primarysources date August 2009 Infobox company name MindRec logo caption type genre fate predecessor successor foundation founder defunct location city location country location locations area served key people industry Video game developer products services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage footnotes intl MindRec is an independent video game developer for the Turbo Grafx 16 PC Engine . Currently, they have released two games Implode 2002 and Meteor Blaster DX 2004 . A limited run Signature Edition of Meteor Blaster DX has also been released, with a personalized message programmed on the title screen and the case autographed by the programmer, BT Garner. They are currently working on two more games, PC Gunjin and Xymati. MindRec is the first homebrew company to sell pressed games for the Turbo Grafx 16. External links http www.mindrec.com MindRec Homepage Category Video game companies of the United States Category TurboGrafx 16 US videogame company stub ... more details
Visual Objects is an Object oriented programming object oriented computer programming language that is used to create software program s that operate primarily under Microsoft Windows Windows . Although it can be used as a general purpose programming tool, it is almost exclusively used to create database programs. The original Visual Objects project code named Aspen was started as part of Nantucket Corporation Nantucket s attempts to bring the Clipper programming language Clipper language to Windows, and move from the Procedural programming procedural to the Object oriented programming object oriented style. It also converted Clipper from a p code machine p code system to being a true native compiler and introduced more elements of the C programming language C language such as typed Variable programming variables , while including Windows extensions such as Component Object Model COM , ODBC , and later ActiveX Data Objects ADO . With its symbol datatype, it offers the ability form name based linkages, which may be used to connect Menu computing menu events to Method computer science object methods or form direct linkages between server columns and controls. The Windows version was finally brought to market by Computer Associates . Unfortunately it was released before it was market ready and in almost head to head competition with the first release of Borland s Delphi programming language Delphi product. The language is still in use however the last release by GrafX Software was in 2007. The next incarnation of the Visual Objects language is Vulcan.NET programming language Vulcan.NET , written by GrafX from scratch to be both Visual Objects compatible and be a true CLS compliant .NET language, taking full advantage of the .NET framework. See also XBase Clipper programming language Harbour software External links http www.grafxsoft.com GrafXSoft http www.cavo.com Current Visual Objects home http www.vulcandotnet.com Vulcan.NET... VO like language for Microsoft .NET xB ... more details
Merge Magic Engine date August 2011 Infobox software name MagicEngine logo screenshot caption developer David Michel latest release version 1.1.3 Windows br 1.0.0 PR 10.3 Macintosh latest release date May 10, 2008 Windows br December 11, 2007 Macintosh operating system Microsoft Windows Windows , DOS discontinued , Macintosh genre Emulator license Shareware website http www.magicengine.com Magic Engine Homepage MagicEngine is the first publicly released TurboGrafx 16 emulator, developed by David Michel. It emulates the TurboGrafx 16, TurboGrafx CD, Arcade Card, and SuperGrafx . Originally developed for DOS, it was later ported to Microsoft Windows Windows and Macintosh . The latest version, 1.1.3, was released in 2008. Development has ceased. External links http www.magicengine.com Official MagicEngine Homepage http www.emulator zone.com doc.php pcengine Emulator Zone Turbo Grafx Reference Category TurboGrafx 16 emulators emulation stub videogame software stub sv Magic Engine ... more details
Refimprove date April 2007 Infobox VG title Final Lap Twin image File Final Lap Twin Coverart.png developer Namco publisher NEC designer release vgrelease JP July 7, 1989 ref http www.gamefaqs.com console turbo16 data 588968.html ref vgrelease NA 1990 genre Racing video game Racing role playing games Racing RPG modes Single player Multi player platforms Turbo Grafx 16 Final Lap Twin is a hybrid Racing video game Racing role playing games racing role playing game released for the TurboGrafx 16 system in 1989, as a spin off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap . The protagonist is on a quest to live up to the reputation of his racing champion dad. He travels over the map, meeting small time racers, and must race his car to earn money that he spends on upgrading his car, eventually facing the local racing champion. After beating the rest of the local racing champions in the various cities, the protagonist must go through a maze to find the final upgrades of the different parts of his car, and then face the world racing champion. See also Final Lap Inazuma Eleven World Court arcade game World Court Tennis References Reflist Category 1989 video games Category Namco games Category Racing video games Category TurboGrafx 16 games racing videogame stub ... more details
