Difference between revisions of "Borta"
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*''The Frasier Companion'' (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia) | *''The Frasier Companion'' (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia) | ||
*''The Melrose Place CD-ROM'' (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia) | *''The Melrose Place CD-ROM'' (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia) | ||
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| + | According to prospectuses from MicroLeague Multimedia, the company contracted Borta to do the following games. MicroLeague later filed a Demand for Arbitration against Borta, claiming breach of contract. Borta alleged a counterclaim, stating that MicroLeague had abandoned the contract. [http://www.secinfo.com/dsvrb.8Ny.htm] | ||
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*''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Baseball 6.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | *''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Baseball 6.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | ||
| − | :<small>This was released, but the final game appears to have been developed internally at MicroLeague.</small> | + | :<small>This was eventually released, but the final game appears to have been developed internally at MicroLeague.</small> |
*''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Basketball 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | *''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Basketball 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | ||
*''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Football 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | *''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Football 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | ||
*''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Hockey 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | *''Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Hockey 3.0'' (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports) | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/19961020074456/http://borta.com:80/ Aristo Games website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 29 December 2018
Borta, Inc. was a company in Sterling, Virginia, founded by Ron Borta, formerly of Roklan. It was acquired by and merged into Aristo International in 1995. Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell was chairman, and former Sega of America president Michael Katz served as a consultant.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources
Game Boy
- Urban Strike (US/EU Publisher: Black Pearl Software)
Game Gear
- Urban Strike (US Publisher: Black Pearl Software)
Windows
- The Baywatch Companion with Screensaver (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia)
- The Beverly Hills, 90210 CD-ROM (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia)
- The Frasier Companion (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia)
- The Melrose Place CD-ROM (US Publisher: Byron Preiss Multimedia)
According to prospectuses from MicroLeague Multimedia, the company contracted Borta to do the following games. MicroLeague later filed a Demand for Arbitration against Borta, claiming breach of contract. Borta alleged a counterclaim, stating that MicroLeague had abandoned the contract. [1]
- Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Baseball 6.0 (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports)
- This was eventually released, but the final game appears to have been developed internally at MicroLeague.
- Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Basketball 3.0 (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports)
- Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Football 3.0 (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports)
- Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague Hockey 3.0 (unreleased) (MicroLeague Sports)
