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− | Nexa was formed by Gilman Louie and a few college friends. | + | __NOTOC__ |
+ | '''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] | ||
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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=== | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
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+ | ===Apple II=== | ||
+ | *''Delta Squadron'' (US Publisher: Nexa) | ||
+ | *''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
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+ | ===Atari 8-Bit=== | ||
+ | *''All-Pro Football'' (US Publisher: Nexa) | ||
+ | *''Captain Cosmo'' (US Publisher: Nexa) | ||
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+ | ===Atari ST=== | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
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+ | ===Commodore 64=== | ||
+ | *''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
+ | *''World's Greatest Football Game, The'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | ||
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+ | ===DOS=== | ||
+ | *''Ace of Aces'' (US Publisher: Accolade) | ||
+ | *''L.A. Crackdown'' (US Publisher: Epyx) | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
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+ | ===Macintosh=== | ||
+ | *''Portal'' (US Publisher: Activision) | ||
===Mark III/Master System=== | ===Mark III/Master System=== | ||
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*''Monopoly'' (US/EU 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) | ||
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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] | ||
+ | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilman_Louie Wikipedia article on Gilman Louie] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Companies]] |
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.