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'''ICOM Simulations, Inc.''' (incorporated on May 22, 1985) was a software company founded by Tod Zipnick, based in Wheeling and later Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Among its most popular products were the pioneering MacVenture series of point-and-click adventure games and ''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective''.
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources
  
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==As TMQ Software==
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==As ICOM Simulations==
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===Apple II===
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===Amiga===
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*''Galactic Prospector'' (US Publisher: Disney)
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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:<small>Written by Dan Repich [http://www.repix.com/rpxserver.dll?about]</small>
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:<small>Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories</small>
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*''Moon Patrol'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
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*''Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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:<small>Written by Dan Repich</small>
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:<small>Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories</small>
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*''Ms. Pac-Man'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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:<small>Written by Steve Hays [http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=987]</small>
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:<small>Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories</small>
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*''Rescue on Fractalus!'' (US Publisher: Lucasfilm Games; UK Publisher: Activision)
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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:<small>Written by Craig Seastrom</small>
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:<small>Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories</small>
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*''Robotron: 2084'' (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
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:<small>Written by Steve Hays</small>
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===Apple IIGS===
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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===Atari ST===
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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===CDTV===
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*''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
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===Commodore 64===
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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:<small>Developer: Metribotics</small>
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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===DOS===
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Earth Invitational'' (unreleased) (ICOM Simulations) [http://unreleased.lostlevels.org/game.php?number=1183]
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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===FM Towns===
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*''Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza'' (JP Publisher: Fujitsu)
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===Macintosh===
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*''Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Earth Invitational'' (unreleased) (ICOM Simulations) [http://unreleased.lostlevels.org/game.php?number=1183]
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: Mindscape)
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===Mega CD/Sega CD===
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*''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' (US Publisher: Sega)
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===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
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*''Ghost Manor'' (US Publisher: TTI)
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:<small>Sound: Music Comp</small>
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*''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' / ''Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza'' (US Publisher: NEC; JP Publisher: Victor)
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*''Yo, Bro'' (US Publisher: NEC)
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===PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD===
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*''The Addams Family'' (US Publisher: NEC)
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*''Beyond Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: TTI)
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:<small>Music: Byte-Size Sound</small>
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*''Camp California'' (US Publisher: TTI)
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*''Shape Shifter'' / ''Shapeshifter: Makai Eiyuuden'' (US Publisher: TTI; JP Publisher: Victor)
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:<small>Sound: Music Comp</small>
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===Super Famicom/Super NES===
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*''Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions'' (US/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
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:<small>Sound: Nu Romantic Productions</small>
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*''Road Runner's Death Valley Rally'' / ''Looney Tunes: Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote'' / ''Looney Tunes: Road Runner'' (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
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:<small>Music: New Romantic Productions</small>
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===Windows===
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*''Déjà Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
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:<small>Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software</small>
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*''Shadowgate'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations; EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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:<small>Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software</small>
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*''Uninvited'' (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations; EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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:<small>Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software</small>
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==As Viacom New Media==
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===DOS===
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*''Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo's Curse'' (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
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*''MTV's Club Dead'' (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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===Macintosh===
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*''Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo's Curse'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Wiener Takes All'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''MTV's Club Dead'' (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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===Mega Drive/Genesis===
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*''Phantom 2040'' (US/EU/BR Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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===PlayStation===
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*''SlamScape'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media; EU Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
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===Super Famicom/Super NES===
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*''Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage'' / ''Bugs Bunny: Hachamecha Daibouken'' (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
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:<small>Music: Nu Romantic Productions</small>
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*''Nickelodeon GUTS'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''Phantom 2040'' (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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:<small>Music: Nu Romantic Productions</small>
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===Windows===
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*''Beavis & Butt-head: Calling All Dorks'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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:<small>Programming: Ant Software [http://www.antsoftware.com/pages/resume.htm]</small>
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*''MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Wiener Takes All'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''The Indian in the Cupboard'' (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
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*''SlamScape'' (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  
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===PC Booter===
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==As Rabid Entertainment==
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*''Hard Hat Mack'' (US Publisher: Electronic Arts)
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===PlayStation===
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:<small>Written by Kevin Gilmore and Dana How</small>
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*''Violent Seed'' (unreleased)
  
 
[[Category:WIP]]
 
[[Category:WIP]]

Latest revision as of 09:51, 25 December 2020

ATTENTION: This entry is a WORK IN PROGRESS
This entry is not finished. Please use with caution.

ICOM Simulations, Inc. (incorporated on May 22, 1985) was a software company founded by Tod Zipnick, based in Wheeling and later Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Among its most popular products were the pioneering MacVenture series of point-and-click adventure games and Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources

As ICOM Simulations

Amiga

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories
  • Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (US Publisher: Mindscape)
Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: Mindscape)
Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)
Programming: Pacesetter Laboratories

Apple IIGS

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)

Atari ST

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)

CDTV

  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)

Commodore 64

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
Developer: Metribotics
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)

DOS

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Earth Invitational (unreleased) (ICOM Simulations) [1]
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)

FM Towns

  • Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza (JP Publisher: Fujitsu)

Macintosh

  • Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Earth Invitational (unreleased) (ICOM Simulations) [2]
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: Mindscape)

Mega CD/Sega CD

  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (US Publisher: Sega)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Ghost Manor (US Publisher: TTI)
Sound: Music Comp
  • Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective / Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza (US Publisher: NEC; JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Yo, Bro (US Publisher: NEC)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • The Addams Family (US Publisher: NEC)
  • Beyond Shadowgate (US Publisher: TTI)
Music: Byte-Size Sound
  • Camp California (US Publisher: TTI)
  • Shape Shifter / Shapeshifter: Makai Eiyuuden (US Publisher: TTI; JP Publisher: Victor)
Sound: Music Comp

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions (US/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
Sound: Nu Romantic Productions
  • Road Runner's Death Valley Rally / Looney Tunes: Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote / Looney Tunes: Road Runner (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
Music: New Romantic Productions

Windows

  • Déjà Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations)
Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software
  • Shadowgate (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations; EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software
  • Uninvited (US Publisher: ICOM Simulations; EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
Sprite and Sound Programming: Ant Software

As Viacom New Media

DOS

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo's Curse (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
  • MTV's Club Dead (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)

Macintosh

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo's Curse (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Wiener Takes All (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • MTV's Club Dead (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Phantom 2040 (US/EU/BR Publisher: Viacom New Media)

PlayStation

  • SlamScape (US Publisher: Viacom New Media; EU Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage / Bugs Bunny: Hachamecha Daibouken (US/JP/EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
Music: Nu Romantic Productions
  • Nickelodeon GUTS (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • Phantom 2040 (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
Music: Nu Romantic Productions

Windows

  • Beavis & Butt-head: Calling All Dorks (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
Programming: Ant Software [3]
  • MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Wiener Takes All (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • The Indian in the Cupboard (US Publisher: Viacom New Media)
  • SlamScape (US/EU Publisher: Viacom New Media)

As Rabid Entertainment

PlayStation

  • Violent Seed (unreleased)
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