Attention To Detail
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Attention To Detail was a Warwickshire
-based British
software house
that endured nearly 15 years, from its foundation by five University of Birmingham
graduates in September 1988 to their liquidation in mid-2003. It was best known for creating games.
Unlike other companies established at around the same time, ATD was unusually quiet during the 16-bit boom, only releasing Cybermorph
(1993) and the sequel Battlemorph
(1995) for the ill-fated Atari Jaguar
. Their breakthrough came with the 1999 PlayStation
hit Rollcage, a futuristic racer that achieved both critical and commercial success. They also made a game called Firebugs.
Having joined the GBH group in 1997, they were given the development of the official video games
of the Sydney 2000
and Salt Lake City 2002
Olympic Games
. They also developed the Lego games, Lego Racers 2
, and Drome Racers
.
Although more known for their gaming division, they developed Windows
utility Triever, the Q-Motion video compression technology and a graphic unit for arcade machines called RasterSpeed.
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
-based British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
software house
Software house
A software house is a company whose primary products are software.- Types :There are a number of different types of software houses:*Large and well-known companies such as Microsoft, SAP AG, Oracle Corporation, HP, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc...
that endured nearly 15 years, from its foundation by five University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
graduates in September 1988 to their liquidation in mid-2003. It was best known for creating games.
Unlike other companies established at around the same time, ATD was unusually quiet during the 16-bit boom, only releasing Cybermorph
Cybermorph
Cybermorph is a free-roaming 3D shooter developed for the Atari Jaguar. The cartridge was included as the pack-in game for the system when it launched in 1993. Two versions of the game were released with minor differences. The earlier version is a 2 MB cartridge...
(1993) and the sequel Battlemorph
Battlemorph
Battlemorph is a game released on the Atari Jaguar CD in 1995. It was developed by Attention To Detail, and published by Atari.It is the successor to Cybermorph, a pack-in game for the Atari Jaguar released in 1993...
(1995) for the ill-fated Atari Jaguar
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was the last to be marketed under the Atari brand until the release of the Atari Flashback in 2004. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Panasonic...
. Their breakthrough came with the 1999 PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
hit Rollcage, a futuristic racer that achieved both critical and commercial success. They also made a game called Firebugs.
Having joined the GBH group in 1997, they were given the development of the official video games
Olympic video games
"Olympic" video games is a name given to sport video games including more than one event and/or several sports. They are one of the older video game genres, having first appeared with the 1983 arcade classic Track & Field. Since then, numerous titles have been released, usually in the immediate run...
of the Sydney 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and Salt Lake City 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. They also developed the Lego games, Lego Racers 2
Lego Racers 2
Lego Racers 2 is the sequel to Lego Racers, released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance in 2001.There are five large worlds, starting with the hometown, Sandy Bay. The player then moves along to Dino Island, Mars, Arctic, and finally Xalax...
, and Drome Racers
Drome Racers
Drome Racers is a LEGO racing video game released in 2002 by Attention To Detail. Set in the year 2015, Drome Racers is a combination of racing gameplay with the LEGO license, offering vehicles based upon the 2002 LEGO construction toys. Career mode puts the player in the role of Max Axel, who is...
.
Although more known for their gaming division, they developed Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
utility Triever, the Q-Motion video compression technology and a graphic unit for arcade machines called RasterSpeed.