Sanctuary Woods
Encyclopedia
Sanctuary Woods Multimedia, Inc. was a multimedia
developer and third-party game publisher
. It was one of the early multimedia companies developing products for CD-ROM distribution. The founders, Brian Beninger and Toni Beninger, were both experienced technologists who saw the potential for developing family-oriented and educational multimedia projects when Apple Inc. released Hypercard
.
It published two games developed together with actress Shelley Duvall
— It's a Bird's Life and It's a Dog's Life.
It also published some well-known titles developed by Presto Studios
.
-like main character called Victor Vector, with a side-kick St. Bernard
dog called Yondo. The games were published in the 1990s and had an educational spin to them. They were among the first CD-ROM games to be targeted at children.
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
developer and third-party game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
. It was one of the early multimedia companies developing products for CD-ROM distribution. The founders, Brian Beninger and Toni Beninger, were both experienced technologists who saw the potential for developing family-oriented and educational multimedia projects when Apple Inc. released Hypercard
HyperCard
HyperCard is an application program created by Bill Atkinson for Apple Computer, Inc. that was among the first successful hypermedia systems before the World Wide Web. It combines database capabilities with a graphical, flexible, user-modifiable interface. HyperCard also features HyperTalk, written...
.
It published two games developed together with actress Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Alexis Duvall is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in The Shining, Popeye, Thieves Like Us and 3 Women....
— It's a Bird's Life and It's a Dog's Life.
It also published some well-known titles developed by Presto Studios
Presto Studios
Presto Studios was a computer game development company of the 1990s, especially famous for its award-winning The Journeyman Project series and the 2001 sequel to Cyan's hit Myst series, Myst III: Exile....
.
3DO
- Dennis Miller: It's Geek to Me
- Dennis Miller: That's News to Me
- It's a Bird's Life
Macintosh
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu is a point and click adventure game based on Robert Ripley, the creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!. It was developed and published by Sanctuary Woods in 1995.-Story:...
- The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
- The Journeyman Project Turbo!The Journeyman ProjectThe Journeyman Project is a time travel adventure computer game developed by Presto Studios.-Gameplay:The game features a first-person perspective. The protagonist sees a display, a rectangle shaped visor . This user interface helps to reduce the movie size and maintain relatively high frame rates...
- Math Ace JR.
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Cyberplasm Formula
PC
- It's a Bird's Life
- It's a Dog's Life
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu is a point and click adventure game based on Robert Ripley, the creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!. It was developed and published by Sanctuary Woods in 1995.-Story:...
- The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
- The Journeyman Project Turbo!The Journeyman ProjectThe Journeyman Project is a time travel adventure computer game developed by Presto Studios.-Gameplay:The game features a first-person perspective. The protagonist sees a display, a rectangle shaped visor . This user interface helps to reduce the movie size and maintain relatively high frame rates...
- Radio Active: A Music Trivia Game
- WolfWolf (Game)Wolf is a life simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf.The gameplay is divided into two parts. The first is a sandbox mode, where the player has no predetermined goal. The second is a scenario mode, where the player has to complete specific actions; this is comparable to quests...
— the first of two wildlife simulators - LionLion (Game)Lion is an animal simulation game where the player plays the role of a lion. It is a sequel of sorts to Wolf.The gameplay is divided into two parts. The first is a sandbox simulation mode, where the player has no predetermined goal...
— the follow-up of Wolf - Victor Vector & Yondo: The Cyberplasm Formula
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Hypnotic Harp
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Vampire's Coffin
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Last Dinosaur Egg
Victor Vector & Yondo
Victor Vector & Yondo is a series of games published by Sanctuary Woods starring a superheroSuperhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
-like main character called Victor Vector, with a side-kick St. Bernard
St. Bernard (dog)
The St. Bernard is a breed of very large working dog from the Italian and Swiss Alps, originally bred for rescue. The breed has become famous through tales of alpine rescues, as well as for its large size.-Appearance:The St. Bernard is a large dog...
dog called Yondo. The games were published in the 1990s and had an educational spin to them. They were among the first CD-ROM games to be targeted at children.
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Cyberplasm Formula
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Hypnotic Harp
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Vampire's Coffin
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Last Dinosaur Egg
PC
- Orion BurgerOrion BurgerOrion Burger is a computer adventure game developed by Sanctuary Woods and published by Eidos Interactive for the PC and Machintosh. It features a young man saving the Earth from an interstellar fast food chain through a time loop....
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Cyberplasm Formula
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Hypnotic Harp
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Vampire's Coffin
- Victor Vector & Yondo: The Last Dinosaur Egg
- It's A Bird's Life
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master LuRipley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu is a point and click adventure game based on Robert Ripley, the creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!. It was developed and published by Sanctuary Woods in 1995.-Story:...
External links
- Sanctuary Woods profile from 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...
- Sanctuary Woods profile from IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...