The Dreamers Guild was a North American publisher and developer of video games, that operated from 1988 until 1997 (since 1994 in Chatsworth, California).
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Defunct | 1997 |
Key people | Robert McNally (president & co-founder) Walter Hochbrueckner (co-founder)Bradley W. Schenck (art department)}} |
Number of employees | Over 100 (1997) |
History
editAuthors Bryan Kritzell and David C. Logan reported that The Dreamers Guild was founded on an "open, consensus-driven" business model, in which employees voted to decide the company's corporate moves. It was based on the model of a guild.[1] The company's art department was run by artist Bradley W. Schenck, who had previously created The Labyrinth of Time at Terra Nova Development.[2] At final count, The Dreamers Guild employed over 100.
Employee Joe Pearce recalled that most of the Dreamers Guild's games were "a mixed bag success-wise." He cited Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb as a commercial flop, and called I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream "a modest seller."[3] Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II (1997) was The Dreamers Guild's final game before the company's closure. According to Retro Gamer, the developer "rushed out" the game before its bankruptcy.[4] Pearce noted that "it barely got out the door."[3]
Games
edit- Nick of Time – (unreleased)
- Skulls, Bones and Buccaneers – (unreleased)
- Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II – 1997
- The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge (port to Mac OS) – 1996
- Dinotopia Adventure Game for PC – 1996
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream – 1995
- FiefQuest – 1995
- The Labyrinth of Time (port to Mac OS) – 1995
- Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb – 1994
- Fast Action Paq – 1994
- Solitaire and Other Card Games – 1994
- Deluxe Music 2.0 – 1993
- The Legend of Kyrandia (port to Mac OS) – 1993
- More Vegas Games – 1993
- A-Train & A-Train Construction Set (port to AmigaOS and Mac OS) – 1993
- Robosport (port to AmigaOS) – 1992
- PGA Tour Golf (port to Mac OS) - 1991
- Faery Tale Adventure – 1990
- Ebonstar – 1988
References
edit- ^ Logan, David C.; Kritzell, Bryan (1997). Reinventing Your Career: Following the 5 New Paths to Career Fulfillment. McGraw-Hill. p. 80. ISBN 0-07-009434-9.
- ^ Staff (November 24, 2006). "Interview with Bradley Schenck". Graphic Design Basics. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Jong, Philip (November 24, 2009). "Joe Pearce – Wyrmkeep Entertainment – Interview". Adventure Classic Gaming. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019.
- ^ Al Bustani, Hareth (2018). "The Making of... I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream". Retro Gamer (183): 72–75.
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