' in 1992 to become an internal studio [https://www.members.tripod.com/~RNandtheCGB/news.html]. Due to MicroProse's financial troubles in 1993 (which eventually led to the Spectrum HoloByte merger), the studio was supposed to be closed, but the founders re-acquired the assets from MicroProse and the Pennsylvania location became the in-house studio of '''Take-Two Interactive''' [https://www.stayforever.de/bloodnet-a-conversation-with-laura-kampo-and-john-antinori/]. In 1998, the studio was spun off into its own Take-Two subsidiary, becoming '''Gearhead Entertainment''' (Pennyslvania business entity number 2815248) [https://web.archive.org/web/20030603184431/http://www.origin.ea.com/about.html]. It was shut down in 2000 [https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_190/page/n43/mode/2up].
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Based in Greensburg, later Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Founded by Mark E. Seremet and F.J. Lennon in 1985 (Pennsylvania business entity number 175631). A group of Paragon developers left to found Event Horizon Software (later Dreamforge Intertainment) in 1990. Paragon was acquired by [[Atari_Hunt_Valley|MicroProse]] in 1992 to become an internal studio [https://www.members.tripod.com/~RNandtheCGB/news.html]. Due to MicroProse's financial troubles in 1993 (which eventually led to the Spectrum HoloByte merger), the studio was supposed to be closed, but the founders re-acquired the assets from MicroProse and the Pennsylvania location became the in-house studio of Take-Two Interactive [https://www.stayforever.de/bloodnet-a-conversation-with-laura-kampo-and-john-antinori/]. It might have transformed again to become Gearhead Studios (Pennyslvania business entity number 2815248) which developed Bass Hunter 64 [https://web.archive.org/web/20030603184431/http://www.origin.ea.com/about.html].
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff
  
 
==As Paragon==
 
==As Paragon==
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*''MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
 
*''MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
 
*''MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
 
*''MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
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*<div style="color:red">''Millennium: Return to Earth'' (DOS port, there may be a different, earlier version (Millennium 2.2) not by Paragon) (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)</div>
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*''Millennium: Return to Earth'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
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*''The Punisher'' (US Publisher: Paragon)
 
*''The Punisher'' (US Publisher: Paragon)
 
*''Space: 1889'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
 
*''Space: 1889'' (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
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*''X-Men II'' (US Publisher: Paragon)
 
*''X-Men II'' (US Publisher: Paragon)
  
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==As MicroProse==
 
===DOS===
 
===DOS===
 
*''BloodNet'' (US/EU Publisher: MicroProse)
 
*''BloodNet'' (US/EU Publisher: MicroProse)
 
*''Challenge of the Five Realms'' (US Publisher: MicroPlay)
 
*''Challenge of the Five Realms'' (US Publisher: MicroPlay)
  
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==As Take-Two Interactive==
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==As Take-Two==
 
===3DO===
 
===3DO===
 
*''Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller'' (US Publisher: Take-Two)
 
*''Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller'' (US Publisher: Take-Two)
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*''Black Dahlia'' (US Publisher: Interplay; EU Publisher: Take-Two)
 
*''Black Dahlia'' (US Publisher: Interplay; EU Publisher: Take-Two)
  
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==As Gearhead==
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===Nintendo 64===
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*''Bass Hunter 64'' (US/EU Publisher: Take-Two)
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Revision as of 17:48, 28 February 2022

Paragon Software Corporation was founded by Mark E. Seremet and F.J. Lennon in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1985 (Pennsylvania business entity number 175631). The company later moved to nearby Latrobe. A group of Paragon developers (Thomas Holmes, Christopher Straka, James Namestka) left to found Event Horizon Software (later Dreamforge Intertainment) in 1990. Paragon was acquired by MicroProse in 1992 to become an internal studio [1]. Due to MicroProse's financial troubles in 1993 (which eventually led to the Spectrum HoloByte merger), the studio was supposed to be closed, but the founders re-acquired the assets from MicroProse and the Pennsylvania location became the in-house studio of Take-Two Interactive [2]. In 1998, the studio was spun off into its own Take-Two subsidiary, becoming Gearhead Entertainment (Pennyslvania business entity number 2815248) [3]. It was shut down in 2000 [4].

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff

As Paragon

DOS

  • Dr. Doom's Revenge (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • Guardians of Infinity: To Save Kennedy (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
  • MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
  • Millennium: Return to Earth (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
there may be a different, earlier DOS version under the original UK title Millennium 2.2 not by Paragon
  • The Punisher (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • Space: 1889 (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
  • Twilight: 2000 (US Publisher: Paragon; EU Publisher: Empire)
  • Twilight's Ransom (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • Wizard Wars (US Publisher: Paragon)
Programming by Out of the Blue, Inc./James Blue
  • XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter (US/EU Publisher: MicroPlay)
Paragon only mentioned by name in the manual
  • X-Men (US Publisher: Paragon)
  • X-Men II (US Publisher: Paragon)

As MicroProse

DOS

  • BloodNet (US/EU Publisher: MicroProse)
  • Challenge of the Five Realms (US Publisher: MicroPlay)

As Take-Two

3DO

  • Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (US Publisher: Take-Two)

DOS

  • Bureau 13 (US Publisher: Take-Two; EU Publisher: Gametek)
  • Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (US Publisher: Take-Two; EU Publisher: Gametek)
  • Iron & Blood (Publisher: Acclaim)
  • Jetfighter: Full Burn (US Publisher: Interplay; EU Publisher: Take-Two)
co-developed by Mission Studios
  • Ripper (US Publisher: Take-Two; EU Publisher: Gametek)
  • Star Crusader (US Publisher: Take-Two; EU Publisher: Gametek)

Macintosh

  • Master of Orion (US Publisher: Take-Two)
  • Ripper (US Publisher: Take-Two)

PlayStation

  • Iron & Blood (Publisher: Acclaim)

Windows

  • Black Dahlia (US Publisher: Interplay; EU Publisher: Take-Two)

As Gearhead

Nintendo 64

  • Bass Hunter 64 (US/EU Publisher: Take-Two)
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