Engine Software
Engine Software is a Dutch video game developer, located in Doetinchem, Netherlands, which specializes in handheld video games and digital platforms. They have also developed middleware for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
Video game developer | |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
Key people | Ivo Wubbels, Ruud van de Moosdijk |
Number of employees | Between 15 and 25 |
Website | http://www.engine-software.com/ |
Engine Software was founded in 1995, and with that is the oldest game developer in the Netherlands still in business. They have worked on developing games for the Super NES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Pocket PC, PC, digiBlast, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo 3DS.
Part of the development work that the firm does is supporting other game developers (like Vicarious Visions and A2M), collaborating with other developers on a larger platform penetration strategy, and working with publishers and licensors to create games based on licensed properties.
History
Engine Software BV was founded in 1995 by several friends who met and worked together previously in the active Dutch demo scene for the MSX home computer. After seeing their first game, developed for the Super NES, unreleased, the company was asked by fellow game developer Vicarious Visions to support them in the development of several Game Boy Color games. The relation between Vicarious Visions and Engine Software lasted another generation of handheld consoles, the Game Boy Advance, after which the companies each went their own way. Engine Software still often works or has worked with other developers, most notably A2M, 1st Playable Productions, and PopCap Games. In 2011 the studio switched from being a handheld developer to a full multi-platform development studio developing games for iPad, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita. In 2012 Engine Software was signed by 505 Games to bring the highly rated indie title Terraria to consoles, followed by a Vita release of the same game in December 2013.
Software
Game Boy Color
Game | Release | Involvement |
Pro Darts | 2000 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Rescue Heroes: Fire Frenzy | 2000 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Sea-Doo Hydrocross | 2001 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula | 2001 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Suske & Wiske: de Tijdtemmers | 2001 | Developer |
Kelly Club: Clubhouse Fun | 2001 | Developer |
Game Boy Advance
Game | Release | Involvement |
Power Rangers: Time Force | 2001 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Xyanide | cancelled | Developer |
Artifact (Formerly "Calculus") | 2002 | Developer |
X2: Wolverine's Revenge | 2003 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions with GBA conversion |
Muppets: On with the show | 2003 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Spy Muppets: License to Croak | 2003 | Supporting developer Vicarious Visions |
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch | 2004 | Developer |
High School Musical: Livin' the Dream | 2007 | Supporting developer A2M |
Nintendo DS
Game | Release | Involvement |
Marvel Trading Card Game | 2007 | Supporting developer 1st Playable Productions |
Puzzlequest | 2007 | DS Conversion |
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies | 2007 | Supporting developer A2M |
GoPets: Vacation Island | 2008 | Supporting developer 1st Playable Productions |
Dragon Hunters | 2008 | Developer |
Polar Bowler | 2008 | DS conversion |
Think Kids | 2008 | Developer |
Tropix | 2008 | DS conversion |
Gripskids: Deutsch | 2009 | Developer |
Gripskids: Mathematik | 2009 | Developer |
Gripskids: Sachkunde | 2009 | Developer |
Just SING! | 2009 | Developer |
My Virtual Tutor Reading: Pre-K to Kindergarten | 2009 | Supporting developer 1st Playable Productions |
My Virtual Tutor Reading: Kindergarten to 1st Grade | 2009 | Supporting developer 1st Playable Productions |
My Virtual Tutor Reading: 1st Grade to 2nd Grade | 2009 | Supporting developer 1st Playable Productions |
Princess in Love | 2009 | Developer |
Rummikub | 2009 | Developer |
Think Kids 2 | 2009 | Developer |
Aliens in the Attic | 2010 | Developer |
Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore | 2010 | Developer |
Dance! It's your Stage | 2010 | Developer |
Music für Kids | 2010 | Developer |
HOP | 2011 | Developer |
Jewel Quest IV: Heritage | 2011 | Developer |
Lost Treasures of Alexandria | 2011 | Developer |
Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer | 2011 | Developer |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | 2013 | Supporting developer Behaviour Interactive |
Nintendo 3DS
Game | Release | Involvement |
Mahjong 3D: Warriors of the Emperor | 2011 | Developer |
Secret Mysteries in London | 2012 | Developer |
Mad Dog McCree | 2012 | Developer |
Mindfeud | 2014 | Developer |
Proun+ | 2014 | Developer |
Sumico | 2014 | Developer |
Wii / WiiWare
Game | Release | Involvement |
Bang Attack | 2008 | Developer |
Bejeweled 2 | 2010 | Developer |
Het Studio 100 Speel Eiland | 2011 | Developer |
Nintendo Switch
Game | Release | Involvement |
Blossom Tales | 2017 | Developer |
Rive: Ultimate Edition[1] | 2017 | Developer |
Monopoly for Nintendo Switch[2] | 2017 | Port of Monopoly Plus by Asobo Studio |
Little Nightmares | 2017 | Developer |
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas | 2017 | Developer |
Escapists 2 | 2018 | Developer |
Into the Breach | 2018 | Developer |
Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch | 2019 | Developer |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | 2020 | Developer |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV[3] | 2021 | Developer |
PlayStation Portable
Game | Release | Involvement |
State Shift | 2007 | Developer |
Xyanide Resurrection | 2007 | Supporting developer Playlogic Entertainment |
PlayStation Vita
Game | Release | Involvement |
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas | 2017 | Developer |
Terraria | 2013 | Developer |
PlayStation 3
Game | Release | Involvement |
Terraria | 2013 | Developer |
PlayStation 4
Game | Release | Involvement |
8-Bit Armies | 2018 | Developer |
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas | 2017 | Developer |
Terraria | 2014 | Developer |
Xbox 360
Game | Release | Involvement |
Terraria | 2013 | Developer |
PC
Game | Release | Involvement |
Terraria: Otherworld | Formerly attached | Former supporting developer Re-Logic |
€uro-Man | Developer | Former project of An Art of Penguin BV |
Leve de Koningin | Developer | |
killer7 | Developer | Handles the Steam version of the game |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Developer | Co-developed with PH3 Games |
OS X
Game | Release | Involvement |
Terraria: Otherworld | Formerly Attached | Former supporting developer Re-Logic |
Stadia
Game | Release | Involvement |
Monopoly[4] | 2020 | Port of Monopoly Plus by Asobo Studio |
Middleware
The Engine Software Music Replayer is a piece of music sequencer middleware, developed by Engine Software. It was developed for use on the Game Boy Advance, and later reproduced in a version for use on the Nintendo DS. It was licensed to many other developers for both platforms.
Key staff
Engine Software is run by Ivo Wubbels (CEO) and Ruud van de Moosdijk (VP Development), both founders of the company in 1995. Other key figures within the company include Senior producer Jeroen Schmitz also one of the founders of the company, Lead Technology programmer Jan-Lieuwe Koopmans who created the Music Replayer, and composer Bart Roijmans who scored almost all of Engine Software's games.
References
- Whitehead, Thomas (27 February 2017). "RIVE is Coming to the Nintendo Switch This Year With an 'Exclusive Expansion'". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "Monopoly Coming To Nintendo Switch With HD Rumble Dice Rolling". Nintendo Life. April 13, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV". Engine Software BV. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Bradshaw, Kyle (2020-04-28). "Ubisoft released Monopoly for Google Stadia". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2020-08-03.