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'''Park Place Productions''' (originally Park Place Production Team) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [http://www.troylyndon.com/] with $3,000 and a credit card. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/] It eventually grew to be North America's largest game development company. [http://www.troylyndon.com/] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_n4_v15/ai_n28635934/]
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'''Park Place Productions''' (originally Park Place Production Team [http://www.mobygames.com/company/park-place-productions/logos]) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [http://www.troylyndon.com/] with $3,000 and a credit card. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/] It eventually grew to be North America's largest independent game development company. [http://www.troylyndon.com/] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_n4_v15/ai_n28635934/]
  
 
Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [http://www.spiritofdiscovery.com/main7.html] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO.
 
Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [http://www.spiritofdiscovery.com/main7.html] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO.
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Co-founder Michael Knox died of colon cancer on September 15, 2009, at the age of 48. [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog:More_About_Michael_Knox_and_Park_Place]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]])
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*''NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993'' (US Publisher: Sega)
 
*''NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993'' (US Publisher: Sega)
  
Development of ESPN Baseball Tonight and ESPN National Hockey Night likely started at Park Place but was probably finished at Sony Imagesoft (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.).
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Development of ''ESPN Baseball Tonight'' and ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
  
 
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*''Lennox Lewis Boxing'' (unreleased) (Acclaim)
 
*''Lennox Lewis Boxing'' (unreleased) (Acclaim)
 
*''Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing'' (US/EU Publisher: Virgin)
 
*''Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing'' (US/EU Publisher: Virgin)
*''NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: [[Company:Electronic Arts Victor|Electronic Arts Victor]])
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*''NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: [[Electronic Arts Victor]])
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*''Road to the Cup Hockey '94'' (unreleased) (Electro Brain) [http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasschenck]
  
Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld likely started at Park Place but was probably finished at Sony Imagesoft (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.).
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Development of ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' and ''ESPN SpeedWorld'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
  
 
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*''Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk'' (US/JP Publisher: Virgin)
 
*''Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk'' (US/JP Publisher: Virgin)
  
Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld likely started at Park Place but was probably finished at Sony Imagesoft (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.).
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Development of ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' and ''ESPN SpeedWorld'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
  
NFL Quarterback Club was originally being developed at Park Place; however, Park Place's programmers going to Sony delayed the game [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.sega/browse_thread/thread/e4889979e2de9ab5/85fd10f97253f8dd], and the final product was developed at Iguana. [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nfl-quarterback-club] Amir Zbeda worked on the Super NES version at Park Place. [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amir-zbeda/9/3a2/266]
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''NFL Quarterback Club'' was originally being developed at Park Place. Unfortunately, Park Place programmers going to Sony delayed the game [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.sega/browse_thread/thread/e4889979e2de9ab5/85fd10f97253f8dd], and the final product was developed at Iguana. [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nfl-quarterback-club]
  
 
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*[http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,48119/ Michael Knox on MobyGames]
 
*[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2121 Lost Levels thread]
 
*[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2121 Lost Levels thread]
 
*[http://www.robhowardstudios.com/resume.htm Rob Howard's resume]
 
*[http://www.robhowardstudios.com/resume.htm Rob Howard's resume]
 
*[http://sankam.net/Resume.html John Scharmen's resume]
 
*[http://sankam.net/Resume.html John Scharmen's resume]
 
*[http://groups.google.com/group/misc.jobs.resumes/browse_thread/thread/727e15f32c700fe1/f46d844018ba91c Usenet post by former Park Place programmer Thomas Schenck]
 
*[http://groups.google.com/group/misc.jobs.resumes/browse_thread/thread/727e15f32c700fe1/f46d844018ba91c Usenet post by former Park Place programmer Thomas Schenck]

Revision as of 13:53, 12 September 2010

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Park Place Productions (originally Park Place Production Team [1]) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [2], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [3] with $3,000 and a credit card. [4] It eventually grew to be North America's largest independent game development company. [5] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [6]

Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [7] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO.

Co-founder Michael Knox died of colon cancer on September 15, 2009, at the age of 48. [8]

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

3DO

  • 3D Adventures (unreleased)
  • 3D Football (unreleased)

Commodore 64

  • ABC Monday Night Football (US Publisher: Data East)
Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
  • Dream Team, The: 3 on 3 Challenge (US/CA Publisher: Data East)
Game Design: Season Ticket Productions

DOS

  • ABC Monday Night Football (US Publisher: Data East)
Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
  • Batman Returns (US/EU Publisher: Konami)
Game Design: Subway Software
  • Beat the House (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
  • Berenstain Bears Learn About Counting, The (US Publisher: Compton's New Media)
  • Bo Jackson Baseball (US Publisher: Data East)
  • Body Illustrated (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
  • David Robinson Basketball (unreleased?) (Sega)
  • Draft & Print (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
  • Dream Team, The: 3 on 3 Challenge (US/CA Publisher: Data East)
Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
  • Dvorak on Typing (US Publisher: Interplay)
  • Facts in Action (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
  • Human Calculator, The (US Publisher: Compton's New Media)
  • Learn to Type? [9]
  • NFL Video Pro Football (US Publisher: Konami)
  • Typing for Today (US Publisher: Interplay)

Famicom/NES

  • Roundball: 2-on-2 Challenge (US/EU Publisher: Mindscape)

Game Boy

  • Chessmaster, The (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions; JP Publisher: Altron)
  • New Chessmaster, The (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions; JP Publisher: Altron)

Jaguar

  • 3D Football (unreleased) [10]

Macintosh

  • Beat the House (US Publisher: Interplay)
Did Park Place do this version?

Mega CD/Sega CD

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (unreleased)
  • NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993 (US Publisher: Sega)

Development of ESPN Baseball Tonight and ESPN National Hockey Night was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Champions World Class Soccer (EU/US Publisher: Flying Edge; JP Publisher: Acclaim; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
  • Dan Marino Power Play Football (unreleased) (Virgin)
  • Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops (US/AU Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
  • ESPN Baseball Tonight (US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)
  • Jeopardy! (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Jeopardy!: Deluxe Edition (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Jeopardy!: Sports Edition (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Joe Montana Football (US/EU/JP Publisher: Sega)
  • John Madden Football / John Madden American Football (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
  • Lennox Lewis Boxing (unreleased) (Acclaim)
  • Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (US/EU Publisher: Virgin)
  • NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: Electronic Arts Victor)
  • Road to the Cup Hockey '94 (unreleased) (Electro Brain) [11]

Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Champions World Class Soccer (JP/US Publisher: Acclaim)
  • ESPN Baseball Tonight (US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)
  • John Madden Football / Pro Football (US Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: Imagineer)
  • Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge (US Publisher: GameTek)
  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (unreleased)
  • Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (unreleased) (Virgin)
  • NFL Football (US/JP Publisher: Konami)
  • NHLPA Hockey 93 (US Publisher: Electronic Arts)
  • Pigskin Footbrawl (unreleased) (RazorSoft)
  • Road to the Cup Hockey '94 (unreleased) (Electro Brain)
  • Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk (US/JP Publisher: Virgin)

Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)

NFL Quarterback Club was originally being developed at Park Place. Unfortunately, Park Place programmers going to Sony delayed the game [12], and the final product was developed at Iguana. [13]

Windows

  • Beat the House (US Publisher: Interplay)
  • Jeopardy! (US Publisher: GameTek)
Jeopardy! Deluxe?
  • Wheel of Fortune (US Publisher: GameTek)
Wheel of Fortune Deluxe?

Links