Interplay Entertainment
 | |
| Formerly | Interplay Productions (1983–1998) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| Expert Market: IPLY | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 1983 in Irvine, California, US |
| Founders |
|
| Headquarters | , US |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hervé Caen (CEO) |
| Products |
|
| Revenue | 1,380,000 United States dollar (2010)  |
| 1,030,000 United States dollar (2010) | |
| Website | interplay.com |
Interplay Entertainment Corp. is an American
Descent
series.
History
Interplay Productions
Prior to Interplay, the company's founding developers—
text adventures for them.[6][5] Published in 1984, Mindshadow is loosely based on Robert Ludlum's Bourne Identity while The Tracer Sanction puts the player in the role of an interplanetary secret agent. Borrowed Time which features a script by Arnie Katz's Subway Software followed in 1985. These adventures built upon work previously done by Fargo; his first game was the 1981-published Demon's Forge.[5]
The same year, Interplay Productions, then contracted out by Electronic Arts, ported EA's Atari 8-bit family of computers. The conversion, entirely coded by Rebecca Heineman, was released in 1986 via Electronic Arts for the United States and Ariolasoft for the European market.
Interplay's parser was developed by Fargo and an associate and in one version understands about 250 nouns and 200 verbs as well as prepositions and indirect objects.[7] In 1986, Tass Times in Tonetown followed. Interplay made a name for itself as a quality developer of role-playing video games with the three-part series The Bard's Tale (1985–1988), critically acclaimed Wasteland (1988) and Dragon Wars (1989). All of them were published by Electronic Arts.[citation needed]
Interplay started publishing its own games, beginning with Starfleet Academy and Klingon Academy games, and Starfleet Command series, beginning with Star Trek: Starfleet Command. Another game, Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury, was in development in the late 1990s but was never completed and much of its staff laid off due to budgetary cuts prompted by various factors. In 1995, after several years of delays, Interplay finally published its role-playing game Stonekeep. Other PC games released during the mid- to late 1990s included Carmageddon, Fragile Allegiance, Hardwar and Redneck Rampage.[citation needed]
In 1997, Interplay developed and released ]
Rebranding as Interplay Entertainment, Titus minority acquisition (1998–2002)
In 1998, Interplay's financial issues went under dire with the company threatened to be placed under bankruptcy due to status in the banktruptcy court. To avert bankruptcy, Interplay went public on the
NASDAQ stock exchange under the name Interplay Entertainment.[9]
By 1999, Interplay continued to endure losses under Brian Fargo due to increased competition, less-than-stellar returns on Interplay's sports division, and the lack of console titles. Because of this, the company forced itself to seek additional funding from an outside third-party. On February 17, 1999, the company entered into a distribution agreement with British game publisher
Virgin Interactive, where Interplay would acquire a 43.9% stake (initially a 49.9% stake) in the company and allow Virgin to exclusively distribute their titles in Europe, effectively replacing Interplay's own distribution arm in the region. Interplay also announced that they would distribute Virgin Interactive's titles in North America and several other territories including South America and Japan.[10][11] On March 23, 1999, it was announced that the Paris-based Titus Interactive had invested $10 million in the publisher with a considered chance of purchasing Universal Pictures' stake in Interplay, which would allow Titus to own 34% of the company's shares and allow for Interplay to distribute Titus' products in North America.[12] By May, $25 million was invested by Titus, which within a few months was increased by another $10 million.[13] By August, Titus owned 57% of Interplay's shares.[14]
On 16 April 2001, Titus announced they had expanded their control shares in Interplay to 72.5%. On the same day, they announced they had purchased Interplay's stake in Virgin Interactive, effectively making the latter a fully-owned subsidiary of Titus, which was to allow the three companies to simplify their European distribution arms under the singular Virgin Interactive umbrella.Infogrames purchasing worldwide publishing rights to the title in January 2002, while BioWare eventually reconsidered with Interplay.[19]
Continued struggles (2002–2018)
On January 24, 2002, Interplay founder and CEO Brian Fargo resigned from the company, following Interplay's failed move to expand to console gaming as well as conflictions with Titus Interactive.Infogrames for $47 million, which at turn also included a then-upcoming video game based on The Matrix as well as the video game rights to the property transferring over.[22] Due to a low share price, Interplay's shares were delisted from the NASDAQ in 2002 and now trade on the over the counter (OTC) market.[23]
The company continued to struggle throughout 2003 following an assortment of poorly-selling console titles. On September 29, 2003, the company was entered into a lawsuit with
Vivendi Universal Games.[24] On December 8, 2003, Interplay closed down Black Isle Studios and laid off their entire staff.[25] The company was also involved in issues including debt. Feargus Urquhart later left Black Isle Studios and Interplay suffered a loss of US$20 million in that year.[26]
By June 2004, Interplay's fate was appearing to show, once employees were showing up locked out of the company's offices and other events ensuring, although Titus' co-founder Eric Caen denied that Interplay was closing, deeming them as being "Still There".Vivendi Universal Games for $300,000, and in October, licensed the rights to the Fallout franchise to Bethesda Softworks under a three-game deal, while Interplay would retain ownership of the franchise as well as full rights to an MMO title – Fallout Online.[30] By then, Interplay's financial issues began to worsen.
