Delphine Software International

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Delphine Software International
Type Private
Industry Video games
Founded1988
DefunctJuly 2004
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
 Paul Cuisset
Products Another World
Flashback series
Moto Racer series

Delphine Software International was a French video game developer. They were famous for publishing Another World and creating the cinematic platform game Flashback , which bore a similarity to Prince of Persia , both in gameplay and in its use of rotoscoped animation. They were also known for their Moto Racer series.

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History

Delphine Software International (DSI) was created in 1988 as a part of the Delphine Group and was initially based in Paris. 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, DSIrelocated to Saint-Ouen. In December 2002, the company was removed from the Delphine Group. In February 2003, Delphine Software was sold to French game development company Doki Denki. Doki Denki closed down in July 2004 after bankruptcy and liquidation. Their official website has since shut down. As a consequence, Adeline also shut down around the same time.

Game titles

YearGamePlatform(s)
1989Castle Warrior Amiga, Atari ST
Bio Challenge
Future Wars Amiga, Atari ST, DOS
1990 Operation Stealth
1991 Another World 3DO, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, Classic Mac OS, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis
Cruise for a Corpse Amiga, Atari ST, DOS
1992 Flashback 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Classic Mac OS, NEC PC-9801, Mega-CD/Sega-CD, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES
1994 Shaq Fu Amiga, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES
1995 Fade to Black DOS, PlayStation
1997 Moto Racer Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
1998 Moto Racer 2
1999 Darkstone: Evil Reigns
2000 Moto Racer World Tour PlayStation
2001 Moto Racer 3 Microsoft Windows
2002 Moto Racer Advance Game Boy Advance
UnfinishedShaq-Fu 2 [1] Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES
Humanity Project [2] [3] Microsoft Windows
Devil Canvas [4] [5] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Legions of Fear
Moto Racer Traffic [6] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Flashback LegendGame Boy Advance [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Shaq-Fu 2 page from Thierry Levastre's portfolio
  2. ↑ "Humanity Project page from Thierry Levastre's portfolio". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Humanity Project page from Michel Frédéric's portfolio
  4. ↑ Devil Canvas page from Thierry Levastre's portfolio
  5. ↑ Devil Canvas page from Michel Frédéric's portfolio
  6. ↑ Delphine Software page from a former employee
  7. ↑ "Flashback Legends at Unseen64". Unseen64. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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