Eurocom Explained
Eurocom |
Type: | Private |
Fate: | Closed |
Foundation: | October 1988 |
Former Name: | Eurocom Entertainment Software (1988–2006) |
Founders: | - Mat Sneap
- Chris Shrigley
- Hugh Binns
- Tim Rogers
- Neil Baldwin
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Defunct: | 6 December 2012 |
Location: | Derby, England |
Industry: | Video games |
Num Employees: | Approx. 250 |
Eurocom Entertainment Software was a British video game developer founded in October 1988 by Mat Sneap, Chris Shrigley, Hugh Binns, Tim Rogers and Neil Baldwin, to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Eurocom expanded to handheld game systems and major video game consoles. The company licensed arcade games to port to consoles, and developed a few original properties, such as Magician, Machine Hunter, 40 Winks, and Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy.
On 23 November 2012, Eurocom laid off around 75% of their 200 employees.[1] On 6 December 2012, the company laid off its remaining staff and closed.[2]
Games developed
1990s
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Notes |
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1990 | Magician | NES | Taxan | |
1991 | James Bond Jr. | THQ | |
1992 | Lethal Weapon | NES, Game Boy | Ocean Software | |
Dropzone | NES | U.S. Gold | Co-developed with Arena Graphics |
Rod Land | Game Boy | Jaleco | |
1993 | Tesserae | DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear | GameTek | |
Sensible Soccer: European Champions | Game Gear, Master System | Sony Imagesoft | |
1994 | Stone Protectors | SNES | Kemco | |
Dino Dini's Soccer | Virgin Interactive | |
| GameTek | Co-developed with GameTek |
The Jungle Book | NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy | Virgin Interactive | |
Family Feud | DOS, 3DO, Genesis | GameTek | |
Super Dropzone | SNES | Psygnosis | |
1995 | Earthworm Jim | Game Boy, Game Gear | Playmates Interactive | Co-developed with Shiny Entertainment |
Super Street Fighter II Turbo | DOS | Capcom | Co-developed with Capcom |
Spot Goes To Hollywood | Genesis | Virgin Interactive | Published by Acclaim Entertainment in North America |
1996 | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | Saturn | Midway Games/Williams Entertainment | |
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow | SNES | Nintendo/Capcom | |
1997 | Cruis'n World | N64 | Nintendo | |
Hercules | Windows, PS1 | Disney Interactive/Virgin Interactive | |
War Gods | N64, PS1 | Midway Games | |
Duke Nukem 64 | N64 | GT Interactive | Co-developed with 3D Realms |
Machine Hunter | Windows, PS1 | MGM Interactive | |
1998 | Mortal Kombat 4 | Windows, N64, PS1 | Midway Games | |
1999 | Tarzan | Disney Interactive | |
| N64 | GT Interactive | |
| N64, PS1 | Midway Games | |
Hydro Thunder | Windows, N64, Dreamcast | |
Mortal Kombat Gold | Dreamcast | Updated version of Mortal Kombat 4 |
40 Winks | PS1 | GT Interactive | | |
2000s
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Notes |
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2000 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2nd Edition | GBC | THQ | |
007: The World Is Not Enough | N64 | Electronic Arts | |
Crash Bash | PS1 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Co-developed with Cerny Games |
2001 | NBA Hoopz | PS1, PS2, Dreamcast | Midway Games | |
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire | PS1 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
2002 | | GameCube | Universal Interactive | GameCube port; Co-developed with Traveller's Tales |
| GBA | THQ | |
| Xbox, PS2, Gamecube | Electronic Arts | |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Xbox, GameCube, GBA | |
2003 | | Xbox, GameCube, PS2 | Vivendi Universal Games | |
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy | THQ | |
2004 | Athens 2004 | PS2 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| Xbox, GameCube, PS2 | Vivendi Universal Games | |
2005 | Robots | PC, Xbox, GameCube, PS2 | |
| Xbox, PS2 | |
Batman Begins | Xbox, GameCube, PS2 | Electronic Arts | |
2006 | Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Wii | Vivendi Universal Games | |
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP | Disney Interactive Studios | |
2008 | Beijing 2008 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 | SEGA | |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | PS2, Wii | Universal Vivendi Games | |
| PS2 | Activision | |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | PC, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 | Co-developed with SuperVillain Studios and BudCat Creations. |
G-Force | Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Wii | Electronic Arts | Co-developed with EA Redwood Shores | |
2010s
Unreleased
Title | Platform |
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Erik the Viking[3] | NES |
Stone Protectors | Genesis |
Maui Mallard And The Lost City Of Dread[4] | PlayStation |
Spider-Man 4[5] | Wii | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 007 Legends Dev Hit by Redundancies. Luke. Karmali. 23 November 2012. 2 January 2017.
- Web site: James Bond developer Eurocom makes remaining staff redundant, ceases trading. Wesley. Yin-Poole. . 7 December 2012. 2 January 2017.
- Web site: Caoili . Eric . 15 July 2009 . Eurocom's Mystery Terry Jones NES Game: Erik the Viking . 24 December 2018 . GameSetWatch.
- Web site: Maui Mallard Story: A Giant Interview with the Creators (part 2). December 28, 2020. June 12, 2021. Maxim. Nasikan. VK.
- Web site: Caoili . Eric . 30 November 2019 . UNRELEASED Spider-Man 4 Game Found! (Cancelled SM4 Movie Tie-In) . live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/rEVe_s-mX-0 . 2021-12-22 . 2 December 2019 . YouTube.