In January 2005, Titus Interactive was officially declared bankrupt and closed down all its French operations effectively.[31] Interplay soon purchased Titus' former assets and led to the company being burdened with debt.
In 2006, Interplay was brought up to the bankruptcy court once again in order to avoid the company going out of business.
In April 2007, in order to pay off creditors, the company altered its licensing agreement with Bethesda Softworks and sold the Fallout IP to them.[32][33]
In September 2008, several games from Interplay's catalog were re-released on the digital distribution service GOG.com after being unavailable in retail distribution for years.[34]
In August 2013, Interplay acquired the remaining rights to the FreeSpace franchise for $7,500 after THQ went to bankruptcy court.[35]
Focus on re-releases of IP (2018–present)
Interplay is co-publishing, with 3D Realms, a remaster of Xatrix Entertainment's 1999 game Kingpin: Life of Crime, which was originally published by Interplay. Known as Kingpin: Reloaded, the game will be developed by Slipgate Ironworks. This was announced on January 17, 2020.[36]
In 2021, Interplay, via Black Isle Studios, re-released Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance on modern consoles, and later that year also released a port of it on PC for the first time.[37][38]
Litigation
In 2003 and 2004 Snowblind Studios and Interplay Entertainment had a dispute regarding the
Dark Alliance Engine for Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, and the GameCube version of the original Dark Alliance. The resolution allowed Interplay to retain the work they had already done using that engine, but not to use it in new work.[citation needed
]
Bethesda Softworks sued Interplay in 2009, seeking an injunction to stop Interplay from developing Fallout Online and from selling Fallout Trilogy. After several trials spanning almost three years, Interplay gave Bethesda the full rights for Fallout Online for $2 million. Interplay's rights to sell and merchandise Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel expired on December 31, 2013.[39]
In 2010, TopWare Interactive revealed that they were developing Battle vs. Chess to be published by SouthPeak Games.[40] Interplay sued them and won an injunction to stop sales in the United States. Interplay won the case by default, and a settlement for $200,000 plus interest was agreed upon on November 15, 2012.[41]
Games
| Name | Year | Genre(s) | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actua Tennis
|
1999
|
Sports | PS, Win | Published the North American version only. |
| The Adventures of Rad Gravity | 1990
|
Platform
|
NES | Published by Activision. |
| Alone in the Dark | 1993
|
Survival horror
|
3DO, DOS, Mac | Developed by Infogrames .
|
| Another World | 1991
|
Action-adventure | 3DO, Ami, AppGS, DOS, Mac, SMD, SNES, ST | Also known as Out of This World in the US, developed by Delphine Software .
