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Top Five Defunct Studios

Discussion in 'Playground' started by Chandos the Red, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    http://www.armchairempire.com/Features/Weekly-Top-10/top-5-studios-no-longer-here.htm

    I don't think I agree with this list. I thought Microprose should have been on the list, but I think that their comments of Black Isle are spot on. I also liked Looking Glass's System Shock quite a bit.

    I had a blast playing these two Microprose games:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Magic

    http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-45.html
     
    Chandos the Red, Jun 21, 2009
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    The only ones I agree with from that list are Looking Glass, Bullfrog and Black Isle. Microprose I would definitely add onto that list as well. If I had to make a list it would be a top 8, the remaining ones would be SSI, Origin, Sierra (it may still exist in name but it has nothing to do with the original Sierra On-Line) and NWC. I feel these companies have really created some remarkable games, and in some cases spawned new genres.
     
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    Ahhh, how could I forget NWC?! :doh:
     
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    When I saw this thread title on the front page Microprose was the first name that popped into my head also.
     
    The Great Snook, Jun 21, 2009
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    It is quite impossible to list the top five only. There were many great studios that deserve to be on it.
     
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    So now I spent the better part of an hour rummaging through my closet and lo and behold I found my old Master of Magic discs. My first thoughts were will this even work on XP, will I be able to find patches to the latest version?

    Of course my first thought should have been... "Damn, I wish I had a 3.5" floppy drive: :D

    I may have to check out some abandonware sites now.
     
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