Infobox VG title Legend Of Hero Tonma image File LegendofHeroTonma arcadeflyer.png 256px caption Japanese arcade flyer of Legend of Hero Tonma . width developer Irem publisher Irem distributor designer version released Arcade 1989 br PC Engine 1991 br TurboGrafx 16 1993 br VC September 24, 2007 sup NA sup br VC September 28, 2007 sup EU sup genre Platform game Platform modes Single player, multi player ratings platforms Arcade game , TurboGrafx 16 PC Engine , TurboGrafx 16 , Virtual Console media requirements input cabinet arcade system Irem M72 cpu sound display nihongo Legend of Hero Tonma is a side scrolling platform game released by Irem to Video arcade arcades in 1989 . Overview The player controls a caped hero named Tommy in his quest to rescue a princess. Tommy can cast fireballs which can be upgraded in power to dispatch enemies, and jump on their heads to temporarily stun them. TurboGrafx 16 version File Legend of Hero Tonma cover.jpg right thumb Front cover of TurboGrafx 16 PC Engine version. The arcade game was later ported to the TurboGrafx 16 PC Engine in 1991 and the home console s overseas equivalent, TurboGrafx 16 in 1993 . The latter version was re released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on September 24, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 28, 2007. The PC Engine JP version has 1991 printed on the card, while the TurboGrafx 16 U.S. version has 1993 printed on the card. Due to this late printing at the end of the system s life, the U.S. version is quite rare. External links KLOV game id 8405 moby game id turbo grafx legend of hero tonma DEFAULTSORT Legend Of Hero Tonma Category 1989 video games Category Arcade games Category Platform games Category TurboGrafx 16 games Category Virtual Console games Action videogame stub ... more details
Infobox person name Michael Nawrocki image imagesize 150px caption birth name Michael Nawrocki birth place Dayton, Ohio birth date July 8, 1966 occupation Voice Actor, Writer, Director, Animator, Composer, Producer, Editor, Company Executive, Songwriter education University of Illinois spouse Lisa Nawrocki Michael Nawrocki born July 8, 1966 is an United States American voice actor, writer, animator and director. He is the co founder along with Phil Vischer and Executive Vice President of Big Idea Entertainment , the company best known for bringing computer animated vegetables to life in the popular VeggieTales series. Nawrocki is a voice actor who performs several of the VeggieTales characters, including Larry the Cucumber . His work as writer and director includes directing most of the Silly Songs with Larry segments, along with several of the VeggieTales episodes, and developing the 3 2 1 Penguins series. He directed The Pirates Who Don t Do Anything A VeggieTales Movie . Life and career Nawrocki originally wanted a career in the medicine field. He studied at St. Paul College of Bible where he met Phil Vischer at the puppet ministry. Nawrocki later enrolled at the University of Illinois , and joined Vischer at GRAFx, Mike helped to finance his medical education by taking a job with Renaissance Video, a video production facility where he gained experience in Video production production and animation . In 1994, Nawrocki left Film & Tape Works, a company that had purchased GRAFx Studios, and his future in medicine to join Vischer and founded Big Idea Productions. ref http www.ultimateveggie.com bigidea.html ref After the Vischer s departure from Big Idea Nawrocki took charge. On September 30, 2008, Big Idea, Inc. announced that Mike Nawrocki has been appointed Vice President of Development. He will oversee all creative and production at the Big Idea studio, spearhead the development and launch of new series, brands and properties for Big Idea, will have the initial f ... more details
Infobox Company company name Technosoft Co.,Ltd. company logo Image Technosoft.jpg right 260px Tecno Soft logo caption company type Category Defunct video game companies Defunct subsid foundation defunct 2001 in video games 2001 bought by Twenty one Company location Sasebo, Nagasaki , Japan key people industry Video games industry products Video game s homepage http web.archive.org web 19980625185539 www.tecnosoft.com INDEX.HTM www.tecnosoft.com archived version 1998 06 25 DO NOT MOVE THE PAGE TO TECNO SOFT . Technosoft is used more often and the former doesn t even produce Google results. Technosoft also known as Tecno Soft and Techno Soft is a Japan ese video game developer that is known for the Thunder Force series Thunder Force series of shooter game s, as well as Herzog Zwei , regarded as the world s first real time strategy game. Other notable Technosoft games include the conversion of Turbo Grafx 16 game Devil s Crush dubbed Dragon s Fury Tengen Dragon s Fury and released in North