|
Astro Chase 3D
|
1994
|
Shooter | Mac | Developed by First Star Software. |
| Atomic Bomberman | 1997
|
Action | Win | |
| Baldur's Gate | 1998
|
Role-playing | Mac, Win | Developed by BioWare. |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2000
|
Role-playing | Mac, Win | Developed by BioWare. |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | 2001
|
Role-playing | GCN, PS2, Xbox | Developed by Snowblind Studios. GameCube version developed by High Voltage Software. |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | 2004
|
Role-playing | PS2, Xbox | |
| The Bard's Tale | 1985
|
Role-playing | Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, ST | Released as Tales of the Unknown, Volume 1: The Bard's Tale, published by Electronic Arts. |
| The Bard's Tale Construction Set | 1991
|
Role-playing | Ami, DOS | |
| The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight | 1986
|
Role-playing game | Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS | Published by Electronic Arts. |
| The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate | 1988
|
Role-playing game | AppII, C64 | Published by Electronic Arts. |
| Battle Arena Toshinden 2 | 1998
|
Fighting | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| Battle Chess | 1988
|
Chess | 3DO, Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, CD32, CDTV, DOS, Mac, ST, Win | |
| Battle Chess 4000 | 1992
|
Chess | DOS | |
| Battle Chess Enhanced CD-ROM | 1992
|
Chess | DOS, Mac | |
| Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess | 1990
|
Chess | Ami, DOS | |
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
|
2015
|
Chess | Win | |
| Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0 | 1998
|
Space trading and combat simulator
|
Win | |
Beat the House 2
|
1997
|
Casino | Win | Developed by Cetasoft. |
| Black Dahlia | 1998
|
Adventure | Win | Published the North American and South American versions only. |
| Blackthorne | 1994
|
Platform
|
DOS, GBA, Mac, S32X, SNES | Developed by Blizzard Entertainment. |
| Blood & Magic | 1996
|
Real-time strategy | DOS, Win | Developed by Tachyon Studios. |
| Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure | 1995
|
Platform
|
SMD, SNES, Wii | |
| Borrowed Time | 1985
|
Interactive fiction | Ami, App, C64, DOS, ST, Mac | Published by Activision. |
| Bust-A-Move 4 | 2000
|
Puzzle
|
Win | Developed by Taito. |
Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space
|
1993
|
Construction and management, turn-based strategy | DOS | Developed by Strategic Visions. |
| Byzantine | 1997
|
Adventure, educational | Win | Distributed the North American version only. |
| Caesars Palace 2000 | 2000
|
Casino | DC, PS1, Win | Developed by Runecraft. |
| Caesars Palace II | 1998
|
Casino | GBC, PS1 | |
| Caesars Palace Slots | 1998
|
Casino | DOS | |
| Carmageddon | 1997
|
Racing, vehicular combat | DOS, Mac | |
Carmageddon II
|
1998
|
Racing, vehicular combat | GBC, Mac, N64, PS1, Win | |
| Casper | 1996 | Action-adventure | 3DO, GBC, PS1, Sat | |
| Castles | 1991
|
Strategy | Ami, DOS, ST | Developed by Quicksilver Software. |
| Castles II: Siege and Conquest | 1991
|
Real-time strategy | Ami32, DOS, Mac | |
| Championship Golf: The Great Courses of the World, Volume One – Pebble Beach | 1986
|
Sports | Ami, DOS | |
Checkmate
|
1990
|
Chess | Ami32, ST | |
| ClayFighter | 1993
|
Fighting | NDSi, SMD, SNES, Wii | Developed by Visual Concepts. |
| ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay | 1995
|
Fighting | SNES | |
| ClayFighter 63⅓ | 1997
|
Fighting | N64 | |
| ClayFighter: The Sculptor's Cut | 1998
|
Fighting | N64 | Released as a Blockbuster Video rental exclusive.
|
ClayFighter: Tournament Edition
|
1994
|
Fighting | SNES | Developed by Blockbuster Video rental exclusive
|
| Claymates | 1993
|
Platform
|
SNES | Developed by Visual Concepts. |
| Conquest of the New World | 1996
|
Strategy | DOS, Mac | |
| Crazy Cars: Hit the Road | 2012
|
Racing | Droid, iOS, Win | Developed by Little World Entertainment and published by Microïds .
|
| Crazy Cats Love | 2011 | Puzzle
|
iOS | |
| Crime Killer | 1998
|
Action | PS1, Win | Developed by Pixelogic. |
| Cruise for a Corpse | 1991 | Adventure | Ami, DOS, Mac | Published by Interplay. |
| Cyberia | 1994
|
Action-adventure | 3DO, DOS, PS1, Sat | |
| Darius Gaiden | 1998
|
Shoot 'em up | Win | Developed by Kinesoft |
| Death and the Fly | 2011
|
Puzzle-platform
|
Win | Developed by Independent Programmist Group. |
| Descent | 1994
|
First-person shooter | Arc, DOS, Mac, PS1, Win | Developed by Parallax Software .
