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'''WJS Design''' was started in late 1989 by Wayne J. Smithson. A successful career programming, culminating in the ST conversion of Psygnosis' Blood Money, earned Wayne critical acclaim and enough cash to employ other coders and graphic artists. As of April 1990, the team consisted of Paul Hoggart, Kevin Oxland, Smithson, and Chris Warren. [http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_developer=633]
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From [https://archive.org/stream/thegamesmachine-29/TheGamesMachine_29_Apr_1990_djvu.txt ''The Games Machine'' (April 1990)]: "'''WJS Design''' was set up late in 1989 by Wayne Smithson. A successful career programming, culminating in the ST conversion of the huge Psygnosis hit ''Blood Money'', earned Wayne acclaim and enough cash to employ other coders and graphic artists. Today the WJS team consists of Wayne, Paul Hoggart, Kevin Oxland and Chris Warren."
  
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Looking at [http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/info records], there was no company incorporated under the name WJS Design. Did WJS Design become Sunrise Games Ltd, which in turn became RGB Tree Ltd, which in turn was acquired by Rage Software? [http://spong.com/press_release/113/Rage-Acquires-Two-Scottish-Development-Studios]
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]), shared staff
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===Amiga===
 
===Amiga===
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*''Adventures of Mighty Max, The'' (unreleased) (Ocean)
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*''The Adventures of Mighty Max'' (unreleased) (Ocean)
 
*''Anarchy'' (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
 
*''Anarchy'' (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
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*''Baal'' (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
 
 
*''Beastlord'' (EU Publisher: Grandslam)
 
*''Beastlord'' (EU Publisher: Grandslam)
 
:<small>Working Title: ''Beast Master''</small>
 
:<small>Working Title: ''Beast Master''</small>
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===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
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*''Adventures of Mighty Max, The'' (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
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*''The Adventures of Mighty Max'' (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
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:<small>Sound/Music: [[Krisalis]]</small>
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:<small>Sound: [[Krisalis]]</small>
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*''Shadow of the Beast / Shadow of the Beast: Mashou no Okite'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; JP Publisher: Victor)
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*''Shadow of the Beast'' / ''Shadow of the Beast: Mashou no Okite'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; JP Publisher: Victor)
 
:<small>Sound: Sound Images</small>
 
:<small>Sound: Sound Images</small>
 
*''Shadow of the Beast II'' (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
 
*''Shadow of the Beast II'' (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
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===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
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*''Adventures of Mighty Max, The'' (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
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*''The Adventures of Mighty Max'' (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
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:<small>Sound/Music: Krisalis</small>
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:<small>Sound: Krisalis</small>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Revision as of 03:16, 24 July 2016

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From The Games Machine (April 1990): "WJS Design was set up late in 1989 by Wayne Smithson. A successful career programming, culminating in the ST conversion of the huge Psygnosis hit Blood Money, earned Wayne acclaim and enough cash to employ other coders and graphic artists. Today the WJS team consists of Wayne, Paul Hoggart, Kevin Oxland and Chris Warren."

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff

Amiga

  • The Adventures of Mighty Max (unreleased) (Ocean)
  • Anarchy (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
  • Beastlord (EU Publisher: Grandslam)
Working Title: Beast Master
  • Creatures (UK Publisher: Thalamus)
  • Creatures 2: Torture Trouble (unreleased) (Thalamus)
  • Fields of Glory (UK Publisher: Microprose)
  • One Step Beyond (title sequence driver) (EU Publisher: Ocean)
  • Ork (UK Publisher: Psygnosis)
Working Title: Infiltrator
  • Spell Bound (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)

Atari ST

  • Anarchy (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
  • Baal (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)
  • Beastlord (EU Publisher: Grandslam)
Working Title: Beast Master
  • Creatures (UK Publisher: Thalamus)
  • Leander (UK Publisher: Psygnosis)
  • One Step Beyond (programming) (UK Publisher: Ocean)
  • Ork (UK Publisher: Psygnosis)
Working Title: Infiltrator
  • Spell Bound (UK Publisher: Psyclapse)

CD32

  • Fields of Glory (UK Publisher: Microprose)

Commodore 64

  • Anarchy (unreleased) (Psygnosis) [1]

DOS

  • Ultimate Body Blows (US Publisher: Team17)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • The Adventures of Mighty Max (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
Sound: Krisalis
  • Shadow of the Beast / Shadow of the Beast: Mashou no Okite (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; JP Publisher: Victor)
Sound: Sound Images
  • Shadow of the Beast II (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Sound: Sound Images

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • The Adventures of Mighty Max (US/EU Publisher: Ocean)
Sound: Krisalis

Links

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