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Nexa was formed by Gilman Louie and a few college friends. It later merged with Spectrum Holobyte to form Sphere (games continued to be marketed under the Spectrum Holobyte name).
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'''Nexa''' was formed by Gilman Louie and a few college friends [http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7964] in 1982 (incorporated 06/24/1982, California company entity number C1115094). In early 1987, British publisher Robert Maxwell's Pergamon Press purchased it and Spectrum Holobyte and merged them to form Sphere [http://www.cbronline.com/article_cg_print.asp?guid=C6F5EAD6-882C-4EF0-8ADE-E0DD8B234B7B] (games continued to be marketed under the Spectrum Holobyte name). [http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7964]
  
===Master System===
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Louie's previous company was Voyager Software. [http://www.ataritimes.com/article.php?showarticle=336]
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'''[[Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]), shared credits
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'''[[Interviews|Related Interviews]]:''' [[Interview:Kevin Seghetti|Kevin Seghetti]]
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===Amiga===
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Apple II===
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*''Delta Squadron'' (US Publisher: Nexa)
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*''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Atari 8-Bit===
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*''All-Pro Football'' (US Publisher: Nexa)
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*''Captain Cosmo'' (US Publisher: Nexa)
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===Atari ST===
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Commodore 64===
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*''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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*''World's Greatest Football Game, The'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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===DOS===
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*''Ace of Aces'' (US Publisher: Accolade)
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*''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Macintosh===
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*''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision)
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===Mark III/Master System===
 
*''Alf'' (US Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Alf'' (US Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Monopoly'' (US/EU Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Monopoly'' (US/EU Publisher: Sega)
  
==External links==
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===MSX1===
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*''Captain Cosmo'' (JP Publisher: ASCII)
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*''F-16 Fighting Falcon'' (JP Publisher: ASCII)
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*''Starship Simulator'' (JP Publisher: ASCII)
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[http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft.php?MENU=8&SOFT_ID=&Page=1&TYPE_CODE=G&EDITEUR_ID=1342&VISU=TABLE Atarimania] lists several Atari 8-Bit games that may have never been released: Adventures of the Baby Sea Turtle, Journey, Maze Master, Superbowl Football, and Das Unterseeboot.
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==Links==
 
*[http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7964 SMS Power thread]
 
*[http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7964 SMS Power thread]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilman_Louie Wikipedia article on Gilman Louie]
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 6 February 2021

Nexa was formed by Gilman Louie and a few college friends [1] in 1982 (incorporated 06/24/1982, California company entity number C1115094). In early 1987, British publisher Robert Maxwell's Pergamon Press purchased it and Spectrum Holobyte and merged them to form Sphere [2] (games continued to be marketed under the Spectrum Holobyte name). [3]

Louie's previous company was Voyager Software. [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links), shared credits

Related Interviews: Kevin Seghetti

Amiga

  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)

Apple II

  • Delta Squadron (US Publisher: Nexa)
  • L.A. Crackdown (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)

Atari 8-Bit

  • All-Pro Football (US Publisher: Nexa)
  • Captain Cosmo (US Publisher: Nexa)

Atari ST

  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)

Commodore 64

  • L.A. Crackdown (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)
  • World's Greatest Football Game, The (US Publisher: Epyx)

DOS

  • Ace of Aces (US Publisher: Accolade)
  • L.A. Crackdown (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)

Macintosh

  • Portal (US Publisher: Activision)

Mark III/Master System

  • Alf (US Publisher: Sega)
  • Monopoly (US/EU Publisher: Sega)

MSX1

  • Captain Cosmo (JP Publisher: ASCII)
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon (JP Publisher: ASCII)
  • Starship Simulator (JP Publisher: ASCII)


Atarimania lists several Atari 8-Bit games that may have never been released: Adventures of the Baby Sea Turtle, Journey, Maze Master, Superbowl Football, and Das Unterseeboot.

Links