|
| Descent II | 1996
|
First-person shooter | Arc, DOS, Mac, PS1, Win | Developed by Parallax Software .
|
| Descent 3 | 1999
|
First-person shooter | Mac, Lin, Win | Developed by Outrage Entertainment .
|
| Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War | 1998
|
Space combat simulator
|
Win | Developed by Volition. |
| Descent to Undermountain | 1997
|
Role-playing | DOS | |
| Die by the Sword | 1998
|
Action-adventure | Win | Developed by Treyarch Invention .
|
| Disruptor | 1996
|
First-person shooter | PS1 | Published the PAL and Japanese versions only. |
| Dragon Dice | 1997
|
Strategy | Win | |
| Dragon Wars | 1989
|
Role-playing | Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS | |
| Dragon's Blood | 2000
|
Hack and slash | DC | Published non-North American releases. |
| Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | 1993
|
Role-playing | Ami, DOS, Mac, PC98, SCD | |
| Earth 2140 | 1997
|
Real-time strategy | DOS | Published by Interplay in North America. |
| Earthworm Jim | 1994
|
Platform
|
SCD | |
| Earthworm Jim 3D | 1999
|
Platform
|
N64, Win | Publisher only. Rockstar Games was licensed to publish the North American release of the N64 version. |
| Earthworm Jim 4 | Unreleased | Platform
|
Amico | Reportedly canceled. |
| Evolva | 2000
|
Action | Win | Developed by Computer Artworks. |
| F/A-18E Super Hornet | 2000
|
Combat flight simulator | Win | Distributed the North American version only. |
| Fallout | 1997
|
Role-playing | DOS, Mac, Win | |
| Fallout 2 | 1998
|
Role-playing | DOS, Mac, Win | |
| Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | 2001
|
Tactical role-playing | Win | Developed by Micro Forté. |
| Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | 2004
|
Action role-playing | PS2, Xbox | |
| Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory | 1998
|
Fighting | Win | Developed by Kinesoft |
| The Forgotten Realms Archives | 1997
|
Role-playing | DOS, Win | A compilation of several Strategic Simulations, Inc.
|
| Fragile Allegiance | 1997
|
Real-time strategy | DOS, Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster | 1995
|
Adventure | Mac, Sat, Win | Developed by Amazing Media. |
| FreeSpace 2 | 1999
|
Space combat simulator
|
Win | Developed by Volition. |
| Future Wars | 1990
|
Adventure | Ami, DOS, ST | Developed by Delphine Software .
|
| Gekido | 2000
|
Beat 'em up | PS1 | Published the North American version only. |
| Gex: Enter the Gecko | 1999
|
Platform
|
GBC | Published the European version only. |
| Giants: Citizen Kabuto | 2000
|
Third-person shooter | PS2, Win | |
| Hardwar | 1998
|
Space combat simulator
|
Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Heart of Darkness | 1998
|
Platform
|
PS1, Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Heart of the Alien | 1994
|
Platform
|
SCD | By Interplay Entertainment and Delphine Software . Developed by Virgin Interactive.
|
| Homesteader | 2011 | Tile-matching | Win | Developed by Bogemic Games. |
| Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising | 2001 | Real-time strategy | Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Hunter: The Reckoning | 2002 | Hack and slash | GCN, Xbox | |
| Icewind Dale | 2000
|
Role-playing | Win | |
| Icewind Dale II | 2002
|
Role-playing | Win | |
| Incoming | 1999
|
Shooter | DC | Published the North American version only. |
| International Rally Championship | 1997
|
Racing | Win | Developed by Magnetic Fields .
|
| Interplay Sports Baseball Edition 2000 | 1999
|
Sports | PS1, Win | Released as Interplay Sports Baseball 2000 for PS1. |
| Invictus | 2000
|
Real-time strategy | Win | Developed by Quicksilver Software. |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I | 1990
|
Role-playing | Ami, DOS | |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I | 1994
|
Role-playing | SNES | |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers | 1992
|
Role-playing | DOS | |
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business
|
2000
|
Tactical role-playing | Win | Developed by Sir-Tech. |
James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair
|
1990
|
Adventure | Ami, DOS, ST | Published the North American release only. |
| Jetfighter III | 1997
|
Combat flight simulator
|
DOS | Developed by Mission Studios .
