Metro3D explained

Metro3D, Inc.
Type:	Private^[1]
Foundation:	1998
Defunct:	2004^[2]
Fate:	Closed
Location:	San Jose, California
Key People:	Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)
Industry:	Video games
Homepage:	metro3d.com (archived)

Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998, the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.

Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc., the company developed , published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada.^[3] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.^[4]

The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million. The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region.

Games

• Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)^[5]
• Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)^[6]
• Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)^[7]
• Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)^{[8] [9]}
• Armada F/X Racers (GBC, 2000)
• (PS2, 2002) (European distribution only)
• Armored Core 3 (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
• (GBC, 1999)^[10]
• Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)
• The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
• (PS2, 2001)
• Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)
• Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
• Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)
• Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)^[11]
• DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)^[12]
• Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)
• Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)
• Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)^[13]
• Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)^[14]
• Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)
• Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
• Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)^[15]
• Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)
• (Xbox, 2003)
• (PC, 1996, as Metropolis Digital, Inc.)
• Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)
• The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)
• Threat Con Delta (PS2, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)^[16]
• Urban Extreme (PS2, 2006)
• Wings (GBA, 2003)
• King's Field IV (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
• Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)

External links

• (archived)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corporate Info . https://archive.today/20051223155158/http://www.metro3d.com/corporate.html . dead . December 23, 2005 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012.
2. News: Simonson, Sharon . May 9, 2004 . Landmark in court . . . April 19, 2012.
3. Web site: IGN staff . June 30, 1998 . News Archives: Week of June 28, 1998 . . April 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727072739/http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/archive/19980628.shtml . July 27, 2011 .
4. Web site: April 27, 1999 . Introducing Metro3D . . April 19, 2012.
5. Web site: Games (page 2) . https://web.archive.org/web/20040103073136/http://www.metro3d.com/game_main2.html . dead . January 3, 2004 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012.
6. Web site: IGN staff . June 21, 2002 . Aero Swings to Shelves . . April 19, 2012.
7. Web site: Games (page 3) . https://web.archive.org/web/20040103073208/http://www.metro3d.com/game_main3.html . dead . January 3, 2004 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012 .
8. Web site: In Development . https://web.archive.org/web/20000816071532/http://www.metro3d.com/products2.html . dead . August 16, 2000 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012.
9. Web site: IGN staff . September 14, 2000 . Two from Metro3D Come to PS2 . . April 19, 2012.
10. Web site: Products . https://web.archive.org/web/19991002052925/http://www.metro3d.com/products.html . dead . October 2, 1999 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012.
11. Web site: Games (page 1) . https://web.archive.org/web/20040407011524/http://www.metro3d.com/game_main1.html . dead . April 7, 2004 . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012 .
12. Web site: IGN staff . April 27, 2004 . Now Playing in Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20040604033620/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/509/509628p1.html . dead . June 4, 2004 . . April 19, 2012.
13. May 14, 2003 . Push The Limits Of Sanity And Gravity In Metro3D's Maxxis Ultimate ATV™ for Microsoft® Xbox™ . Metro3D, Inc. . April 19, 2012.
14. Web site: jkdmedia . May 14, 2003 . Metro3D, Inc. Introduces Pumpkin Man for Microsoft Xbox . GameZone . April 19, 2012.
15. Web site: IGN staff . January 8, 2002 . Shayde: Monsters V. Humans . https://web.archive.org/web/20020220205348/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/137/137403p1.html . dead . February 20, 2002 . . April 19, 2012.
16. Web site: IGN staff . June 15, 2005 . Japanese Release Dates Update . . April 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304150646/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/624/624585p1.html . March 4, 2012 .