Incentive Software
Encyclopedia
Incentive Software Ltd. was a British
video game developer
and publisher
founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based around the company's Freescape
rendering engine. The company was renamed Dimension International as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation Superscape engine, then later changed again to Superscape
.
United Kingdom
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video game developer
Video game developer
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and publisher
Video game publisher
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founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based around the company's Freescape
Freescape
thumb|The Freescape logo.The Freescape engine was an early 3D game engine used in games such as 1987's Driller.-History:Developed in-house by Incentive Software, Freescape is considered to be one of the first proprietary 3D engines to be used in computer games, although the engine was not used...
rendering engine. The company was renamed Dimension International as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation Superscape engine, then later changed again to Superscape
Superscape
Superscape was a publisher of mobile games. The company has developed several mobile games, licensed from such companies as 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Mobile and Global Wireless entertainment...
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List of titles
The following games were published and/or developed by Incentive Software:| Year | Title | Platform | |||||||
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| Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities... |
Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals... |
Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,... |
Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595... |
IBM PC compatible IBM PC compatible IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to... |
ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd... |
BBC BBC Micro The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation... /Electron Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system.... |
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| 1983 | Splat | ||||||||
| 1984 | Millionaire | ||||||||
| 1984 | Confuzion Confuzion Confuzion is a puzzle game developed and published by Incentive Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and Acorn Electron. The object is to guide a spark along a fuse wire. It is similar to the later and more widely known Pipe Mania... |
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| 1985 | Moon Cresta Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8-bit home computers of the time. Dempa also released a port of both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta for the X68000... |
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| 1986 | The Ket Trilogy | ||||||||
| 1986 | The Graphic Adventure Creator Graphic Adventure Creator Graphic Adventure Creator is a game creation system/programming language for adventure games published by Incentive Software, originally written on the Amstrad CPC by Sean Ellis, and then ported to other platforms by, amongst others, Brendan Kelly , Dave Kirby and "The Kid"... |
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| 1986 | Winter Wonderland | ||||||||
| 1986 | Dragon's Tooth | ||||||||
| 1986 | The Legend of the Apache Gold | ||||||||
| 1987 | Driller Driller (game) Driller is a 1987 computer game. It was written by British developers Major Developments and published by Incentive Software for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC... |
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| 1988 | The ST Adventure Creator | ||||||||
| 1988 | Dark Side Dark Side (computer game) Dark Side is a 1988 computer game for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC and ZX Spectrum computers. The game is a sequel to Driller, set in the Evath system but this time on Evath's second moon Tricuspid... |
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| 1988 | Total Eclipse Total Eclipse (1988 video game) Total Eclipse is a first person adventure game released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC and ZX Spectrum computers in 1988... |
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| 1990 | Castle Master Castle Master Castle Master is a 1990 computer game written by British developers Teque Software Development and published by Incentive Software. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC.-Gameplay:... |
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| 1990 | Castle Master II: The Crypt | ||||||||
| 1990 | Total Eclipse II: The Sphinx Jinx | ||||||||
| 1991 | 3D Construction Kit 3D Construction Kit 3D Construction Kit , also known as 3D Virtual Studio, is a utility for creating 3D worlds in Freescape. Developed by Incentive Software and published by Domark, it was released in 1991 on multiple platforms. The game originally retailed for £24.99 in the United Kingdom... |
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| 1992 | 3D Construction Kit II 3D Construction Kit II 3D Construction Kit II , also known as 3D Construction Kit 2.0, is a utility for creating 3D worlds in Freescape... |
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