|
| Jetfighter: Full Burn | 1998
|
Combat flight simulator
|
Win | Published the North American and South American versions only. |
Kingdom: The Far Reaches
|
1995
|
Interactive film | 3DO, DOS, Mac | |
| Kingpin: Life of Crime | 1999
|
First-person shooter | Lin, Win | Developed by Xatrix Entertainment .
|
Kingpin: Reloaded
|
TBA | First-person shooter | NS, PS4, Win, XBO | To be published by Interplay & 3D Realms. |
| The Last Express | 2000
|
Adventure | DOS, Mac | Re-release only. |
| Learn to Program BASIC | 1998
|
Educational | Mac, Win | |
| Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble | 2010
|
Real-time strategy | NDSi | |
| Lexi-Cross | 1991
|
Word | DOS, Mac | |
| Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader | 2003
|
Role-playing | Win | Co-developed with Reflexive Entertainment. |
| Loaded | 1995
|
Shoot 'em up | PS1, Sat | Published the North American version only. |
| The Lost Vikings | 1992
|
Puzzle-platform
|
Ami, Ami32, DOS, SMD, SNES | Developed by Silicon & Synapse .
|
| The Lost Vikings 2 | 1997
|
Puzzle-platform
|
PS1, Sat, SNES, Win | Known in the United States as Norse By Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings |
| Mario Teaches Typing | 1992
|
Educational | DOS, Mac | |
| Mario Teaches Typing 2 | 1997
|
Educational | Mac, Win | |
| Mario's Game Gallery | 1995
|
Game compilation | DOS, Mac, Win | Originally sold for DOS and Macintosh, later rereleased as Mario's FUNdamentals for Macintosh and Windows |
MDK
|
1997
|
Third-person shooter | DOS, Mac, PS1, Win | |
| MDK2 | 2000
|
Third-person shooter | DC, PS2, Wii, Win | Developed by BioWare. |
MDK2 HD
|
2011
|
Third-person shooter | Win | Developed by Overhaul Games. |
| Meantime | Canceled | Role-playing | AppII, C64 | |
| Mechanized Assault & Exploration | 1996
|
Strategy | DOS | |
| Mechanized Assault & Exploration 2 | 1998
|
Strategy | Win | |
| Men in Black: The Series | 1999
|
Shoot 'em up | GBC | Published the European version only. |
| Messiah | 2000
|
Action game, shooter game | Win | Developed by Shiny Entertainment. |
| Metropolis Card Club | 2001
|
Casino | Win | |
| Milo's Astro Lanes | 1999
|
Sports | N64 | Published the PAL version only. |
| Mindshadow | 1984
|
Adventure | Ami, AppII, ATR, C64, CPC, DOS, Mac, ST, ZX | Published by Activision. |
Mortyr 2093-1944
|
1999
|
First-person shooter | Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh | 1996
|
Adventure | Mac, Win | Developed by Amazing Media. |
Neuromancer
|
1988
|
Action-adventure | Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS | |
| Normality | 1996
|
Adventure | DOS | Published the North American version only. |
| Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy | 1998
|
Adventure | Win | |
| Omar Sharif on Bridge | 1992
|
Card | DOS | Published the North American version only. |
| Off-Road Redneck Racing | 2001
|
Racing | Win | Published the North American version only. |
Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee Golf
|
1998
|
Sports | Win | Developed by Incredible Technologies. |
| Pinball Yeah! | 2010
|
Pinball | Mac, iOS, Win | Developed by CodeRunners and published under the label Interplay Discovery. |
| Planescape: Torment | 1999
|
Role-playing | Win | |
| Poker Night with David Sklansky | 1999
|
Casino | Win | Developed by Cetasoft. |
| Prehistorik Man | 2010
|
Platform
|
NDSi | |
| Pro League Baseball | 1992
|
Sports | DOS | Distributor only. |
| Project V13 | Canceled | Role-playing | Win | |
| Puzzle Bobble | 1996
|
Tile-matching | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| Puzzle Bobble 2 | 1997
|
Tile-matching | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| R/C Stunt Copter | 1999
|
Flight simulator | PS1 | |
| Raiden II | 1997
|
Shoot 'em up | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| Realms of the Haunting | 1997
|
Action-adventure | DOS | Published the North American version only. |
| Red Asphalt | 1998
|
Racing | PS1 | |
| Redneck Deer Huntin' | 1998
|
Sports | DOS | Developed by Xatrix Entertainment .
