Sculptured Software

Sculptured Software Inc. was a late twentieth century video game developer in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. They specialized in porting games to different platforms, especially from arcade games to home console games.

History

Sculptured Software was founded by Bryan Brandenburg, George Metos and Peter Adams in 1984. It was incorporated in the State of Utah on July 12, 1985 by George Metos with two investors (Michael Macris and Robert Burgener).

Sculptured Software Inc. was acquired (in an all stock transaction) by Acclaim Entertainment on October 9, 1995, and renamed Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City. The studio was closed down at the end of 2002.

Notable figures

*Peter Adams (programmer), co-founder vice president
*Bryan Brandenburg, president (1984-1986?)
*George Metos, co-founder, vice president (1984-1986), president(1987-1995)
*Hal Rushton, manager, programmer

Other notable relationships

*Avalanche Software was founded by four former Sculptured developers in October 1995.
*Kodiak Interactive was founded by George Metos (Sculptured co-founder) in 1997.
*Saffire Corporation was founded by Hal Rushton, (Sculptured manager, programmer, 1985-1994).
*Software Arts International was founded by Bryan Brandenburg, Sculptured co-founder.

List of games

1985

*"Beach-Head" (Bryan Brandenburg, with Peter Adams and Hal Rushton for Access Software, Apple II series)
*"Raid Over Moscow" (Hal Rushton, with Peter Adams and Bryan Brandenburg for Access software, Apple II series)
*"" (Peter Adams, with Bryan Brandenburg and Hal Rushton for Access Software, Apple II series)

1986

*"Kikstart" (Peter Adams, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family)
*"Los Angeles Swat" (Randy Platt, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family)
*"Ninja" (Steve Coleman, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family, and Commodore 64)
*"Ninja" (Bryan Brandenburg, for Mastertronic, PC)
*"Raid Over Moscow" (Steve Coleman, for Access, Atari 8-bit family)
*"Speed King" (Hal Rushton, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family)
*"Vegas Jackpot" (Hal Rushton, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family)

1987

*"Panther" (Peter Adams/Chuck Peavey, for Mastertronic, Atari 8-bit family)

1988

*"Destroyer", for Epyx (Amiga port by Craig Conder et al.)
*"Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf", for Accolade (developed by Ned Martin (IBM PC), Amiga port by Craig Conder et al.)
*"Mario Bros." (Atari 8-bit family)
* "S.D.I". (Amiga and Atari ST)

1989

*"Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" (Amiga)

1990

*"Fatal Run" (Atari 2600, Atari 7800)

1991

*"Eliminator Boat Duel" (NES) - (November 17)
*"Metal Mech" (NES)
*"Monopoly" (NES) - (Second quarter)
*"Pac-Mania" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (June 11)
*"Roger Clemens MVP Baseball" (NES), for LJN Ltd.
*"Star Wars" (NES), for JVC Musical Industries
*"Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back" (NES), for JVC Musical Industries
*"" (NES) - (July 13)

1992

*"Captain Novolin" (Super Nintendo) - (July 13)
*"Clue" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (September 4)
*"Clue" (Super Nintendo) - (May 27)
*"Day Dreamin' Davey" (NES) - (Second quarter)
*"Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition", for Accolade (IBM PC, Amiga)
*"Monopoly" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (January 25)
*"Monopoly" (Super Nintendo) - (March 13)
*"" (NES) - (May 29)
*"" (NES) - (September 24)
*"Super Star Wars" (Super Nintendo)
*"WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage Challenge"(NES)
*"WWF Superstars 2" (Game Boy)

1993

*"WWF Royal Rumble" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (March 3)
*"NHL Stanley Cup" (Super Nintendo) - (June 1)
*"Boxing Legends of the Ring" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (June 2)
*"Chavez 2" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (June 9)
*"Boxing Legends of the Ring" (Super Nintendo) - (August 13)
*"Mortal Kombat" (Super Nintendo) - (September 13)
*"" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (November 9)
*"Super Empire Strikes Back" (Super Nintendo) - (December 16)

1994

*"Mortal Kombat II" (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) - (April 26)
*"Risk" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (April 2)
*"" (Super NES) - (November)
*"SeaQuest DSV" (Game Boy) - (June 6)
*"" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (May 4)
*"The Punisher" (Mega Drive/Genesis) - (June 1)

1995

*"Chavez 2" (Super Nintendo) - (May 5)
*"Super Return of the Jedi" (Super Nintendo) - (June 22)
*"Looney Tunes B-Ball" (Super Nintendo) - (May 6) (PC) - (December 31)
*"Mortal Kombat 3" (Super Nintendo) - (June 15)
*"" (Sega Saturn, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo, PC) - (November 24)
*"WWF RAW", (Mega Drive/Genesis 32X)

1996

*"WWF In Your House" (Sega Saturn) - (November 21)
*"Mortal Kombat 3" (PC) - (August 8)
*"Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3" (Super Nintendo) (Sega Genesis) (Mid-1996) (Williams Entertainment)

1997

*"NHL Breakaway '98" (Nintendo 64) - (September 30)

1998

*"NHL Breakaway '98" (PC) - (August 25)

Unknown

*"High Stakes" (Game Boy) -
*"Kingdom Crusade" (Game Boy) -
*"Metal Flame Psybuster" (NES) -
*"Alien Trilogy" (PC) -
*"NBA Jam Extreme" (PC) -
*"WWF WrestleMania" (Sega 32X) -

External links

* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/acclaim-studios-salt-lake-city/ Sculptured Software game list] from MobyGames

References

* [http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=249204 Macris v. Sculptured Software, Inc., 2001 UT 43, 24 P.3d 984]