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'''On-Time Software Inc.''' was started by four ex-[[Roklan]] employees — Paul Crowley, Joe Gaucher, Cameron Shaffer, and Jack Verson — after that company folded. It was incorporated in California on May 2, 1984. Shaffer and Verson worked in California, while Crowley and Gaucher worked in Chicago. On-Time Software split up at some point, but Shaffer continues to run the company today.

'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources, interviews

===2600===
*''Gyruss'' (US/CA Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Joe Gaucher (programmer), Dan Kurczewski (music)]
*''James Bond 007'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Louis Marbel (Parker Brothers) (producer, game concept); Joe Gaucher, Paul Crowley (programmers)] [https://forums.atariage.com/topic/88086-octopussy-some-of-the-mystery-solved/]
*''Mr. Do's Castle'' (US/CA Publisher: Parker Brothers)
:<small>Outsourced to another company</small>
*''Popeye'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Joe Gaucher]
:<small>According to the programmer, this was started at Roklan but finished at On-Time Software.</small>

===5200===
*''Gyruss'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Jack Verson]
*''James Bond 007'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Jack Verson]
*''Mr. Do's Castle'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers)
:<small>Outsourced to another company</small>

===Adam===
*''Mathemagician's Quest'' / ''Math Quest'' (unreleased) (Coleco) [Paul Crowley]

===Amiga===
*''Dream Zone'' (under subcontract with [[Windy City Software]]) (US Publisher: Baudville) [Cameron Shaffer]

===Atari 8-bit===
*''Gyruss'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Jack Verson]
:<small>The Atari 8-bit version was originally being developed by Roklan.</small>
*''James Bond 007'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Jack Verson]
*''Mr. Do's Castle'' (US/CA Publisher: Parker Brothers)

===ColecoVision===
*''Gyruss'' (US/CA Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Paul Crowley]
*''James Bond 007'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Paul Crowley]
*''Mr. Do's Castle'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers) [Paul Crowley?]
*''Up 'n Down'' (US Publisher: Sega) [Paul Crowley]

===Commodore 64===
*''Gyruss'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers)
:<small>Subcontracted to Windy City Software</small>
*''James Bond 007'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers)
*''Mr. Do's Castle'' (US Publisher: Parker Brothers)
*''Popeye'' (unreleased version) (Parker Brothers) [Jack Verson] [https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/popeye-v1/]
:<small>The released version was developed by [[Western Technologies]]. The Roklan version was a port of the Atari 8-bit version, which Parker apparently did not like. Interestingly, the Atari 8-bit version was developed by Western Technologies.</small>
*''Time Tunnel'' ("help") (US Publisher: Celery Software; UK Publisher: U.S. Gold)
:<small>Developer: Applied Systems Engineering</small>

==Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/2017*/http://www.ontimesoftware.com/ Official website] (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
*ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast interview with Jack Verson [https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-429-jack-verson-action-quest-ghost-encounters-journey-to-the-planets-gyruss] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsUgbY6VRRM]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpeMKGMTmt8 The History of Roklan Corporation | VCFMW 17 (2022)]

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