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'''FACS Programming Services, Inc.''' was a subsidiary of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based F.A.C.S. Inc. (assumed name of Finance, Accounting and Computer Service Inc. [http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0086%5CSTAT0442%5C92098089.TIF]). It was incorporated on September 1, 1985, and was located in Farmington Hills and later West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. [http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0065%5CSTAT0333%5C92021315.TIF]
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Gary K. Brown was president, and Denny Thorley was vice president. [http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/image.asp?FILE_TYPE=STS&FILE_NAME=D0065%5CSTAT0333%5C92021315.TIF] Thorley later co-founded and was president of FASA Interactive. He is currently president of Day 1 Studios. [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2806/]
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]), shared staff
  
 
===Amiga===
 
===Amiga===
*''Games, The: Winter Edition'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''The Games: Winter Edition'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
  
 
===Apple II===
 
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*''Impossible Mission II'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
*''Spiderbot'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
*''Spiderbot'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
 
===Atari 8-bit===
 
*''Mean 18'' (unreleased) (Atari Corp.)
 
  
 
===Commodore 64===
 
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*''Apache Strike'' (US Publisher: Activision)
 
*''Apache Strike'' (US Publisher: Activision)
*''Games, The: Winter Edition'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''The Games: Winter Edition'' (US Publisher: Epyx)
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*''Robocop'' (US Publisher: Data East)
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===?===
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*''California Games II''
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==Links==
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*[http://www.flipcode.com/interviews/pn_interview.htm Interview with former FACS programmer Paul Nettle]
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 3 February 2014

FACS Programming Services, Inc. was a subsidiary of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based F.A.C.S. Inc. (assumed name of Finance, Accounting and Computer Service Inc. [1]). It was incorporated on September 1, 1985, and was located in Farmington Hills and later West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. [2]

Gary K. Brown was president, and Denny Thorley was vice president. [3] Thorley later co-founded and was president of FASA Interactive. He is currently president of Day 1 Studios. [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links), shared staff

Amiga

  • The Games: Winter Edition (US Publisher: Epyx)

Apple II

  • Impossible Mission II (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Spiderbot (US Publisher: Epyx)

Commodore 64

  • Apache Strike (US Publisher: Activision)
  • Heavy Barrel (unreleased) (Data East)

DOS

  • Apache Strike (US Publisher: Activision)
  • The Games: Winter Edition (US Publisher: Epyx)
  • Robocop (US Publisher: Data East)

?

  • California Games II

Links