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Also known as Scangames Norway [http://www.mobygames.com/game/fuzzball_] and maybe Scangames Interactive [http://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/9.JaguarSupportArea/3.ReferenceDesk/39DeveloperandGameList.php], '''Scangames''' was a Norwegian development company consisting of John Kroknes and Stefan Holmqvist, both of whom went on to start the Swedish studio Amuze (Headhunter, Headhunter Redemption). [http://twitter.com/Ziphoid/status/7093303206]
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'''Scangames Norway AS''' was a Norwegian development company that included John Kroknes and Stefan Holmqvist, both of whom went on to start the Swedish studio Amuze (''Headhunter'', ''Headhunter Redemption''). [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/File:Scangames_Carehag.png]
  
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, hidden data?
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, hidden data, interviews, online resources
  
 
===Amiga===
 
===Amiga===
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===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
*''Combat Cars'' (US/EU Publisher: Accolade)
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*''Combat Cars'' (under subcontract with Funcom) (US/EU Publisher: Accolade)
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*''Fun Car Rally'' (unreleased) (under subcontract with Funcom) (Accolade)
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:<small>Sound: [[Krisalis]]</small>
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:<small>Stefan Holmqvist [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/File:Scangames_Holmqvist.png confirmed in a YouTube comment] that this was an "alpha" version of ''Combat Cars''. The game was "sold to Accolade through a friend's company" called Mcom, which "kind of" became Funcom. Accolade wanted something "cooler," so it was turned into ''Combat Cars''.</small>
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==Links==
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*[http://amp.dascene.net/detail.php?view=8418&detail=interview Interview with ''Combat Cars'' composer John Carehag]
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanhq Stefan Holmqvist on LinkedIn]
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Latest revision as of 21:12, 13 January 2020

Scangames Norway AS was a Norwegian development company that included John Kroknes and Stefan Holmqvist, both of whom went on to start the Swedish studio Amuze (Headhunter, Headhunter Redemption). [1]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, interviews, online resources

Amiga

  • Fuzzball (EU Publisher: System 3)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Combat Cars (under subcontract with Funcom) (US/EU Publisher: Accolade)
  • Fun Car Rally (unreleased) (under subcontract with Funcom) (Accolade)
Sound: Krisalis
Stefan Holmqvist confirmed in a YouTube comment that this was an "alpha" version of Combat Cars. The game was "sold to Accolade through a friend's company" called Mcom, which "kind of" became Funcom. Accolade wanted something "cooler," so it was turned into Combat Cars.

Links