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 and only 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
Opis This is the USA cover of Bomberman for Turbo grafx 16. Looks scary. Licensing Non free game cover TurboGrafx 16 Fair Use rationale for use on Bomberman TurboGrafx 16 Bomberman TG 16 Non free use rationale Description Screenshot showing the box art of Bomberman TG 16 for the Turbografx 16 Source Photo of box art Portion Original media package Low resolution Yes Image size is reduced Article Bomberman TurboGrafx 16 Purpose To identify and illustrate the game or program in its own article or a closely related article. Replaceability No free equivalent of this image exists. Other non free images can be easily provided. other information This image does not allow users to make illegal copies of the software, and does not diminish the copyright holder s ability to market the software. ... more details
Opis The Turbo grafx 16 Bomberman Japanese cover. It s strange. Licensing Non free game cover DOS Fair Use rationale for use on Bomberman TurboGrafx 16 Bomberman TG 16 Non free use rationale Description Screenshot showing the box art of Bomberman TG 16 for the PC Engine Source Photo of box art Portion Original media package Low resolution Yes Image size is reduced Article Bomberman TurboGrafx 16 Purpose To compare this game or program to other similar games and programs Replaceability No free equivalent of this image exists. Other non free images can be easily provided. other information This image does not allow users to make illegal copies of the software, and does not diminish the copyright holder s ability to market the software. ... 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 and being actively updated by GrafX Software . 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 xBase Categ ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 Infobox VG title Final Lap Twin image Image Final Lap Twin Coverart.png developer Namco publisher NEC designer release vgrelease Japan JPN July 7, 1989 sup http www.gamefaqs.com console turbo16 data 588968.html sup br vgrelease United States of America USA 1990 genre Racing game Racing RPG s Racing RPG modes Single player Multi player platforms Turbo Grafx 16 Final Lap Twin is a combination racing game racing Computer role playing game RPG game for the TurboGrafx 16 system. 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. racing videogame stub Category 1989 video games Category Namco games Category Racing video games Category TurboGrafx 16 games ... more details
Infobox person name Mike Nawrocki image imagesize caption birthname Michael Nawrocki birthplace Dayton, Ohio birthdate occupation Voice Actor, Writer, Director, Animator, Composer, Producer, Editor and VP of Development at Big Idea, Inc. education University of Illinois spouse Lisa Nawrocki Michael Mike Nawrocki born in Dayton, Ohio is an United States American voice actor, writer and director. He is the co founder along with Phil Vischer of Big Idea Productions , 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 Bible College 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 education with the intention of going into medicine 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. 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 focus will include developing an original new VeggieTales TV series, ... 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 , 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 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 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
Refimprove date May 2009 Cleanup date May 2009 Infobox company type Subsidiary name Big Idea Entertainment, Inc. logo File Big Idea Inc.png 225px foundation 1993 founder Phil Vischer br Mike Nawrocki key people COO br Terry Pefanis br Vice President br J. Chris Wall br Creative Director br Mike Naworcki br General Manager br Leslie Ferrell industry Animation Filmmaking Production production s parent Classic Media Big Idea Inc. formerly known as Big Idea Productions is an United States American Christian computer animation production company best known for its VeggieTales series of Christian themed family home videos. It is owned by Classic Media . Company history Big Idea Productions 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 2002 after some poor finances, Big Idea was auctioned and bought by Classic Media with some interesting competing bidders. ref http www.philvischer.com phil news what happened to big ... more details
BLP sources date August 2010 Infobox person name Phil Vischer image imagesize caption birthname birthplace Muscatine, Iowa birthdate Birth date and age 1966 06 16 occupation Voice Actor, br Puppeteer, br Writer, br Animation Director, br Producer, br Composer known for VeggieTales and JellyTelly spouse Lisa Pautz Vischer Phillip Phil Vischer born June 16 , 1966 is an United States American animator , voice actor , writer , author and puppeteer 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 . He attended St. Paul Bible College and got involved with the puppet ministry where he met Mike Nawrocki. Phil Vischer founded GRAFx Studios 1989 a 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 Big Idea Productions . 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 Entertainment Rights now Classic Media and left the company. In 2005 he started Jellyfish Labs a new creative workshop where he produces faith based projects. 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. Vischer still works on VeggieTales as a scriptwriter and voice actor. He currently lives in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife Lisa and his daughter Shelby. Veggies voiced by Phil Vischer list of VeggieTales characters Bob the Tomato Archibald Asparagus Mr. Lunt Jimmy Gourd Mr. Nezzer Phillipe Pea Scallion 1 Pa and Tom Grape Grandpa George Goliath the Giant Pickle Mr. Twisty King Twistomer Percy Pea Peas extras Dad P ... more details
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 i.e., human readable source 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 or ... 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, Programmer Randy Platt Writer Kenneth Melville 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 at one m ... 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 is connected to the ground, 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.nephil.de vga comp.html title VGA compatibility list accessdate 2008 06 18 publisher nephil.de ref ref cite web url http www.shinforce.com dreamcast VGABoxCompatibility.htm title VGA box compatibility accessdate 2010 11 1 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 one does not have to swap cables to ... 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 ZX Spectrum Samantha Fox Strip Poker Portuguese Paradise Caf 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 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 GameCube BMX XXX MS DOS Johnny Abbott s Sex Adventure Part I and II ref http web.archive ... 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 2.2 latest release date release date 2010 03 22 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
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