Koei Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical events.
Argonaut Games PLC is a British video game developer founded in 1982. It was known for the Super NES video game Star Fox and its supporting Super FX chip, and for Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and the Starglider series. The company was liquidated in late 2004, and ceased to exist in early 2007. It was relaunched in 2024.
The Super FX is a coprocessor on the Graphics Support Unit (GSU) added to select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game cartridges, primarily to facilitate advanced 2D and 3D graphics. The Super FX chip was designed by Argonaut Games, who also co-developed the 3D space rail shooter video game Star Fox with Nintendo to demonstrate the additional polygon rendering capabilities that the chip had introduced to the SNES.
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a 1997 platform game developed by Argonaut Software and published by Fox Interactive for the PlayStation. It was originally released in September 1997, with ports for Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows following. Taking place in the fictional setting of the Gobbo Valley, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos follows a young crocodile named Croc, who sets out to rescue a group of furry creatures known as Gobbos from the evil magician Baron Dante.
Croc 2 is a platform game developed by Argonaut Software and published by Fox Interactive. The sequel to Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, it revolves around the title character going on a quest to search for his missing parents, as well as saving the Inventor Gobbo from a revived Baron Dante.
Bionicle is a 2003 platform video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Electronic Arts and Lego Interactive for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. A port was released for Mac OS X, and a version was also developed for the Game Boy Advance. In the home console version, the player controls the Toa, elementally-powered warriors, as they traverse through levels; some levels are 3D platformers, while others utilize mechanics like snowboarding or lava surfing. The game's story, which takes creative liberties with the official Bionicle story, follows the Toa as they defend the island of Mata Nui from the return of the evil Makuta and his minions.
Catwoman is an action-adventure video game based on the 2004 film of the same name based on the fictional character. It features the likeness of the film's lead actress Halle Berry, while the character's voice is provided by actress Jennifer Hale. This would end up being developer Argonaut Software's final game in 19 years until the company's relaunch in 2024.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula is a 2001 platform action video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by THQ for the Game Boy Color handheld game console. It is the first video game to be based on SpongeBob SquarePants. The game's story centers on SpongeBob SquarePants, a sea sponge who lives in the undersea town of Bikini Bottom and works for Mr. Krabs as the fry cook of the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant. SpongeBob is destined to become the ocean's greatest fry cook, and must embark on a quest to retrieve a golden spatula from the Flying Dutchman, a pirate ghost. The game features platforming-style gameplay, as well as many characters from the television series.
Fox Interactive was an American video game publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company published games based on 20th Century Fox properties, yet also published several original titles, such as Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Eurocom and published by THQ for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. A version for mobile phones was released in 2004. THQ Nordic published a high-definition remaster for personal computer systems in 2017, and Nintendo Switch in 2019.
Barking Lizards Technologies was an American video game developer that develops for mobile phones, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii and personal computer. Founded in 2001, Barking Lizards Technologies is based in Richardson, Texas. Their titles were published through several major video game publishers, namely THQ, and Activision, and have recently published a title of their own, Osiris Legends for iOS.
Tomb Raider is a 2000 action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by THQ for the Game Boy Color under license from series owner Eidos Interactive. Following series protagonist Lara Croft as she searches ruins in South America for a powerful artefact, the gameplay features platforming and puzzle-solving on a 2D side-scrolling environment.
Hugo: Black Diamond Fever is a platform game in the Hugo franchise that was developed and published by ITE Media for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 2001 as a sequel to Hugo: Quest for the Sunstones. In 2003, a version was also created for the Game Boy Color, which was ported by Kiloo for mobile phones in 2004. It was known as Hugo: Diamantenfieber in Germany, Hugo: Musta timanttikuume in Finland, Hugo: Gorączka czarnych diamentów in Poland, and Кузя: Алмазная лихорадка in Russia.
The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 platform video game developed by Software Creations and published by THQ. It was released for Game Boy on November 24, 1998, and for Game Boy Color on April 12, 1999, in North America and on April 1, 1999, for Game Boy Color in Europe. It is based on the movie of the same name and the 1991 TV series.
MX vs. ATV is an American racing video game franchise developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic that focuses on off-road racing, as a crossover between THQ's MX trilogy and Sony's ATV Offroad Fury series. Early games in the series, starting with MX vs. ATV Unleashed, were published by THQ prior to its bankruptcy and liquidation in 2013. As the name suggests, the series' main focus is racing with motocross bikes and all-terrain vehicles, although other vehicles such as dune buggies and sport trucks were also featured in the games. Players can also fly airplanes and helicopters in some of the games.
Atlantis is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company. The franchise began in 2001 with the release of the film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Rugrats: Time Travelers is a 1999 platform game developed by Software Creations Limited and published by THQ, Inc. for the Game Boy Color. It was released on October 27, 1999, in North America. It is the second game based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats to release for the system and the first Game Boy Color-exclusive title. Its plot follows the Rugrats characters traversing over 10 levels via a time machine found in a toy store.
Croc is scrolling platform game for the Game Boy Color (GBC) developed by British studio Virtucraft and published on 6 June 2000 by THQ under license from Fox Interactive and Argonaut Software. It is a 2D remake of the 1997 3D platform game Croc: Legend of the Gobbos with similar gameplay. The game follows Croc, a crocodile, on a quest to save a race of furry creatures called Gobbos from the evil Baron Dante. The game received mixed reviews from critics. A second game for the GBC, Croc 2, was released in 2001, based on the 1999 game of the same title.
Croc 2 is a 2001 platformer video game developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. and published by THQ for the Game Boy Color (GBC). It is part of the Croc series and the second game in the series for the GBC after Croc (2000). It is an adaptation of Croc 2 (1999) for the PlayStation and Windows. The game utilizes 2D sprite graphics, in contrast to the 3D polygon graphics featured in the 1999 game.
