Cyberflix
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Cyberflix Incorporated was a computer game company founded in 1993 by Bill Appleton. Cyberflix was based in Knoxville, Tennessee
. They made many interactive story-telling games in the 1990s, but went out of business in 1998.
Two of its most known games were Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
and Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
.
Cyberflix also released the games Skull Cracker, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren
, Lunicus
, and Jump Raven
.
Cyberflix's founder, Bill Appleton, is famous for his work with the SuperCard
development environment and for the early World Builder
adventure game production system. He also founded a company called DreamFactory Software in 1998.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. They made many interactive story-telling games in the 1990s, but went out of business in 1998.
Two of its most known games were Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is a computer game developed by Cyberflix. It was published in the United States and Europe by GTE Entertainment and Europress respectively, and released on November 12, 1996...
and Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
Dust: A Tale Of The Wired West is an American computer game made for the PC and the Macintosh. It was released on June 30, 1995 and was produced by Cyberflix and published by GTE Entertainment....
.
Cyberflix also released the games Skull Cracker, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren
Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren
Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren is an Action-Adventure video game released by Cyberflix and GTE Entertainment, and developed by THQ, in 1998.-Gameplay:...
, Lunicus
Lunicus
Lunicus is a 1994 computer game developed by Cyberflix and published by Paramount Interactive. It shares many traits in both graphical style and gameplay with some of Cyberflix's other games, like Jump Raven....
, and Jump Raven
Jump Raven
Jump Raven was the second game released by Cyberflix, in 1994. The game's technology is similar to that of Lunicus, released by Cyberflix one year prior, but this time employs a more detailed storyline and environment...
.
Cyberflix's founder, Bill Appleton, is famous for his work with the SuperCard
SuperCard
SuperCard is a high-level development environment that runs on Macintosh computers, under OS 8 and 9, and OS X. It is inspired by HyperCard, but includes a richer language, a full GUI toolkit, and native color .The programming language used by SuperCard is called SuperTalk, and is largely based on...
development environment and for the early World Builder
World Builder
World Builder is an authoring system for point-and-click adventure games. It was released in 1986 by Silicon Beach Software and had already been used for creating Enchanted Scepters in 1984. In 1994 World Builder along with Course Builder, SuperCard and HyperDA was cited as the reason Appleton was...
adventure game production system. He also founded a company called DreamFactory Software in 1998.
External links
- List of games developed by Cyberflix, MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Cyberflix Official Website, Captured Nov 1, 1996, from Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...