Broderbund was a large American software developer and publisher most active in the 1980s and the 1990s. Though most of their products were video games, they also published a number of home productivity software titles.
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| Name | Year | Platforms | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.E. | 1982 | AppII, ATR, MSX, PC88 | Fixed shooter co-developed by Programmers-3 | ||
| Airheart | 1986 | AppIIe | An action game by Dan Gorlin | ||
| The Amazing Writing Machine | 1995 | Mac, Win | Creative writing and drawing software | ||
| The Ancient Art of War | 1984 | AppIIe, Mac, DOS | A real-time strategy video wargame | ||
| The Ancient Art of War at Sea | 1987 | AppII, Mac, DOS | A real-time strategy video wargame focussing on naval warfare | ||
| Animate | 1987 | AppII | Animation program similar to Dazzle Draw | ||
| Apple Panic | 1981 | AppII, ATR, DOS, VIC20 | A platform game | ||
| Arcade Game Construction Kit | 1988 | C64 | An arcade game construction program | ||
| The Arcade Machine | 1982 | AppII | An arcade game construction program. Winner of a Certificate of Merit in the category of "Most Innovative Computer Game" at the 4th annual Arkie Awards.[1] | ||
| The Battle of Olympus | 1988 | NES | An action-adventure game set in Ancient Greece | ||
| Banner Mania | 1989 | DOS | Banner making program. Released by Brøderbund; developed for Pixellite Group by Presage Software Development. | ||
| Calendar Creator, last version 12 | 1995-now | Win | Create calendars | ||
| Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear | 1985 | AppII | A side-scrolling action-adventure game where you fly a plane, drive a tank, steer a jeep, pilot a sub, and ride a tram. | ||
| Capitalism Plus | 1996 | Win9X | Business simulation game | ||
| The Castles of Dr. Creep | 1984 | C64 | A puzzle-platform game set in medieval castles | ||
| Centauri Alliance | 1990 | AppII, C64 | A science fiction role-playing video game | ||
| Championship Lode Runner | 1983 | AppII, C64, DOS, NES | A puzzle-platform game, the sequel to Lode Runner | ||
| Choplifter | 1982 | AppII, ATR, ATR52, ATR78, C64, CLV, FM7, MSX, NES, SMS, VIC20 | An action game; player is helicopter pilot attempting to save hostages being held in prisoner of war camps | ||
| Darby the Dragon | 1996 | Win, Mac | An Adventure game and one of the StoryQuests series games. | ||
| The Dark Heart of Uukrul | 1988 | AppII, DOS | A first-person perspective, turn-based fantasy computer role-playing game with some advanced features for its time. | ||
| David's Midnight Magic | 1982 | AppII | A pinball video game | ||
| Dazzle Draw[2] [3] | 1984 | AppIIc, AppIIe | Paint program to create bitmapped image files | ||
| Deadly Towers | 1986 | NES | Action adventure game | ||
| Drol | 1983 | AppII, ATR, C64, PC88, SG1K | A platform game with a cartoon robot hero | ||
| Fantavision | 1985 | Ami, AppII, AppGS, DOS | Animation program based around "tweening" and transforming objects. | ||
| Galactic Empire | 1980 | AppII, ATR, TRS80 | Brøderbund's first game; a science fiction strategy space conquest game | ||
| Genetic Drift | 1981 | AppII, ATR | A shoot 'em up video game written by Scott Schram | ||
| Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon | 1996 | Win, Mac | An Adventure game and one of the StoryQuests series games. Won the Parent's Choice Gold Award.[4] | ||
| The Guardian Legend | 1988 | NES | A hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up game; a.k.a. Guardic Gaiden | ||
| Gumball | 1983 | AppII, C64 | |||
| In the 1st Degree | 1995 | Mac, Win3X, Win9X | An interactive legal drama adventure game< | -- J --> | |
| Karateka | 1984 | CPC, AppII, ATR, ATR78, C64, DOS, FDS, GB, ST, ZX | An action game with influential, pioneering animation | ||
| Kid Pix series | 1991 | DOS, Mac, Win | An educational environment[5] | ||
| 1997 | Win, Win3X | A comedy adventure game | |||
| The Last Express | 1997 | DOS, Mac, Win | An adventure game set right before the start of World War I | ||
| Labyrinth | 1982 | AppII, ATR | A maze shoot 'em up video game written by Scott Schram | ||
| Legacy of the Wizard | 1987 | NES | A sidescrolling adventure RPG in the Dragonslayer line | ||
| Living Books series | 1992–1998 | Mac, Win | A series of edutainment titles based on popular children's books | ||
| Lode Runner | 1983 | AppII, ATR, BBC, C64, CPC, IBM PC (self-booting disk), iOS, Lynx, Mac, NES, PS1, PSN, SG1K, SNES, VIC20, Win, XBLA, ZX | Puzzle-platform game | ||