|
| Redneck Rampage | 1997
|
First-person shooter | DOS, Mac | Developed by Xatrix Entertainment .
|
| Redneck Rampage Rides Again | 1998
|
First-person shooter | DOS | Developed by Xatrix Entertainment .
|
| Re-Loaded | 1996
|
Shoot 'em up | DOS, PS1 | |
| Renegade Racers | 2000
|
Racing | PS1, Win | Developed by Promethean Designs. |
| The Riddle of the Maze | 1994
|
Interactive fiction | Mac | |
| RoboCop Versus The Terminator | 1993
|
Platform
|
SNES | Published by Virgin Interactive .
|
| Rock n' Roll Racing | 1993
|
Racing | GBA, SMD, SNES | Developed by Silicon & Synapse .
|
| RPM Racing | 1991
|
Racing | SNES | Developed by Silicon & Synapse .
|
| Run Like Hell | 2002
|
Third-person shooter | PS2, Xbox | Developed by Digital Mayhem |
| Russian 6 Pak | 1994
|
Game compilation | DOS | Developed by MIR Dialogue. |
Sacrifice
|
2000
|
Real-time strategy | Win | |
| Samurai Shodown II | 2000
|
Fighting | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| Sandwarriors | 1997
|
Combat flight simulator
|
Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Shattered Steel | 1996
|
Vehicle simulator | DOS, Mac | Developed by BioWare. |
SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM
|
1994
|
City-building | DOS | Licensed by Maxis. |
| Solitaire Deluxe for Windows | 1995
|
Card | Win | |
| Solitaire for Windows | 1993
|
Card | Win | |
| Soulbringer | 2000
|
Role-playing | Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Star Reach | 1994
|
Real-time strategy | DOS | |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | 1992
|
Adventure | Ami, DOS, Mac | |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | 1992
|
Adventure | NES | Published by Ultra Games in North America and Konami in Europe. |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | 1992
|
Action | GB | Produced by Interplay, developed by Visual Concepts, published by Ultra Games. |
| Star Trek: Judgment Rites | 1993
|
Adventure | DOS, Mac | |
| Star Trek: Klingon Academy | 2000
|
Space flight simulator
|
Win | |
| Star Trek: New Worlds | 2000
|
Strategy | Win | |
| Star Trek Pinball | 1998
|
Pinball | DOS | |
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
|
1997
|
Space flight simulator
|
Mac, Win | |
| Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator | 1994
|
Simulation
|
S32X, SNES | Developed by Paramount Interactive
|
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command | 1999
|
space flight simulator
|
Win | |
Star Trek Starfleet Command II: Empires at War
|
2000
|
space flight simulator
|
Win | |
| Start-Up | 2000
|
Business simulation game | Win | Distributed the North American version only. |
| Stonekeep | 1995
|
Role-playing | DOS | |
| Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors | 2012
|
Role-playing | Wii | Developed by Alpine Studios. |
Super Castles
|
1994
|
Strategy | SNES | A Japan-exclusive video game |
| Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition | 2000
|
Racing | DC | Published the North American version only. |
| SWIV 3D | 1996
|
Shoot 'em up | DOS, Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Swords and Serpents | 1990
|
Role-playing | NES | Published by Acclaim Entertainment. |
| Tanktics | 1999
|
Strategy | PS, Win | Published the North American version only. |
| Tass Times in Tonetown | 1986
|
Interactive fiction | Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, ST | Published by Activision. |
| Tempest 2000 | 1996
|
Shoot 'em up | PS1, Sat | Developed by High Voltage Software. Titled Tempest X3 for PlayStation. |
| Time Gate: Knight's Chase | 1996
|
Action-adventure | DOS | Co-published with I-Motion in North America.
|
| Tommy Tronic | 2010
|
Platform
|
Win | Developed by Oasis Games and published under the label Interplay Discovery. |
| Total Recall | 1990
|
Platform
|
NES | Developed by Acclaim Entertainment. |
| The Tracer Sanction | 1984
|
Interactive fiction | AppII, C64, DOS | Published by Activision. |
| Track Meet | 1991
|
Sports | GB | |
Trog!
