Difference between revisions of "Park Place Productions"
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− | '''Park Place Productions''' (originally Park Place Production Team) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [http://www.troylyndon.com/] with $3,000 and a credit card. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/] It eventually grew to be North America's largest game development company. [http://www.troylyndon.com/] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_n4_v15/ai_n28635934/] | + | '''Park Place Productions''' (originally Park Place Production Team [http://www.mobygames.com/company/park-place-productions/logos]) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [http://www.troylyndon.com/] with $3,000 and a credit card. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_Dec_19/ai_18969263/] It eventually grew to be North America's largest independent game development company. [http://www.troylyndon.com/] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_n4_v15/ai_n28635934/] |
Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [http://www.spiritofdiscovery.com/main7.html] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO. | Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [http://www.spiritofdiscovery.com/main7.html] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO. | ||
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+ | Co-founder Michael Knox died of colon cancer on September 15, 2009, at the age of 48. [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog:More_About_Michael_Knox_and_Park_Place] | ||
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]) | ||
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*''NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993'' (US Publisher: Sega) | *''NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
− | Development of ESPN Baseball Tonight and ESPN National Hockey Night likely started at Park Place but | + | Development of ''ESPN Baseball Tonight'' and ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.) |
===Mega Drive/Genesis=== | ===Mega Drive/Genesis=== | ||
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*''Lennox Lewis Boxing'' (unreleased) (Acclaim) | *''Lennox Lewis Boxing'' (unreleased) (Acclaim) | ||
*''Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing'' (US/EU Publisher: Virgin) | *''Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing'' (US/EU Publisher: Virgin) | ||
− | *''NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: [[ | + | *''NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey'' (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: [[Electronic Arts Victor]]) |
+ | *''Road to the Cup Hockey '94'' (unreleased) (Electro Brain) [http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasschenck] | ||
− | Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld likely started at Park Place but | + | Development of ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' and ''ESPN SpeedWorld'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.) |
===Super Famicom/Super NES=== | ===Super Famicom/Super NES=== | ||
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*''Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk'' (US/JP Publisher: Virgin) | *''Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk'' (US/JP Publisher: Virgin) | ||
− | Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld likely started at Park Place but | + | Development of ''ESPN National Hockey Night'' and ''ESPN SpeedWorld'' was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.) |
− | NFL Quarterback Club was originally being developed at Park Place | + | ''NFL Quarterback Club'' was originally being developed at Park Place. Unfortunately, Park Place programmers going to Sony delayed the game [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.sega/browse_thread/thread/e4889979e2de9ab5/85fd10f97253f8dd], and the final product was developed at Iguana. [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nfl-quarterback-club] |
===Windows=== | ===Windows=== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | *[http://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,48119/ Michael Knox on MobyGames] | ||
*[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2121 Lost Levels thread] | *[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?t=2121 Lost Levels thread] | ||
*[http://www.robhowardstudios.com/resume.htm Rob Howard's resume] | *[http://www.robhowardstudios.com/resume.htm Rob Howard's resume] | ||
*[http://sankam.net/Resume.html John Scharmen's resume] | *[http://sankam.net/Resume.html John Scharmen's resume] | ||
*[http://groups.google.com/group/misc.jobs.resumes/browse_thread/thread/727e15f32c700fe1/f46d844018ba91c Usenet post by former Park Place programmer Thomas Schenck] | *[http://groups.google.com/group/misc.jobs.resumes/browse_thread/thread/727e15f32c700fe1/f46d844018ba91c Usenet post by former Park Place programmer Thomas Schenck] |
Revision as of 13:53, 12 September 2010
Park Place Productions (originally Park Place Production Team [1]) was a development company near San Diego, California, United States [2], started by Michael Knox and Troy Lyndon in 1989 [3] with $3,000 and a credit card. [4] It eventually grew to be North America's largest independent game development company. [5] However, by 1994, Park Place was experiencing financial problems. Further compounding matters, Sony Imagesoft opened up a studio nearby and hired a number of former Park Place employees. [6]
Originally a Park Place publishing label, Spirit of Discovery became its own corporate entity in 1994 and relocated to Kaneohe, Hawaii. [7] Sports Forum appears to be another label that was to be used for 3D Football for the 3DO.