| Logical Journey of the Zoombinis | 1996 | Mac, Win | An educational puzzle computer game created by Chris Hancock and Scot Osterweil of TERC | ||
| The Mask of the Sun | 1982 | AppII, C64, ATR | Graphical interactive fiction game | ||
| Matchboxes | 1983 | ATR, C64 | Memory puzzle game | ||
| Math Workshop | 1996 | Win, Mac | Edutainment game that teaches math | ||
| Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing | 1987 | ||||
| 1985 | Ami, AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, Mac SE, ST | A top-down tile-based role-playing video game with some action sequences | |||
| The Music Shop | 1985 | C64 | A music notation program with playback capabilities | ||
| Myst | 1993 | 3DO, Ami, CDI, iOS, Jag, Mac, NDS, PS1, PSP, Sat, Win | An adventure game with ground-breaking 3D graphics | ||
| Operation Whirlwind | 1983 | ATR, C64 | A battalion-level turn-based strategy game set in Northern France | ||
| Orly's Draw-A-Story | 1997 | DOS, Mac, Win | An edutainment game where the user draws pictures for inclusion in a story | ||
| PlayMaker Football | 1989 | DOS, Mac, Palm, Win | An American football simulation | ||
| The Playroom | 1991 | Ami, AppII, DOS, Mac | An early childhood education system | ||
| Prince of Persia | 1989 | Ami, AppII, CPC, DOS, GB, GBC, GG, iOS, Mac, NES, PCD, PSN, SAM, SCD, SMD, SMS, SNES, ST, X68K, X360 (XBLA), ZX | A platform game with breakthrough animation; started a media franchise | ||
| 1993 | DOS, Mac, SNES, Xbox | A platform game, sequel to the original Prince of Persia | |||
| The Print Shop | 1984[6] | AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, Mac | A desktop publishing title for home users. | ||
| Raid on Bungeling Bay | 1984 | C64, MSX, NES | A warzone shoot 'em up; first game designed by noted designer Will Wright | ||
| 1995 | Win, Mac | A gameshow that teaches literature. | |||
| Rugrats Adventure Game | 1997[7] or 1998[8] [9] [10] | Win, Mac | A point-and-click adventure game based on the Nicktoon series Rugrats | ||
| Seafox | 1982 | AppII, ATR, C64, VIC20 | A shoot 'em up in which the player uses a submarine to sink enemy ships | ||
| Serpentine | 1982 | AppII, ATR, C64, DOS, VIC20 | A maze game featuring an ever-growing player-controlled snake | ||
| The Serpent's Star | 1983 | AppII, ATR, C64 | Interactive fiction game developed by Ultrasoft | ||
| Shufflepuck Café | 1989 | Ami, ST, CPC, NES, X68K, NEC PC-9801, DOS | An air hockey game | ||
| SkyChase | 1988 | Ami, ST, DOS | A combat flight simulator | ||
| 1992 | DOS, SNES | A fantasy strategy video game | |||
| Spare Change | 1983 | AppII, ATR, C64 | An action game | ||
| Spelunker | 1983 | ATR, C64, MSX, NES, PSN | A platform game with a cave exploration theme | ||
| Star Blazer | 1982 | AppII, ATR, MSX, VIC20 | A space-themed shoot 'em up. Winner of a Certificate of Merit in the category of "Best Arcade/Action Computer Games" at the 4th annual Arkie Awards. | ||
| Star Wars | 1983 | C64, DOS, Mac | A sci-fi space combat video game based on the Star Wars media franchise; port of original arcade video game | ||
| Stealth | 1984 | ATR, C64 | A pseudo 3D rail shooter. | ||
| Stellar Shuttle | 1982 | ATR | A Lunar Rescue clone written by Matt Rutter. | ||
| Stunts | 1990 | Ami, DOS, NEC | A racing game with special track areas featuring early 3D computer graphics | ||
| The Treehouse | 1991 | DOS, Mac, Win | A point-and-click edutainment title with minigames and minimal encyclopedic information | ||
| Track Attack | 1982 | AppII, ATR | Maze game with a scrolling platform game level | ||
| Type! | 1986 | C64, DOS, Mac | A typing program | ||
| Typhoon Thompson | 1988 | Ami, ST | Enhanced remake of Airheart | ||
| WarBreeds | 1998 | Win | A science fiction, real-time strategy, resource management video game | ||
| Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | 1985 | AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, PCD, SMS | A series of edutainment games that spanned over a decade and spawned a media franchise | ||
| Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? | 1989 | Ami, AppII, C64, DOS, SMS, NES, SMD, SNES | A time travelling video game based on the Carmen Sandiego media franchise | ||
| Whistler's Brother | 1984 | ATR, C64 | A platform game | ||
| Wings of Fury | 1987 | Ami, AppII, C64, CPC, DOS, GBC | A World War II fighter plane action game with some simulation aspects | ||
| Wolfpack | 1990 | Ami, DOS, Mac, ST | A World War II submarine simulator | ||
| Write, Camera, Action! | 1996[11] | Mac, Win | An edutainment game where the user has to help complete a Hollywood film, and tries to solve a mystery while doing so.< | -- Z --> |