BBC Multimedia
BBC Multimedia was a division of the BBC which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. The Multimedia division was founded in 1995[1] and was closed in 2006 after sales declined in its boxed product business. After the closure Global Software Publishing acquired the rights to publish BBC Multimedia's library.[2]
Founded | 1995 |
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Defunct | 2006 |
Headquarters | Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London , |
Products | Doctor Who Robot Wars Teletubbies Tweenies Bob the Builder Noddy Wallace and Gromit |
Parent | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BBC Multimedia also had their own game development studio, known as Gamezlab, which also functioned as a publishing label for their video games, with the BBC Multimedia name being used for software and educational games.
Games
Game | Platform(s) | Release Date |
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Attenborough's Antarctic | Windows 95 / 98 / 3.1 | 1997 |
Balamory | Windows 98 / 95 / XP | 2004 |
Bill & Ben: Flowerpot Fun! | Windows 98 / 95 | 2001 |
BBC Games Collection Featuring Toybox/Playtime | Windows 98 / 95 / XP | 2003 / 2005 |
Blue Peter | Windows 95 | 1997 |
Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park (Published in North America by THQ) | Windows 98 / Me / XP | 2001 |
Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure (Published in North America by THQ) | Windows 98 / Me / XP | 2003 |
Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? (Published in North America by THQ) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation | 2000 / 2001 |
Bob the Builder: Fix it Fun! (Published in North America by THQ) | Game Boy Color | 2000 / 2001 |
Changing Rooms | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | Windows 95 | 1997 |
Fast Show Comedy Fun Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
Fawlty Towers – Comedy Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
Fimbles: Fimbling Fun | Windows 95 / 98 / XP | 2003 |
Gardeners' World Magazine Garden Manager with Alan Titchmarsh | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
GCSE Bitesize Revision: Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
GCSE Bitesize Revision: Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
The Human Body – Your Body | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
Key Stage 2 ReviseWise Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision English | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
Live & Kicking: Show Maker | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
Mastermind | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1997 |
Noddy: Let's Get Ready for School | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 (UK) 1999 (US) |
Noddy: The Magic of Toytown | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
Noddy's Magic Adventure | PlayStation | 2000 |
Noddy and the Birthday Party | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
Only Fools & Horses | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
Pingu & Friends | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
Pingu: A Barrel of Fun! | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
Play with the Teletubbies (Published in North America by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 /PlayStation | 1998 / 2000 |
Teletubbies 2: Favourite Games (Published in North America by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
Result: The BBC Sports Quiz presented by Desmond Lynam | Windows 95 | N/A |
Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction (Published in North America by Vivendi Universal Games) | Game Boy Advance | 2001 |
Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
Rotten Ralph – Big Night In | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
S Club 7: On The Road | Windows 95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP | 2003 |
Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Macbeth | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Romeo and Juliet | Windows 95 / 98 | 1995[3] |
Smart | Windows 95 / 98 / NT | N/A |
Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
Spark Island Adventures in Maths 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Letter Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Number Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
Spark Island Maths Adventures 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
Spark Island Number Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
Spark Island Reading Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2 | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999[4] |
Tweenies: Doodles' Bones | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
Tweenies: Game Time | PlayStation | 2001 |
Tweenies: Messy Time Magic | Windows 95 / 98 | 2002 |
Tweenies: Play to the Music | Windows 95 / 98 / Me / XP | 2004 |
Tweenies: Ready to Play | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
Wallace & Gromit Cracking Animator | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
Wallace & Gromit Print-o-matic | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 |
The Weakest Link (published by Activision) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! | Windows 98 | 2000 |
Gamezlab Titles
Game | Platform(s) | Release Date |
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Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (Published in North America by Vivendi Universal Games) | Windows 98 / Me, PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction | Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP, Xbox, Game Boy Advance | 2002 |
Ace Lightning | Windows, PlayStation 2 | 2002 |
FightBox | Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
Spooks | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | Cancelled |
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gollark: Do you want to maximize turns survived, foes vanquished, or what?
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References
- French, Michael (6 August 2007). "BBC to return to games development?". MCV. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- French, Michael (21 January 2010). "BBC gets back into games". MCV. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- BBC Shakespeare on CD-ROM – Romeo and Juliet. ASIN 0003252787.
25 April 1995
- "Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2". GameTrailers. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External links
- bbc.co.uk, BBC's official website
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