Delphine Software International
Encyclopedia
Delphine Software was a French
video game developer
company
. They were famous for their games Another World
and Flashback
, which bore a similarity to Prince of Persia
, both in gameplay and in utilizing rotoscoped animation. They were also known for their Moto Racer
series.
. It was headed by Paul de Senneville, and co-directed by Paul Cuisset
, who was the company lead designer.
In 1993, a subsidiary company named Adeline Software International
was created.
In 2001, Delphine Software International relocated to Saint-Ouen
.
In December 2002, the company was removed from the Delphine Group.
In February 2003, Delphine Software was sold to Doki Denki.
The company closed down in July 2004 after bankruptcy
and liquidation
. Their official website has since shut down. As a consequence, the subsidiary company, Adeline, had also shut down around the same time.
is working on a Wii title, and according to Eric Viennot's blog, he divulged that he is working on a Wii title with the Flashback designer himself, Paul Cuisset
. However, little is known of the game, as he has not mentioned the title, genre or storyline. Cuisset
is today one of the founders of the game studio VectorCell, which he co-owns with the french game studio Lexis Numerique.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
company
Company
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. They were famous for their games Another World
Another World (video game)
Another World, also known as Out of This World in North America and Outer World in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer designed and developed by Eric Chahi...
and Flashback
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flashback, released as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the US, is a cinematic platformer developed by Delphine Software of France, a now defunct company, and published by U.S...
, which bore a similarity to Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games....
, both in gameplay and in utilizing rotoscoped animation. They were also known for their Moto Racer
Moto Racer
Moto Racer is an arcade style motorcycle racing game released in 1997 by Delphine Software International for the PC and PlayStation. It features both dirt and street bikes, and a variety of tracks.- Gameplay :...
series.
History
Delphine Software International (DSI) was created in 1988 as a part of the Delphine Group and was initially based in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It was headed by Paul de Senneville, and co-directed by Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset is a French programmer and designer of several popular video games.-Career:Paul Cuisset was the lead designer of Delphine Software International and the creator of the computer game smash hit...
, who was the company lead designer.
In 1993, a subsidiary company named Adeline Software International
Adeline Software International
Adeline Software International was a video game developer founded in February 1993 as a subsidiary company of Delphine Software International, and based in Lyon, France...
was created.
In 2001, Delphine Software International relocated to Saint-Ouen
Saint-Ouen
-France:Saint-Ouen is the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Ouen, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime département* Saint-Ouen, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher département* Saint-Ouen, Somme, in the Somme département...
.
In December 2002, the company was removed from the Delphine Group.
In February 2003, Delphine Software was sold to Doki Denki.
The company closed down in July 2004 after bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
and liquidation
Liquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
. Their official website has since shut down. As a consequence, the subsidiary company, Adeline, had also shut down around the same time.
Future developments
In 2007, rumours have spread that Paul CuissetPaul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset is a French programmer and designer of several popular video games.-Career:Paul Cuisset was the lead designer of Delphine Software International and the creator of the computer game smash hit...
is working on a Wii title, and according to Eric Viennot's blog, he divulged that he is working on a Wii title with the Flashback designer himself, Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset is a French programmer and designer of several popular video games.-Career:Paul Cuisset was the lead designer of Delphine Software International and the creator of the computer game smash hit...
. However, little is known of the game, as he has not mentioned the title, genre or storyline. Cuisset
Paul Cuisset
Paul Cuisset is a French programmer and designer of several popular video games.-Career:Paul Cuisset was the lead designer of Delphine Software International and the creator of the computer game smash hit...
is today one of the founders of the game studio VectorCell, which he co-owns with the french game studio Lexis Numerique.