|
1991
|
Maze
|
NES | Licensed by Bally Midway Mfg Co. Produced by Interplay, developed by Visual Concepts, published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. |
| USCF Chess | 1997
|
Chess | Win | |
| Virtual Deep Sea Fishing | 1999
|
Fishing | Win | Developed by Taff System. |
| Virtual Pool | 1995
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Sports | DOS, Mac, PS1, Win | Developed by Celeris. |
| Virtual Pool 2 | 1997
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Sports | Win | Developed by Celeris. |
| Virtual Pool 3 | 2000
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Sports | Win | Developed by Celeris. |
| Virtual Pool Hall | 1999
|
Sports | Win | Developed by Celeris. |
| Virtual Snooker | 1996
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Sports | DOS | Developed by Celeris. |
| VR Baseball 2000 | 1998
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Sports | Win | |
| VR Baseball '97 | 1997
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Sports
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PS1, Win | |
| VR Baseball '99 | 1998
|
Sports | PS1 | |
| VR Soccer | 1996
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Sports | DOS, PS1, Sat | |
| VR Sports Powerboat Racing | 1998
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Racing | PS1, Win | Developed by Promethean Designs. |
| Wall Street Trader 2000 | 1999
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Business simulation | Win | Distributed the North American version only. |
| Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994
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Real-time strategy | Win | Published the European version only. |
Wasteland
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1988
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Role-playing | AppII, C64, DOS | |
| Waterworld: The Quest for Dry Land | 1997
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Real-time strategy | DOS | Developed by Intelligent Games. |
| Whiplash | 1996
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Racing | DOS | Developed by Gremlin Interactive. |
| Wild 9 | 1998
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Platform
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PS1 | |
| Wild Wild Racing | 2000
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Racing | PS2 | Developed by Rage Software. |
| Wolfenstein 3D | 1994
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First-person shooter | 3DO, Mac | Developed by id Software. |
| Y2K: The Game | 1999
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Adventure | Win | Developed by Runecraft. |
| Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter | 1998
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Rail shooter | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
| Zero Divide: Techno Warrior | 1998
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Fighting | Win | Developed by Kinesoft. |
Studios
- Black Isle Studios in Orange County, California, started in 1996.
Interplay Discovery
This is a program in which Interplay publishes video games for indie developers. Five games have been released under the program and each is either a platformer or a puzzle video game and is released under digital distribution.
Games released under Interplay Discovery
- Pinball Yeah! is Interplay's first game, created by the Coderunners team based in Portugal and their first game since their return. The player must fight against an evil virtual AI system that wants nothing more than to see the demise of the player's high score.[42]
- Tommy Tronic is Interplay's second game by the Discovery program and was developed by Oasis Games and was the studio's first project. Tommy Tronic features classic platforming. The player must run away from Giant Carrots and fight mutated tomatoes.[43]
- Despite being the fourth announced game for the Discovery program, Homesteader is the third game released for the Discovery program. The game is developed by Bogemic Games and is a match-3 puzzle game. The game was released for the PC and had a framerate error.[44]
- Despite being the third game announced for the Discovery program, Death and the Fly is the fourth game released for the Discovery Program.[45]
- Crazy Cats Love is developed by Wolf Games and is Interplay's first video game made using the Unity 3D engine.
Defunct studios
- 14 Degrees East,Beverly Hillsand founded in 1999.
- BlueSky Software in California, started in 1988, closed in 2001.
- Brainstorm[47] in Irvine, California.
- Digital Mayhem,Giants: Citizen Kabuto to the PS2 and developed Run Like Hell.
- FlatCat[49]
- Interplay Films, a division of Interplay Entertainment, was formed in 1998 and was supposed to develop seven of the company's most popular video game titles into movies, including Descent, Redneck Rampage, and Fallout. Its president was Tom Reed.
- Interplay Sports located in Beverly Hills was the internal sports division at Interplay. The division was founded in 1995 as VR Sports,[50] but changed its name in 1998.[51]
- Mac OSfrom 1990 to 1997. The brand was licensed to United Developers, LLC in 2000.
- Atari in 2002. It later merged with The Collective to form Double Helix Gamesin 2007.
- Tantrum Entertainment, founded in 1996, used as a publishing name for Die by the Sword, Heart of Darkness, and Descent 3.[53]
- Tribal Dreams, a developer that only finished one game, Of Light and Darkness. They were shut down in late 1998 in conjunction with the cancelled adventure game Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury.[54]
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