Incentive Software

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Incentive Software
IndustryVideo games
Founded1983
FounderIan Andrew
SuccessorSuperscape
Headquarters
Reading, Berkshire
,
United Kingdom

Incentive Software Ltd. was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Ian Andrew in 1983.[1] Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based on the company's Freescape rendering engine. The company was renamed Dimension International as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation engine,[2][3] then later changed name again to Superscape.[4]

List of titles[]

The following games were published and/or developed by Incentive Software:

Year Title Platform
Amiga Atari ST Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 IBM PC compatible ZX Spectrum BBC/Electron Dragon 32
1983 Splat! No No Yes Yes No Yes[5] No No
1984 Millionaire No No Yes No No Yes Yes No
1984 Confuzion No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
1984 No No No No No No No Yes
1985 Moon Cresta No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes[6] Yes
1985 No No No No No No No Yes
1986 [7] No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
1986 The Graphic Adventure Creator No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes[8] No
1986 No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes[6] No
1986 Dragon's Tooth No No No No No No Yes[6] No
1986 No No Yes Yes No Yes No No
1987 Driller [9] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1987 Karyssia: Queen of Diamonds No No No No No Yes No No
1988 The No Yes No No No No No No
1988 Dark Side Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1988 Total Eclipse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1990 Castle Master Yes [10] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1990 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1990 No No Yes Yes No Yes No No
1991 3D Construction Kit[11] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1992 3D Construction Kit II[12] Yes Yes No No Yes No No No

References[]

  1. ^ Incentive Software's first game Splat was released in 1983, and reviewed in Crash Magazine Issue 1, 1984, page 89-90.
  2. ^ http://www.infomaniacs.com/VR/VR-Virtually-Here.htm
  3. ^ http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-1-January-2000-/A-Star-Studded-Site.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_1st/Mar99_WestinTokyo.html
  5. ^ This version was later ported to the Sam Coupe with enhanced graphics and sound.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c There is a version for the BBC Micro but not the Acorn Electron
  7. ^ Contained Mountains of Ket, Temple of Vran and The Final Mission
  8. ^ Released as text-only The Adventure Creator for the Acorn Electron
  9. ^ Released as Space Station Oblivion in the United States
  10. ^ Amiga version has some differences in maps and enigmas compared to the 8 bit version (C64, ZX Spectrum, CPC Amstrad)
  11. ^ Released as Virtual Reality Studio in the United States
  12. ^ Released as Virtual Reality Studio II in the United States

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