N-Space Explained

n-Space Inc.
Location:Orlando, Florida, US
Key People:Erick S. Dyke (president and co-founder)
Dan O'Leary (co-founder)
Sean Purcell (co-founder)
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:60+ (2012)[1]

n-Space Inc. was an American video game developer founded in 1994 by Erick S. Dyke, Dan O'Leary, and Sean Purcell. It developed games on nearly a dozen different platforms, but was mostly focused on Nintendo consoles and handhelds in particular since 2001. The game Geist was a second-party project, developed in cooperation with Nintendo.[2] In March 2016, it was announced that n-Space had closed down for unknown reasons.[3]

History

n-Space founders Erick S. Dyke and Sean Purcell met while working at General Electric Aerospace (now part of Lockheed Martin) to create advanced military simulators. In 1991, GE Aerospace began to explore the possibility of using its 3D technology for commercial applications.[4] This led to a series of contracts with Sega for the development of the Model 1 and Model 2 arcade boards.[5] Dyke, O’Leary, and Purcell spent two months working with Sega in Japan to complete the development of one of the first Model 2 arcade titles, Desert Tank.[6] The trio worked with director Hiroshi Kataoka and the head of the Sega AM2 division, Yu Suzuki. In 1994, Dyke, O’Leary, and Purcell founded n-Space with funding from Sony Computer Entertainment of America to develop games on the newly launched Sony PlayStation console. n-Space launched their first video game in 1997 for PlayStation, Tiger Shark.[7]

In 2011, n-Space announced their largest project yet: developing an all-new property from the ground-up, made exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in cooperation with Square Enix. This property is Heroes of Ruin and was launched in June 2012. In 2015, n-Space released their first independent title, Sword Coast Legends, with Digital Extremes. The game is a role-playing video game set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe.[8] On March 29, 2016, it was announced that n-Space had closed down, 22 years after its founding.

Games developed

YearTitlePublisherPlatforms
1997TigerSharkGT InteractiveWindows, PlayStation
GT InteractiveWindows, PlayStation
1998GT InteractivePlayStation
THQPlayStation
1999THQPlayStation
2000FOX InteractiveWindows, PlayStation
Danger GirlTHQPlayStation
InfogramesPlayStation
AcclaimPlayStation
2001Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush CourseAcclaimWindows, PlayStation
2002AcclaimGameCube, PlayStation 2
2005GeistNintendoGameCube
EA GamesNintendo DS
2007Winx: Join the ClubKonamiPlayStation Portable
Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareActivisionNintendo DS
2008LucasArtsNintendo DS
Call of Duty: World at WarActivisionNintendo DS
Incredible TechnologiesWiiWare
Hue Pixel PainterActivisionNintendo DS
2009Hannah Montana: The MovieDisney InteractiveXbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3
ActivisionNintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2
Carnival KingIncredible TechnologiesWiiWare
LucasArtsNintendo DS
ActivisionNintendo DS
2010Disney InteractiveNintendo DS
Target Toss Pro: Lawn DartsIncredible TechnologiesWiiWare
007: Blood StoneActivisionNintendo DS
Goldeneye 007ActivisionNintendo DS
Golf Cart RangerN-SpaceiOS
ActivisionNintendo DS
Disney InteractiveNintendo DS, Wii
2011ActivisionNintendo DS
Jillian Michaels' Fitness AdventureMajescoXbox 360/Kinect
Jaws: Ultimate PredatorMajesco EntertainmentNintendo 3DS
20125 Micro Lab ChallengeMicrosoft StudiosXbox 360/Kinect
Heroes of RuinSquare EnixNintendo 3DS
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3DAtariNintendo 3DS
ActivisionNintendo 3DS
2013ActivisionNintendo 3DS
2014Suits and SwordsSony Pictures TelevisioniOS, Android
2015WWE 2K Mobile2K GamesiOS, Android
Sword Coast LegendsDigital ExtremesWindows, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Cancelled

TitlePublisherPlatform
Austin Powers: Oh, Behave!Rockstar GamesPlayStation 2
Dexter's LaboratoryBAM! EntertainmentPlayStation 2
Duke Nukem D-DayGT InteractivePlayStation 2
Mary-Kate and Ashley in ACTION!Acclaim EntertainmentPlayStation 2
Fear (Geist)[9] NoneXbox
WinterNoneWii
SphereNintendoWii
Haggar (Halo Mega Bloks Game)NoneXbox 360

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . N-space.com . 2008-10-21 . 2012-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126015205/http://n-space.com/About.html . 2013-01-26 .
  2. Web site: n-Space Company Biography . 2012-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126015211/http://n-space.com/n-Space_files/n-Space%20Bio.pdf . 2013-01-26.
  3. Web site: n-Space is shutting down - Nintendo Everything . nintendoeverything.com . 30 March 2016 . 4 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Wade . Kenneth Kyle . Meeting n-Space . N-sider.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155016/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=321&page=1 . December 22, 2015 . August 18, 2005. 1.
  5. Web site: Sega Model 2 . Sega Retro . 4 September 2019 . en.
  6. Peacetime Programmers. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 97 . . August 1997. 72.
  7. Web site: Wade . Kenneth Kyle . Meeting n-Space . N-sider.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155017/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=321&page=2 . December 22, 2015 . August 18, 2005. 2.
  8. Web site: New Dungeons & Dragons Game Sword Coast Legends coming in 2015. https://archive.today/20150212162002/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/12/new-dungeons-dragons-game-storm-coast-legends-coming-in-2015. dead. February 12, 2015. Jared Petty. IGN. 2015-02-13. 2015-02-13.
  9. Web site: Obscure Gamers . Oct 29, 2017 . Geist (Xbox August 2002 Prototype) . YouTube.