Home Entertainment Suppliers
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Privately held | |
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Riverwood, Sydney, Australia |
| Subsidiaries | Tru Blu Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.hes.net/ |
Home Entertainment Suppliers
They began distributing Commodore 64 titles such as Pitfall! made in 1982 and Kung-Fu Master in 1984 and Atari 2600 titles nearing the end of the 1980s under the name Activision.
HES still remains a dominant distributor within Australia, despite not being well known. HES currently is the distributor for Mad Catz,[2] Saitek, and Gamester joysticks, cables, memory cards, and other peripherals. HES also remains the official Australian distributor for Action Replay.
Quite a large number of software titles are currently also being distributed by HES for
In the past, HES had gained a reputation for developing and distributing some interesting peripherals such as their auto fire controllers,
In 1999, the company created the publishing arm Tru Blu Entertainment for software titles created by the company, including the hit NRL Rugby League and AFL Live titles.
Nintendo Entertainment System
Unlicensed
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, HES ported games from
In order to circumvent other methods that Nintendo created to stop unlicensed developers (
HES introduced games to Australia that were not released elsewhere in the western world, and these have become very sought after classics. However, HES also chose to release their multigame cartridges and a few of their single game titles in very limited numbers. Such titles are extremely scarce and thus nearly impossible to find.
NES titles
- Arctic Adventure: Penguin & Seal
- Chiller
- Death Race
- Duck Maze
- F-15 City War
- Impossible Mission 2
- International Ultimate League Soccer
- Jackpot
- Little Red Hood
- Othello
- Pac-Man
- Pipemania
- Raid 2020
- Pyramid
- R.B.I. Baseball
- Sidewinder
- Super Sprint
- Toobin'
- Twin Eagle
- Vindicators
Multi-game cartridges
- 2 Pack Special (International Ultimate Soccer League (Magexa Soccer), Super Sprint) [3]
- 4 in 1 Fun Blaster Pak (Pipemania, Twin Eagle, Joyvan Kid, and Little Red Hood)3
- 4 in 1 Total Funpak (Sidewinder, Duck Maze, and Othello)
- 4 in 1 Mind Blower Pak (Math Quiz, Jackpot, Arctic Adventure, and Incantation)
- Maxi 15 (2 Variants, Red Cart which had Game Number 3 as "Death Race" and Game Number 6 as "Double Strike" and a more rarer Green Cart which has Game Number 3 as "Pyramid" and Game Number 6 as "Black Jack"
- Real Players Pack 6-Pak(has the same unique games as Caltron 6 in 1/Myriad 6 in 1)
Other
4 Pak All Action
4 Pak All Action was a 1995 unlicensed video game for the Master System that was released exclusively in Australia. This game is only compatible with the Master System 2 console. It includes four games: Power Block, Adventure Kid, Twin Mouse',' and Cave Dude.[4]
Atari 2600 titles
HES released quite a few titles and multi game packs for the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. The cartridges are virtually identical to the Activision cartridges, but the Activision logo on the underside is blacked out.
- 2 Pak Special [5](Dungeon Master, Creature Strike)
- Smash Hit Pak (5-in-1 cartridge: Frogger, Stampede, Seaquest, Boxing, Skiing)
- Super Hit Pak (5-in-1 cartridge: River Raid, Grand Prix, Fishing Derby, Sky Jinks, Checkers)
References
- ^ Giompaolo, Sebastian (29 February 2024). "Managing Director". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Rock Band 4 Is Insanely Expensive In Australia". Kotaku Australia. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "2 Pack Special: Soccer + Super Sprint - VGDB - Vídeo Game Data Base".
- ^ 4 Pak All Action entry at IGN
- ^ "2 Pak Special: Dungeon Master / Creature Strike". IGN. Retrieved 31 May 2022.