Expert Software, Inc.

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Expert Software Inc. was a software development company based in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Expert Software Inc. was started by Ken and Sue Currier and focused on producing budget software titles. They acquired SWFTE International (Company) and produced card games under the Bicycle license. Expert Software was acquired by Activision (Company) in 1999.

Developed Games

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Bicycle Solitaire (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Crosswords & Word Games (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Published Games

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Devil's Island Pinball (Game)

31 December 1999

One of the lost tables from the virtual pinball game Balls of Steel, later released on its own as a budget pinball game. Think you have the instincts to survive a visit to Devil's Island?

PC​

Daytona USA Deluxe (Game)

21 November 1997

PC​

Terminal Terror (Game)

31 December 1994

PC​

Rescue Rover 2 (Game)

31 December 1993

Players must again save Rover from evil robots in this sequel to id Software's Rescue Rover.

PC​

Championship Chess (Game)

31 December 1995

A Chess simulation from Expert Software.

PC​

Pinball 2000 (Game)

31 December 1995

A mid-nineties PC game published by Expert Software.

PC​

Expert Chess (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Bicycle Solitaire (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Crosswords & More for Windows (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Bicycle Pinochle (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Crosswords & Word Games (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Company details

Name

Expert Software, Inc.

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Developed Games

• Bicycle Solitaire (Game)
• Crosswords & Word Games (Game)
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Published Games

• Devil's Island Pinball (Game)
• Daytona USA Deluxe (Game)
• Terminal Terror (Game)
• Rescue Rover 2 (Game)
• Championship Chess (Game)
• Pinball 2000 (Game)
• Expert Chess (Game)
• Bicycle Solitaire (Game)
• Crosswords & More for Windows (Game)
• Bicycle Pinochle (Game)
• Crosswords & Word Games (Game)
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Franchises

• Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise)
• Balls of Steel (Franchise)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Franchise)
• Daytona USA (Franchise)
• Garfield (Franchise)
• Pinball Dreams (Franchise)
• SEGA AGES 2500 (Franchise)
• Virtua (Franchise)
• Virtua Fighter (Franchise)

People

• David Young (Person)
• Jim Davis (Person)
• Kazuyuki Hoshino (Person)
• Mark Cerny (Person)
• Michael Jackson (Person)
• Naofumi Hataya (Person)
• Naoto Oshima (Person)
• Spencer N. Nilsen (Person)
• Yuji Naka (Person)

Characters

• Dr. Robotnik (Character)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Character)
• Tails (Character)
• Akira Yuki (Character)
• Amy Rose (Character)
• Buick Riviera (Character)
• Carbuncle (Character)
• Coconuts (Character)
• Dragon Breath (Character)
• Dural (Character)
• Dynamight (Character)
• EggRobo (Character)
• Garfield (Character)
• Grounder (Character)
• Jacky Bryant (Character)
• Jeffry McWild (Character)
• Jon Arbuckle (Character)
• Kage-Maru (Character)
• Knuckles (Character)
• Lau Chan (Character)

Concepts

• 2D (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Villain (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Crossword Puzzles (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Dog (Concept)
• Easter Egg (Concept)
• Final Boss (Concept)
• Full Motion Video (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Geometry (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Hedgehog (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Multiple Characters on Box Art (Concept)
• Online (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)

Locations

• Angel Island (Location)
• Death Egg (Location)
• Diamondback (Location)
• Little Planet (Location)
• Mobius (Location)
• Underwater (Location)
• Wild West (Location)

Objects

• Ring (Object)
• Television (Object)
• Alcoholic Beverages (Object)
• Pinball Flippers (Object)
• 1-Up (Object)
• #41 Hornet (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Boots (Object)
• Bounce Pad (Object)
• Bubble (Object)
• Bumper (Object)
• Chess Pieces (Object)
• Conveyor Belt (Object)
• Doghouse (Object)
• Double Barreled Shotgun (Object)
• Eggmobile (Object)
• Emerald (Object)
• Giant Mushroom (Object)