America by Tengen company Tengen , and Elemental Master . In 2001, the company was purchased by pachinko maker Twenty one Company and was merged into its research and development R&D division. In 2006, the Uniform Resource Locator URL http tecnosoft.com Tecnosoft.com was registered and updated. However, as of January 2008, no updates other than We will restart soon Please wait for a while. and THUNDERFORCE is a registered trademark. have been added to the website. However, with the announcement of Thunder Force VI , the copyright for the game has been apparently turned over to one of the series creators and may no longer apply. Some Technosoft staff left to start game developer http www.caproduction.co.jp CAProduction in 1993. Known releases Batten Tanuki no Daibouken MSX Blast Wind Sega Saturn D pronounced dee dash MSX Devil s Crush Dragon s Fury aka Devil s Crush Devil Crash Sega Mega Drive Mega Drive Genesis port from PC Engine Elemental Master Mega Drive Genesis Fantasic Pinball ... more details
BLP sources date August 2010 Infobox person name Phil Vischer image imagesize caption birth name Phillip Vischer birth place Muscatine, Iowa birth date Birth date and age 1966 06 16 occupation Voice Actor, Puppeteer, Writer, Producer, Director, Songwriter known for VeggieTales and JellyTelly spouse Lisa Pautz Vischer Phillip Phil Vischer born June 16, 1966 is an American voice actor , puppeteer , writer and animator known for creating the computer animated video series VeggieTales with partner and friend Mike Nawrocki . He is famous for providing the voice of Bob the Tomato in the series. Background and Career Phil Vischer was born June 16, 1966 in Muscatine, Iowa and grew up in Chicago, Illinois . He attended St. Paul Bible College and got involved with the puppet ministry where he met Mike Nawrocki. Vischer originally wanted to go to film school after bible college but never made it. He ended up working for Amoco and Montgomery Ward as a truckdriver afterwards. Vischer founded GRAFx Studios 1989 after buying an animation software, the company that dedicated in animating commercials and logos. That same year he animated and directed Mr. Cuke s Screen Test featuring Larry the Cucumber . In early 1993 he teamed up with Mike Nawrocki and started Big Idea Productions now Big Idea Entertainment . From 1993 to 2002, Vischer led the company as lead director and writer. In 2003 after the release of Jonah A VeggieTales Movie Jonah Big Idea went bankrupt and Vischer sold the company to Classic Media and left the company. ref http www.philvischer.com index.php ?p 38 What Happened to Big Idea? by Phil Vischer ref In 2005 he started Jellyfish Labs a new creative workshop where he produces faith based projects. ref http www.jellyfishland.com Jellyfish Website ref In 2007 Vischer expanded the company by launching JellyTelly . As of 2010, Vischer has started producing What s in the Bible a new video series using puppetry. ref http whatsinthebible.com What s in the Bible? website r ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 This is a list of adult video game s . See also List of hentai computer games . Arcade Boong Ga Boong Ga Pipi & Bibi s Miss World Nude 96 Lady Killer had a toggle switch for full and partial nudity Pachinko Sexy Reaction Atari 2600 Bachelor Party video game Bachelor Party Bachelor Party video game Bachelorette Party Beat Em & Eat Em Playaround Burning Desire Playaround Cathouse Blues Custer s Revenge Playaround Gigallo Playaround Jungle Fever Playaround Knight on the Town Playaround Lady in Wading Beat Em & Eat Em Philly Flasher X Man Atari 2600 video game X Man Commodore 64 Sex Games ZX Spectrum Samantha Fox Strip Poker Paradise Caf video game Nintendo Entertainment System Bubble Bath Babes Peek A Boo Poker Hot Slots Honey Peach Turbo Grafx 16 D ky sei Super Nintendo Entertainment System D ky sei 2 Idol Janshi Suchie Pai Sega Genesis Divine Sealing Sega Saturn D ky sei series D ky sei series Gals Panic Gals Panic series Welcome to Pia Carrot Welcome to Pia Carrot series The Yakyuken Special Panasonic 3DO Onee san to Issho Janken Paradise PlayStation Cho Aniki D ky sei 2 To Heart Animator in 2000 Whoop Ass Crew PlayStation Portable Sega Dreamcast Comic Party Gals Panic Gals Panic series Kanon Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Prism Heart Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Operation Sanctuary Welcome to Pia Carrot Welcome to Pia Carrot 2 Wind A Breath of Heart Dangerous Toys Aikagi Divi Dead PlayStation 2 7 Sins Air visual novel Air BMX XXX Da Capo visual novel Da Capo series Fate stay night Green Green visual novel Green Green The Guy Game Haru no Ashioto Hourglass of Summer Kanon Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Playboy The Mansion Popotan Prism Ark School Days visual novel School Days Shuffle Soul Link To Heart & To Heart 2 Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni Operation Sanctuary Utawarerumono Welcome to Pia Carrot Welcome to Pia Carrot 3 Wind A Breath of Heart Street Racing Syndicate The Renai Simula ... more details