Games
| Title | Year | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Castle warrior | 1989 | Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities... , Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals... and PC IBM PC compatible IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to... |
| Bio Challenge | 1989 | Amiga, Atari ST and PC |
| Future Wars Future Wars Future Wars, subtitled in Europe as Time Travellers and in North America as Adventures in Time and known in France as Time Travelers: The Menace is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, released in 1989... |
1989 | Amiga, Atari ST and PC |
| Operation Stealth Operation Stealth Operation Stealth, also known as James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair in the United States, is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, released in 1990... (US title: James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair) |
1990 | Amiga, Atari ST and PC |
| Cruise for a Corpse Cruise for a Corpse Cruise for a Corpse is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, made for the Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC.... |
1991 | Amiga, Atari ST and PC |
| Another World Another World (video game) Another World, also known as Out of This World in North America and Outer World in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer designed and developed by Eric Chahi... (US title: "Out of this World") |
1991 | Amiga, Atari ST, PC, SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... , Mega Drive/Genesis Sega Mega Drive The Sega Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console developed and produced by Sega. It was originally released in Japan in 1988 as , then in North America in 1989 as Sega Genesis, and in Europe, Australia and other PAL regions in 1990 as Mega Drive. The reason for the two names is that... , Mega-CD Sega Mega-CD The is an add-on device for the Mega Drive video game console, designed and produced by Sega and released in Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The device was also released in North America under the name Sega CD, for the Sega Genesis... , 3DO 3DO Interactive Multiplayer The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by... and Macintosh |
| Flashback Flashback: The Quest for Identity Flashback, released as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the US, is a cinematic platformer developed by Delphine Software of France, a now defunct company, and published by U.S... |
1992 | Amiga, PC, Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, FM Towns FM Towns The FM Towns system is a Japanese PC variant, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games, but later became more compatible with regular PCs... , PC-98, Mega-CD, 3DO, CD-i CD-i CD-i, or Compact Disc Interactive, is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard used by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was developed by Philips and Sony... , 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... and Macintosh |
| Shaq Fu Shaq Fu Shaq Fu is a 2D fighting game released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy game platforms on October 28, 1994. It was later ported to the Amiga platform, exclusively in Europe. The game was published by Electronic Arts and developed by the now-defunct... |
1994 | Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, Amiga, Game Boy and Game Gear |
| Fade to Black Fade to Black (video game) Fade to Black is an action-adventure game released in 1995 by Delphine Software International. Directed and designed by Paul Cuisset, it is the sequel to his previous game, Flashback .The game was released for DOS and PlayStation; planned Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn versions... |
1995 | PC and 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... |
| Moto Racer Moto Racer Moto Racer is an arcade style motorcycle racing game released in 1997 by Delphine Software International for the PC and PlayStation. It features both dirt and street bikes, and a variety of tracks.- Gameplay :... |
1997 | PC and PlayStation |
| Moto Racer 2 Moto Racer 2 Moto Racer 2 is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and the PC... |
1998 | PC and PlayStation |
| Darkstone Darkstone (computer role-playing game) Darkstone is an action role-playing game created by French developer Delphine Software International and released in 1999. Darkstone has many similarities to Diablo, particularly in the user interface.-Gameplay:... |
1999 | PC and PlayStation |
| Moto Racer World Tour Moto Racer World Tour Moto Racer World Tour is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Infogrames for the Playstation. It was released on September 29, 2000 in Europe, and on November 6, 2000 in North America. It is part of the Moto Racer video game series.In Moto Racer... |
2000 | PlayStation |
| Moto Racer 3 Moto Racer 3 Moto Racer 3 is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine and published by Infogrames for the PC. It was released in North America on January 31, 2002, and in PAL regions during 2002... |
2001 | PC |
| Moto Racer Advance Moto Racer Advance Moto Racer Advance is a motocross racing game developed by Adeline Software International, produced by Delphine Software International and published by Ubisoft for the Game Boy Advance. It was released in PAL regions on October 4, 2002 and in North America on December 4, 2002... |
2002 | Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China... |
| Moto Racer Traffic | Unfinished | PC and PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Flashback Legends | Unfinished | Game Boy Advance |
External links
- Delphine Software International entry at 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...