Teeny Weeny Games

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Teeny Weeny Games Ltd (TWG) was a British development company founded by Angela Sutherland after starting up Beam Software's UK/European branch ("Beam UK" [1] or "Beam Europe" [2]). [3] It was incorporated on 13 May 1991 (UK Companies House).

Beam Software development manager/programmer Gregg Barnett apparently came to acquire Beam UK [4], which became Perfect 10 Productions (UK Companies House). He brought in Sutherland as a partner [5], thus making Perfect 10 and TWG sister companies. [6] TWG eventually "merged" with Perfect 10, which became Perfect Entertainment [7], but TWG continued to exist as a separate legal entity. Perfect Entertainment went into liquidation in 1999 (UK Companies House) after protracted legal wranglings with Psygnosis and Sony over payment [8]; staff and resources were then transferred to TWG [9], which carried on until it too went into liquidation in 2000. TWG was dissolved on 25 October 2002 (UK Companies House).

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff

Amiga

  • BloodNet (US/EU Publisher: Gametek)
Developer: Catfish [10]
  • Fire Fighter (unreleased) [11]

CD-i

  • Discworld (unreleased) (co-developed with Perfect 10 Productions) (Philips)

DOS

  • Discworld (co-developed with Perfect 10 Productions) (EU/US Publisher: Psygnosis)
  • Mortal Kombat (under subcontract with Probe?) (US Publisher: Acclaim; EU Publisher: Virgin)
  • Pocahontas (US Publisher: GT Interactive)
  • Primal Rage (US/EU Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
  • Ultimate Pinball / Screamball!: The Ultimate Pinball Experience (US Publisher: GT Interactive; EU Publisher: U.S. Gold)

Dreamcast

  • World's Scariest Police Chases (unreleased) (Fox Interactive) [12]

Famicom/NES

  • Last Action Hero (US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)
Sound: Beam Software

Game Boy

  • Choplifter III (EU Publisher: Ocean)
  • Fire Fighter (EU Publisher: Mindscape)
Sound: Beam Software
  • Pierre le Chef is... Out to Lunch (EU Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Predator 2 (unreleased)
  • Xenon 2: Megablast (EU/US Publisher: Mindscape; JP Publisher: PCM Complete)

Game Gear

  • Caesars Palace (US Publisher: Virgin)
Sound: Krisalis
  • Choplifter III (under subcontract with Beam Software?) (US Publisher: Extreme Entertainment Group) [13]
Sound: Krisalis
  • The Incredible Crash Dummies (US/EU Publisher: Flying Edge; JP Publisher: Acclaim)
Sound: Krisalis
  • Off the Wall (unreleased) (Tengen) [14]
  • Predator 2 (US/EU Publisher: Arena Entertainment)
Sound: Krisalis
  • The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (US Publisher: Flying Edge)
Sound: Krisalis
  • WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (US/EU Publisher: Flying Edge)
Sound: Krisalis

Macintosh

  • Discworld (co-developed with Perfect 10 Productions) (US Publisher: Psygnosis)

Mark III/Master System

  • Predator 2 (EU/AU Publisher: Arena Entertainment; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Sound: Krisalis
  • The Incredible Crash Dummies (EU Publisher: Flying Edge; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Sound: Krisalis
  • The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (unreleased) (Flying Edge)
  • Tintin on the Moon (unreleased) (Virgin)
  • WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge (EU Publisher: Flying Edge; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Sound: Krisalis

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Fido Dido (unreleased) (Kaneko)
Sound: Krisalis
  • Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (US/EU/AU Publisher: Acclaim; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

PlayStation

  • Discworld (co-developed with Perfect 10 Productions) (EU/US Publisher: Psygnosis; JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Saturn

  • Discworld (co-developed with Perfect 10 Productions) (EU: Psygnosis; JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Various

  • Teeny Weeny Western (unreleased) [15]

Windows

  • World's Scariest Police Chases (unreleased) (Fox Interactive) [16]

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