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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1988 |
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| Defunct | 1998 |
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Arc Developments was a British game developer best known for developing Johnny Bazookatone . The company was founded by a group of former Elite employees. Since then, the company has ported many games to various systems and computers, but they also developed their own titles, such as Johnny Bazookatone. They rarely put credits in their games for an unknown reason.
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Forgotten Worlds | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS, Atari ST, Amiga |
| 1990 | Crack Down | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga |
| 1992 | WWF European Rampage Tour | MS-DOS, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 |
| 1992 | McDonaldland | MS-DOS, Atari ST, Amiga |
| 1992 | Arch Rivals | Genesis, Game Gear |
| 1992 | Liverpool: The Computer Game | Atari ST, Amiga |
| 1992 | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants | Genesis, Game Gear, Master System |
| 1993 | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World | Game Gear, Master System, Atari ST, Amiga |
| 1993 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Game Gear, Master System |
| 1993 | The Addams Family | Game Gear, Master System |
| 1994 | Hurricanes | Genesis, Game Gear |
| 1996 | Johnny Bazookatone | MS-DOS, 3DO, PlayStation, Saturn |
| 1996 | World Cup Golf: Professional Edition | Saturn |
| 1996 | The Art of Fly Fishing: Volume One - Rivers of the British Isles | Windows |
| 1996 | Track Attack | MS-DOS |
| 1997 | 4-4-2 Soccer | MS-DOS, PlayStation |
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