Infobox company type Subsidiary name Big Idea Entertainment logo File Big Idea Inc.png 225px foundation 1993 founder Phil Vischer br Mike Nawrocki key people Phil Vischer small President br Mike Nawrocki small Vice President br Greg Fritz small VP of Sales br Leslie Ferrel small General Manager location Nashville, Tennessee products VeggieTales and other faith based products parent Classic Media Big Idea Entertainment, LLC formerly known as Big Idea Productions or Big Idea, Inc. is an American Christian animation production company best known for its computer animation computer animated VeggieTales series of Christian themed family home videos. It is a subsidiary owned by Classic Media . Company history Big Idea was originally founded in 1989 under the name GRAFx studios by Phil Vischer to create graphics in television commercials. That same year Vischer created a 20 minute short film called Mr. Cuke s Screen Test . This short inspired him and Mike Nawrocki to create VeggieTales . The company officially launched in 1993 with its first Video, Where s God When I m S Scared? . Rapidly growing out of space, in 1997, Big Idea relocated to the Chicago suburbs and purchased the DuPage Theater in Lombard, Illinois . ref cite web url http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories Big Idea Productions Inc Company History.html title Big Idea Productions, Inc. Company History publisher Funding Universe accessdate May 15, 2009 ref Delays for the completion of the renovation resulted from initial discovery of the disrepair of the building and lengthy zoning battles. In a pinch, the company was guided by City of Lombard officials to rent space at the Yorktown Center , also located in Lombard. The space was a two story retail space formerly occupied by a F.W. Woolworth Company Woolworth store. Citation needed date November 2010 In 2003 after some poor finances and a lawsuit held by Lyrick Studios , Big Idea declared bankruptcy and was auctioned off to Classic Media , with some inte ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Infobox programming language name Clipper logo caption file ext paradigm year Start date 1985 designer developer latest release version CA Clipper 5.3b latest release date May 20, 1997 latest test version latest test date typing implementations dialects influenced by influenced programming language operating system DOS license website http www.grafxsoft.com clipper.htm wikibooks Clipper is a computer programming language that is used to create computer program software program s that originally operated primarily under DOS . Although it is a powerful general purpose programming language, it was primarily used to create database business programs. History Clipper was originally created in 1985 as a compiler for dBASE III , a very popular database language at the time. Compiling dBASE code changes it from interpreted code, which must be interpreter computing interpreted every time each line of code is executed, to p code machine p code , which uses a Virtual Machine to process the compiled p code. p code is considerably faster, but still not as fast as the machine language machine code generated by native compilers. As a technical marketing ploy, the p code was wrapped into object code linkable .obj files which gave the impression that it was compiled to native code. Clipper was created by Nantucket Corporation led by Barry ReBell political and Brian Russell technical , and later sold to Computer Associates . GrafX Software licensed CA Clipper in 2002 from CA for ongoing marketing and distribution. As the product matured, it remained a DOS tool for many years, but added elements of the C programming language C programming language and Pascal programming language , as well as object oriented programming OOP , and the code block datatype data type hybridizing the concepts of dBase Macro computer science Macro languages macros , or string computer science string evaluation, and function pointer s , to become far more powerful than the orig ... more details
File Dreamcast VGA box.jpg thumb A third party Dreamcast VGA box The Dreamcast video game console is able to output Video Graphics Array VGA to a Visual display unit computer display or High definition television HDTV using a first or third party peripheral usually referred to as VGA box , VGA cable or VGA adapter . Functionality If pin 6 and pin 7 on the Dreamcast s A V out are connected to the ground pin, the Dreamcast switches to VGA mode, ref cite web url http www.gamesx.com grafx dricas.gif title VGA box schematic accessdate 2008 11 05 publisher gamesx.com ref ref cite web url http www.gamesx.com wiki doku.php?id av dreamcastav title Dreamcast AV Connector accessdate 2008 11 05 publisher gamesx.com ref displaying 480p 640x480p60 Progressive Scan , Enhanced definition television EDTV standard at 31 kHz in RGBHV which allows it to connect to a computer monitor or EDTV High definition television HDTV with VGA in. The official VGA adapter itself consists of merely a plastic case providing space for the