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Epyx also ported Jumpman to the Apple II, and a year later contracted Mirror Images Software for an IBM PC / PCjr port.
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Epyx and also
In Europe, the British home computer game company U. S. Gold published Epyx games for the Commodore 64, and also ported many of the games to other major European platforms such as the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.
Starting in 1986, Epyx also developed a handheld game system called the Handy.
Epyx also produced a prequel, the action-oriented Gateway to Apshai, and a sequel, Hellfire Warrior.
The game was one of the first games for the Atari Lynx, released in 1989 and was programmed by Epyx, headed by lead programmer, Brian Bowhay, ( who also developed the Lynx ).
As a result, Melbourne House did not sue System 3 nor Epyx, as the game The Way of the Exploding Fist is also very similar to both of these games, though the game itself also borrowed heavily from Data East's Karate Champ.
It also got very positive reaction from reviewers, many of whom consider California Games to be the last classic Epyx sports game, due to staff changes not long after its release.
Epyx and ported
Atari published the versions Xenophobe for its systems ( the 7800 and XE versions were developed by BlueSky software, and the Lynx version was developed by Epyx ) while Sunsoft ported it to the NES.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s HES ported games from American Game Cartridges, American Video Entertainment ( AVE ), Bit Corp, Color Dreams, Epyx, Thin Chen Enterprise ( Sachen, Joy Van, etc.
In 1983 Epyx ported Star Fire and another Exidy game, Fire One !, to the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64, and released them in an " Arcade Classics " compilation.
Epyx and Jumpman
Jumpman is a platform game written by Randy Glover and released by Epyx in 1983.
Jumpman became a best-seller for Epyx, who sold all versions of the game until 1987.
Apogee was forced to withdraw the game soon after release at the request of Epyx, who still owned the rights to Jumpman ( they reverted to Randy Glover in 1993 ).
The game was created contemporaneously with the Epyx release Jumpman.
Epyx and Apple
He had almost finished the Commodore 64 to Apple II port of Tower Toppler, but Epyx unexpectedly cancelled all its ports industrywide due to their tremendous investment in the first round of games for the upcoming Atari Lynx.
The game was first released for the TRS-80 in 1979 under their original Automated Simulations company name, but was followed by an updated version on the Apple II and Atari home computers in 1980 under the new Epyx brand.
Originally released for the Apple II and Commodore 64, this game was very lucrative for Epyx and was released for several other platforms over the years.
Epyx and II
* Summer Games ( I and II ) by Epyx
Epyx and later
It was programmed by Epyx employee Scott Nelson, who later designed the Epyx Vorpal fastloading system for the company's games.
Her booth was next to Automated Simulations ' booth — later Epyx — where Jon was working.
The program was later repackaged and sold in 1985 by Epyx under the title Programmers BASIC Toolkit.
The two later versions, released in 1983, were released under the Epyx name.
Rescue at Rigel is a 1980 science fiction computer role-playing game written and published by Automated Simulations ( later known as Epyx ), and later branded as part of the Starquest series.
Epyx and contracted
Later, marketing was handed over to established video game publisher Epyx, who contracted A. I.
Epyx and Images
* Images of some early Epyx brochures
Epyx and for
Versions for home computers were not released until 1985, by publisher Epyx.
Atari published their games for Atari systems, Activision and Epyx would do their computer publishing.
The company's first projects consisted of contract work for companies like Epyx and Strategic Simulations, Inc. ( SSI ), porting 8-bit titles to 16-bit systems like Commodore Amiga and Atari ST.
He then sought a publisher for it and signed with Apex Computer Simulations ( soon to change their name to Epyx ).
In 1983, Epyx released a video game " Dragonriders of Pern " for the Atari 800 and Commodore 64 in which the player could battle Thread and engage in diplomacy on Pern.
Grand Prix from Absolute Entertainment, although none of the previous third party licenses ( Activision, Parker Brothers, Epyx ) plan to release new titles for the Master System.
The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983.
As the game was not a " simulation " of anything, the company introduced the Epyx brand name for these more action-oriented titles.
Epyx 500XJ for Nintendo
Epyx appealed the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, who reversed the judgment and ruled in favor of Epyx, stating that copyright protection did not extend to the idea of a tournament karate game, but specific artistic choices not dictated by that idea.
In 1989, Epyx filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
* International Karate, a similar home computer game which Data East took to court for Copyright Infringement in a case known as Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc.
The Epyx Fast Load is a floppy disk fast loader cartridge made by American software company Epyx in 1984 for the Commodore 64 home computer.
The Epyx Fast Load cartridge was a bestseller for the C64.
His original name for the new version was Sword of Fargaol, deriving the name from the Old English spelling of jail ( gaol ), but his producer at Epyx, Susan Lee-Merrow, convinced him to change it to its present form.
The official games for the unit are mostly a mix of Epyx and Hewson C64 games.
Epyx and /
Video games developed / published by Epyx.
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