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===Commodore 64===
 
===Commodore 64===
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*''1942'' (unreleased) (Capcom)*
 
*''Bionic Commando'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Bionic Commando'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
*''Defender of the Crown'' (animation programming, special visual effects) (US Publisher: Cinemaware)
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*''Black Tiger'' (unreleased) (Capcom)*
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*''Defender of the Crown'' (animation programming, special visual effects) (US Publisher: Cinemaware)**
 
:<small>Some Programming: [[Alien Technology Group]]; Sound: Palace Software</small>
 
:<small>Some Programming: [[Alien Technology Group]]; Sound: Palace Software</small>
 
*''Designasaurus'' (US/EU Publisher: Britannica Software)
 
*''Designasaurus'' (US/EU Publisher: Britannica Software)
*''Gun.Smoke'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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*''Gun.Smoke'' (US Publisher: Capcom)**
 
*''Hat Trick'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Hat Trick'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Mini Golf'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Mini Golf'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Sarge'' (unreleased) (Capcom) [http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/sarge/]
 
*''Sarge'' (unreleased) (Capcom) [http://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/sarge/]
*''Side Arms Hyper Dyne'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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*''Side Arms Hyper Dyne'' (US Publisher: Capcom)**
*''The Speed Rumbler'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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*''The Speed Rumbler'' (US Publisher: Capcom)**
 
*''Stocker'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Stocker'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Street Fighter'' (US Publisher: Capcom) [Stephen Rozner - programmer]
 
*''Street Fighter'' (US Publisher: Capcom) [Stephen Rozner - programmer]
 
*<div style="color:red">''Strider''</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Strider''</div>
 
:<small>Stephen Rozner said he worked on this in ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1'', but the screenshots on the back of [http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Strider_%28C64,_5_1/4%22_Disk%29_Capcom_-_1989_USA,_Canada_Release the US box] are from the Tiertex version.</small>
 
:<small>Stephen Rozner said he worked on this in ''The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1'', but the screenshots on the back of [http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Strider_%28C64,_5_1/4%22_Disk%29_Capcom_-_1989_USA,_Canada_Release the US box] are from the Tiertex version.</small>
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*''Tiger Road'' (unreleased) (Capcom)*
  
 
===DOS===
 
===DOS===
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*''Street Fighter'' (unreleased)
 
*''Street Fighter'' (unreleased)
  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Platform determined by looking at [http://video-game-ephemera.com/003.htm Capcom USA brochure]<br />
*''1942'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> Developed as Lyndon & Associates
*''Black Tiger'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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*''Tiger Road'' (US Publisher: Capcom)
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==Links==
 
==Links==

Revision as of 23:09, 17 May 2017

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Pacific Dataworks International (originally Lyndon & Associates; the names Grey Matter and Discovery Software had been considered) was a development company founded in January 1987 by programmer Troy Lyndon after leaving Gamestar. Incorporated in May 1987, it initially consisted of Lyndon working out of his condo but gradually expanded. [1]

Other principals of the company included Scott Maxwell and Michael Knox. Lyndon and Knox later started Park Place Productions.

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

Commodore 64

  • 1942 (unreleased) (Capcom)*
  • Bionic Commando (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Black Tiger (unreleased) (Capcom)*
  • Defender of the Crown (animation programming, special visual effects) (US Publisher: Cinemaware)**
Some Programming: Alien Technology Group; Sound: Palace Software
  • Designasaurus (US/EU Publisher: Britannica Software)
  • Gun.Smoke (US Publisher: Capcom)**
  • Hat Trick (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Mini Golf (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Sarge (unreleased) (Capcom) [2]
  • Side Arms Hyper Dyne (US Publisher: Capcom)**
  • The Speed Rumbler (US Publisher: Capcom)**
  • Stocker (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Street Fighter (US Publisher: Capcom) [Stephen Rozner - programmer]
  • Strider
Stephen Rozner said he worked on this in The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1, but the screenshots on the back of the US box are from the Tiertex version.
  • Tiger Road (unreleased) (Capcom)*

DOS

  • Bionic Commando (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War (US Publisher: Kyodai)
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Hat Trick (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Side Arms Hyper Dyne (US Publisher: Capcom)
  • Trojan (US Publisher: Capcom)

NES

  • Street Fighter (unreleased)

* Platform determined by looking at Capcom USA brochure
** Developed as Lyndon & Associates

Links