Parker Brothers

COMPANY» Founded 1883-01-01

Salem,Massachusetts,United States

Primarily known for publishing popular family board games, Parker also released quite a few computer games between the early 1980s and early 1990s.

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  Traditional board game publisher Parker Brother's first endeavour on the video game market happened in the year 1982. They produced a few original titles but the majority of their output were license of arcade games and ports from various other systems. Initially, Parker released game on console systems  Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, Atari 5200,

and ColecoVision but would later also release games for home computer systems such as the C64.

Developed Games

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Game)

4 May 1982

The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600 was the very first Star Wars game, released in May 1982. It recreates only one scene from the movie: the battle between snowspeeders and AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth.

2600​ INTV​

Spider-Man (Game)

31 December 1982

Spider-Man casts you as the web-slinger in a neverending quest to save New York from the Green Goblin. You must swing your way to the tops of skyscrapers to disarm bombs, avoiding attacks by the Goblin and his minions.

2600​ ODY2​

G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike (Game)

1 January 1983

Run away from the GIANT FRICKIN' SNAKE!

2600​

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (Game)

11 August 1983

The Star Wars game based loosely on the events of Return of the Jedi. You are sent in to destroy the rebuilding of the dreaded Death Star.

A800​ SPEC​ 2600​ +1

2 Pak Special: Star Warrior/Frogger (Game)

1 September 1990

Two Parker Bros. classic Atari games on one cartridge.

2600​

Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Game)

23 July 1983

Star Wars: Jedi Arena is one of the first Star Wars games to ever be released on a video game console. The original release was back in 1983 for the Atari 2600.

2600​

Frogger II: Threeedeep! (Game)

16 June 1984

Take to the skies in this home-only sequel to Frogger.

PC​ APL2​ A800​ +4

Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-Ups (Game)

31 December 1983

Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-ups is a puzzle game on the Atari 2600.

2600​

Panama Joe (Game)

31 December 1984

Panama Joe is trying to steal treasure from Montezuma's Palace by progressing through a maze of platform screens.

SPEC​

Published Games

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Game)

4 May 1982

The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600 was the very first Star Wars game, released in May 1982. It recreates only one scene from the movie: the battle between snowspeeders and AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth.

2600​ INTV​

Spider-Man (Game)

31 December 1982

Spider-Man casts you as the web-slinger in a neverending quest to save New York from the Green Goblin. You must swing your way to the tops of skyscrapers to disarm bombs, avoiding attacks by the Goblin and his minions.

2600​ ODY2​

G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike (Game)

1 January 1983

Run away from the GIANT FRICKIN' SNAKE!

2600​

Mr. Do!'s Castle (Game)

31 December 1983

Mr. Do!'s Castle (alternatively called Mr. Do! vs. Unicorns) is the sequel to 1982's Mr. Do!

A800​ C64​ MSX​ +4

Clue (Game)

30 June 1992

Clue is a video game adaptation of the popular board game it shares a name with.

GEN​ SNES​

Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Game)

23 July 1983

Star Wars: Jedi Arena is one of the first Star Wars games to ever be released on a video game console. The original release was back in 1983 for the Atari 2600.

2600​

Trivial Pursuit (Game)

31 December 1994

A trivia game for the Sega CD.

PC​ SCD​

James Bond 007 (Game)

30 June 1983

James Bond 007 is a side-scrolling action game developed by Parker Brothers, and released in 1983. Players control Bond's car to clear four movie inspired stages.

A800​ C64​ 2600​ +3

Risk (Game)

14 January 2008

Risk is a 2008 PC release of the classic board game.

PC​

Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-Ups (Game)

31 December 1983

Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-ups is a puzzle game on the Atari 2600.

2600​

Boggle Plus (Game)

29 February 1992

The first official adaptation of the word-finding board game Boggle, featuring both Boggle and Big Boggle along with three unique variations.

GB​

Drac's Night Out (Game)

1 March 1991

This unreleased game from Parker Brothers stars Dracula as he searches for a girl named Mina, with the aid of the Reebok Pump.

NES​

Company details

Name

Parker Brothers

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1883

Location

Salem,Massachusetts,United States

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Aliases

Developed Games

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Game)
• Spider-Man (Game)
• G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike (Game)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle (Game)
• 2 Pak Special: Star Warrior/Frogger (Game)
• Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Game)
• Frogger II: Threeedeep! (Game)
• Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-Ups (Game)
• Panama Joe (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Game)
• Spider-Man (Game)
• G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike (Game)
• Mr. Do!'s Castle (Game)
• Clue (Game)
• Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Game)
• Trivial Pursuit (Game)
• James Bond 007 (Game)
• Risk (Game)
• Strawberry Shortcake Musical Match-Ups (Game)
• Boggle Plus (Game)
• Drac's Night Out (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Star Wars (Franchise)
• Frogger (Franchise)
• Pak (Franchise)
• Star Wars Original Trilogy (Franchise)
• Action Man (Franchise)
• Boggle (Franchise)
• Carmen Sandiego (Franchise)
• Clue (Franchise)
• Dracula (Franchise)
• G.I. Joe (Franchise)
• Gauntlet (Franchise)
• James Bond (Franchise)
• King's Quest (Franchise)
• Marvel (Franchise)
• Monopoly (Franchise)
• Montezuma (Franchise)
• Mr. Do! (Franchise)
• Popeye (Franchise)
• Q*Bert (Franchise)

People

• Tim Skelly (Person)

Characters

• Frogger (Character)
• Adolf Hitler (Character)
• Al Capone (Character)
• Bill Clinton (Character)
• Bluto (Character)
• Calvin Coolidge (Character)
• Captain Grid-Iron (Character)
• Carmen Sandiego (Character)
• Charles de Gaulle (Character)
• Cobra Commander (Character)
• Colonel Mustard (Character)
• Darth Vader (Character)
• Dracula (Character)
• Duke (Character)
• Elvis Presley (Character)
• George Armstrong Custer (Character)
• George H.W. Bush (Character)
• James Bond (Character)
• Julius Caesar (Character)
• King Graham (Character)

Concepts

• Licensed Game (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Tie-In (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Titular Protagonist (Concept)
• CGA Graphics (Concept)
• Difficulty Level (Concept)
• Frogs (Concept)
• Gravity (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Puzzle (Concept)
• Sprite (Concept)
• Backtracking (Concept)
• Board Game (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Climbing (Concept)
• Comic Book Character (Concept)

Locations

• Hoth (Location)
• Death Star (Location)
• Pyramid (Location)
• Star Wars Galaxy (Location)
• ACME Detective Agency (Location)
• Africa (Location)
• Ballroom (Location)
• Boxing Ring (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Conservatory (Location)
• Daventry (Location)
• Dining Room (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Dubai (Location)
• Dungeon (Location)
• Egypt (Location)
• Endor (Location)
• Hall (Location)
• India (Location)

Objects

• Gun (Object)
• AT-AT (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Ladder (Object)
• Lightsaber (Object)
• Rope (Object)
• Ship (Object)
• Skull (Object)
• T-47 Airspeeder (Object)
• Anti-Aircraft Gun (Object)
• Arcade Cabinet (Object)
• Atari CX40 Joystick (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Beanstalk (Object)
• Biplane (Object)
• Blocks (Object)
• Boots (Object)