Cyberflix Incorporated was a computer game company founded in 1993 by Bill Appleton. Cyberflix was based in Knoxville, Tennessee. They made many interactive story-telling games in the 1990s, but stopped any and all productions in 1998 before finally going out of business in 2006.
Industry | Computer and video game industry |
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Founded | June 28, 1993 |
Defunct | November 25, 2006 |
Fate | Out of business as of 1998 |
Headquarters | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
Key people | Bill Appleton, Andrew Nelson |
Products | Titanic: Adventure Out of Time, Dust: A Tale of the Wired West, Skull Cracker, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren, Lunicus and Jump Raven |
Two of its best known games were Titanic: Adventure Out of Time and Dust: A Tale of the Wired West. Cyberflix also released the games Skull Cracker, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren, Lunicus, and Jump Raven. Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is commonly used in documentaries for the ship's interior, due to its authenticity.[citation needed]
Cyberflix's founder, Bill Appleton, is famous for his work with the SuperCard development environment and for the early World Builder adventure game production system. He also founded a company called DreamFactory Software in 1998.[1][2] DreamFactory Software kept the trade mark for CyberFlix registered until November 25, 2006.[3]
References
External links
- Cyberflix at MobyGames
- Cyberflix Official Website, Captured Nov 1, 1996, from Internet Archive
- TESS: CyberFlix