Haiku Studios
Encyclopedia
Haiku Studios was a video game developer
based in France
, founded by Olivier Cordoleani and Hervé Lange in 1993. Cordoleani and Lange both worked on "Iron and Flame" (ATARI
), "B.A.T.
" (1990, UbiSoft
) and "B.A.T. II - The Koshan Conspiracy" (1992, UbiSoft) under the name Computer's Dream
during the 1980s. The name Haiku Studios was coined in 1993 and consisted of Computer's Dream and several other developers.
The company developed "Down in the Dumps
", which was published by Philips Media for MSDOS, Microsoft Windows
, PlayStation
and Apple Macintosh in 1996. A 3D
racing game, "Demon Driver", and "Moreau", believed to be a tie-in
of the 1996 movie "The Island of Dr. Moreau
" (starring Marlon Brando
and Val Kilmer
), were in development when the company went out of business in 1997.
Video game developer
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based in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, founded by Olivier Cordoleani and Hervé Lange in 1993. Cordoleani and Lange both worked on "Iron and Flame" (ATARI
Atari
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), "B.A.T.
B.A.T.
B.A.T. is a futuristic point and click adventure game with some computer role-playing game elements. It was released in 1990 and available on several home computer platforms. It was developed by Computer's Dream and published by Ubisoft...
" (1990, UbiSoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
) and "B.A.T. II - The Koshan Conspiracy" (1992, UbiSoft) under the name Computer's Dream
Computer's Dream
Computer's Dream was the developer of the B.A.T. series, including the first B.A.T. and its sequel The Koshan Conspiracy. The team consisted of Olivier Cordoleani and Hervé Lange. Computer's Dream was renamed to Haiku Studios in 1993, which developed Down in the Dumps and went defunct in...
during the 1980s. The name Haiku Studios was coined in 1993 and consisted of Computer's Dream and several other developers.
The company developed "Down in the Dumps
Down in the Dumps
Down in the Dumps is 1996 computer adventure game developed for MSDOS and Microsoft Windows, by the – now defunct – French Haiku Studios and published by Philips Media...
", which was published by Philips Media for MSDOS, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
and Apple Macintosh in 1996. A 3D
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
racing game, "Demon Driver", and "Moreau", believed to be a tie-in
Tie-in
A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property...
of the 1996 movie "The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)
The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 science fiction horror film, the third major movie version of the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people...
" (starring Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, Jr. was an American movie star and political activist. "Unchallenged as the most important actor in modern American Cinema" according to the St...
and Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...
), were in development when the company went out of business in 1997.
External links
- Haiku Studios Official website (defunct, via the Internet Archive)
- Alone in the Past? Interview with Olivier Cordoleani (French)