VGA port and a 3.5mm TRS connector for audio on one side, and AV out composite video composite , S Video , and audio via RCA connector RCA on the other. Most third party versions are identical to Sega s model except for cosmetic differences , with the exception of the VGA cable by Blaze , which lacked the additional A V out. Compatibility Compatible games File Dreamcast VGA box back.jpg thumb Most VGA boxes also have S Video and composite video output. Most Dreamcast games are compatible with the VGA box. ref cite web url http www.sega dc.de dreamcast Software VGA Kompatibilit tsliste title VGA compatibility list accessdate 2012 02 12 publisher sega dc.de ref ref cite web url http www.shinforce.com dreamcast VGABoxCompatibility.htm title VGA box compatibility accessdate 2010 11 01 publisher ShinForce ref Incompatible games will give an error message upon boot. All Dreamcast games can use a VGA box s S Video and composite ports, just by toggling a switch, meaning ... more details
Infobox software name GrafX2 logo screenshot Image GrafX2.png 250px caption GrafX 2 running on Window Maker developer Grafx2 project team, Sunset Design released 1996 latest release version 2.3 latest release date release date 2011 04 09 operating system Linux , Microsoft Windows , Haiku operating system , AmigaOS , MorphOS , Mac OS X , FreeBSD programming language C programming language C genre Raster graphics editor license GNU General Public License website http code.google.com p grafx2 http code.google.com p grafx2 GrafX2 is a bitmap graphics editor inspired by the Amiga programs Deluxe Paint and Brilliance graphics editor . It is free software and distributed under GNU General Public License . History GrafX2 was a DOS program developed by Sunset Design from 1996 to 2001 . ref cite web url http gfxzone.planet d.net interviews x man x man interview 01.html title Interview with X Man in 1999 , original author. ref It was distributed as freeware, and was one of the most used graphics editor in the demoscene. However, the development stopped due the lack of time of the developers, and lack of interest, because no one was running MS DOS anymore. So they released the sourcecode under the GNU GPL license. ref cite web url http code.google.com p grafx2 wiki FreeSoftwareRelease title Sourcecode relicencing announcement as published in 2001 by the original authors ref A Windows port was done by the Eclipse demogroup and presented at the State of the art party in 2004, ref cite web url http www.pouet.net prod.php?which 13380 title Grafx2 win32 on pouet.net ref but the sourcecode for this version does not seem to be available anywhere. In 2007, a project was started to port the sourcecode from the original MS DOS version to the Simple DirectMedia Layer library. The goal was to provide a pixel art editing tool for GNU Linux, but SDL also allowed easy ports to many other platforms, including Windows. The project development continued on this new version to add the features missing ... more details
Infobox VG title It Came from the Desert image Image itcame c.jpg 225px The game cover developer Cinemaware publisher Cinemaware designer David Riordan br Programmer Randy Platt br Writer Kenneth Melville br Producer Pat Cook engine released 1989 genre Action adventure game modes Single player video game Single player ratings platforms Amiga , DOS , Sega Genesis Sega Genesis Mega Drive , Turbo Grafx 16 media requirements input Computer keyboard Keyboard , joystick and Computer mouse mouse It Came from the Desert is a 1989 personal computer game computer game by Cinemaware . It was originally released for the Amiga , but later porting ported to other systems, as well as released in distinctly different forms to video game console consoles . Like most of Cinemaware s titles, It Came From the Desert takes its inspiration from Hollywood . This game is undoubtedly inspired by dozens of 1950s B movie B movies , especially the 1954 mutant ant classic Them , It Came From the Desert is one of Cinemaware s most innovative creations. The original It Came From the Desert was nominated for SPA Game of the Year in 1990. The game is a fairly non linear combination of dialogue boxes and several types of action scenes, typical of contemporary Cinemaware releases. The game is set in 1951. When the rural American town of Lizard Breath witnesses a meteor fall, town geologist and player character Greg Bradley has to discover the source of some strange occurrences. His role as a young man of science in a 1950s movie setting also gives Bradley the ability to operate aircraft, heavy machinery and several types of firearms, and to suffer no injury worse than a flesh wound unless he s committing a heroic sacrifice. Gameplay Gameplay centers on the player choosing what they want to do by selecting an option on the multiple choice screens that pop up. There are several buildings in town, as well as farm s, Mining mines , an airport , and even a drive in theater . Since time ticks away quickly ... more details
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