Co-founder Michael Knox died of colon cancer on September 15, 2009, at the age of 48. [8]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links)
3DO
- 3D Adventures (unreleased)
- 3D Football (unreleased)
Commodore 64
- ABC Monday Night Football (US Publisher: Data East)
- Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
- Dream Team, The: 3 on 3 Challenge (US/CA Publisher: Data East)
- Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
DOS
- ABC Monday Night Football (US Publisher: Data East)
- Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
- Batman Returns (US/EU Publisher: Konami)
- Game Design: Subway Software
- Beat the House (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
- Berenstain Bears Learn About Counting, The (US Publisher: Compton's New Media)
- Bo Jackson Baseball (US Publisher: Data East)
- Body Illustrated (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
- David Robinson Basketball (unreleased?) (Sega)
- Draft & Print (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
- Dream Team, The: 3 on 3 Challenge (US/CA Publisher: Data East)
- Game Design: Season Ticket Productions
- Dvorak on Typing (US Publisher: Interplay)
- Facts in Action (US Publisher: Spirit of Discovery)
- Human Calculator, The (US Publisher: Compton's New Media)
- Learn to Type? [9]
- NFL Video Pro Football (US Publisher: Konami)
- Typing for Today (US Publisher: Interplay)
Famicom/NES
- Roundball: 2-on-2 Challenge (US/EU Publisher: Mindscape)
Game Boy
- Chessmaster, The (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions; JP Publisher: Altron)
- New Chessmaster, The (US Publisher: Hi Tech Expressions; JP Publisher: Altron)
Jaguar
- 3D Football (unreleased) [10]
Macintosh
- Beat the House (US Publisher: Interplay)
- Did Park Place do this version?
Mega CD/Sega CD
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (unreleased)
- NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993 (US Publisher: Sega)
Development of ESPN Baseball Tonight and ESPN National Hockey Night was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Champions World Class Soccer (EU/US Publisher: Flying Edge; JP Publisher: Acclaim; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Dan Marino Power Play Football (unreleased) (Virgin)
- Dick Vitale's "Awesome, Baby!" College Hoops (US/AU Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
- ESPN Baseball Tonight (US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)
- Jeopardy! (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Jeopardy!: Deluxe Edition (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Jeopardy!: Sports Edition (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Joe Montana Football (US/EU/JP Publisher: Sega)
- John Madden Football / John Madden American Football (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Lennox Lewis Boxing (unreleased) (Acclaim)
- Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (US/EU Publisher: Virgin)
- NHL Hockey / EA Hockey / Pro Hockey (US/EU Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: Electronic Arts Victor)
- Road to the Cup Hockey '94 (unreleased) (Electro Brain) [11]
Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Champions World Class Soccer (JP/US Publisher: Acclaim)
- ESPN Baseball Tonight (US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)
- John Madden Football / Pro Football (US Publisher: Electronic Arts; JP Publisher: Imagineer)
- Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (unreleased)
- Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (unreleased) (Virgin)
- NFL Football (US/JP Publisher: Konami)
- NHLPA Hockey 93 (US Publisher: Electronic Arts)
- Pigskin Footbrawl (unreleased) (RazorSoft)
- Road to the Cup Hockey '94 (unreleased) (Electro Brain)
- Super Slam Dunk / Magic Johnson no Super Slam Dunk (US/JP Publisher: Virgin)
Development of ESPN National Hockey Night and ESPN SpeedWorld was likely started at Park Place but finished at Sony Imagesoft. (Sony hired a number of former Park Place employees.)
NFL Quarterback Club was originally being developed at Park Place. Unfortunately, Park Place programmers going to Sony delayed the game [12], and the final product was developed at Iguana. [13]
Windows
- Beat the House (US Publisher: Interplay)
- Jeopardy! (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Jeopardy! Deluxe?
- Wheel of Fortune (US Publisher: GameTek)
- Wheel of Fortune Deluxe?