Davilex Games Explained

Davilex Games B.V.
Industry:	Video games
Location City:	Houten, Utrecht
Location Country:	Netherlands

Davilex Games B.V. was a video game developer and video game publisher, located in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands. It was founded in 1986 as part of Davilex International, and is most well known for its Racer franchise, with the games London Racer and London Racer II selling over 600,000 copies in the UK. Autobahn Rasers sales in the German market totaled 103,000 units from January through September 1998, which made it the region's sixth-best-selling computer game during that period.^[1] In February 1999, Autobahn Rasers computer version received a "Gold" award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD),^[2] indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.^[3] Davilex closed the game division in 2005 because it was not profitable enough, and their games were generally not well received.^{[4] [5]}

Games

Davilex Racer series

• Autobahn Raser-series
• A2 Racer-series
• Europe Racer^[6]
• USA Racer^[7]
• Holiday Racer
• London Racer-series
• Grachten Racer

Other games

• AmsterDoom (Amsterdam Monster Madness) (NL wiki)
• Knight Rider: The Game 2
• Casino Tycoon
• SAS Anti-terror Force
• GIGN Anti-terror Force
• Invasion Deutschland
• Red Baron
• Miami Vice
• Police Chase
• Amsterdam Taxi Madness
• 112 Reddingshelikopter (112 Rescue helicopter)
• RedCat series
• Beach King Stunt Racer
• K 2000: The Game
• Inspecteur Banaan en de ontvoering van Mabella (Inspector Banana and the kidnapping of Mabella)

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20181206015705/https://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unterhaltung-die-spassmaschine_aid_174129.html . Die Spaßmaschine . November 23, 1998 . Müller, Eva . Canibol, Hans-Peter . 48 . . December 6, 2018 . German . live .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000312030559/http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-180299.htm . Erste Doppel-Platin Auszeichnungen durch den VUD . February 18, 1999 . . Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland . German . March 12, 2000 . dead . July 19, 2019 .
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20030110014620/http://www.vud.de/presse/november2002.php3 . VUD Sales Awards: November 2002 . Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland . January 10, 2003 . German . dead . July 19, 2019 .
4. Lenting, T. (2019), Gamegeschiedenis van Nederland 1978-2018. Karel van Mander Academy: Arnhem, p. 42-43.
5. Lenting, T. (2023), De mythe van Davilex Games. Karel van Mander Academy: Arnhem.
6. Web site: Davilex Chooses NetImmerse for Multi-Platform Game Titles. https://web.archive.org/web/20010201212300/http://www.ndl.com:80/davilex.htm. ndl.com. February 1, 2001. December 2000. January 29, 2024.
7. Web site: Davilex Chooses NetImmerse Engine As Driving Force Behind US Racer Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20011226230553/http://www.ndl.com:80/news/us-racer.html. ndl.com. December 26, 2001. October 15, 2001. January 30, 2024.