Appaloosa Interactive

COMPANY» Founded 1996-01-01

Palo Alta,California,United States

Hungarian game developer established in 1983. Formerly known as Novotrade International, they are most notable for creating Ecco the Dolphin.

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Originally started in Hungary as Novotrade International (Company), Appaloosa adopted their new brand in 1996 in preparation for a new generation - both of game consoles and of the Internet via their "Appaloosa Online" division. The studio continued to produce games and ports up until 2006, at which point they closed their doors. Many of the staff on the Hungarian side of things went on to Mithis Entertainment (Company).

Developed Games

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Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Game)

16 August 2000

In a future world were mankind and dolphins live together as equals, an alien force known as the Foe seeks to end this happy existence. The Foe damages the Earth's defense system, and alters history for the worse. One extraordinary dolphin, Ecco, must travel through time to set things right.

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C: The Contra Adventure (Game)

31 August 1998

The sequel to Contra: Legacy of War.

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Contra: Legacy of War (Game)

30 November 1996

The Contra series begins the three-dimensional treatment with Contra: Legacy of War.

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Three Dirty Dwarves (Game)

31 December 1995

Three Dirty Dwarves is a 1-3 player action game made by Appaloosa Interactive available for the Sega Saturn and PC.

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Published Games

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Company details

Name

Appaloosa Interactive

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1996

Location

Palo Alta,California,United States

Website

http://www.appaloosacorp.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Game)
• C: The Contra Adventure (Game)
• Contra: Legacy of War (Game)
• Three Dirty Dwarves (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Contra (Franchise)
• Ecco (Franchise)
• Jaws (Franchise)
• Jurassic Park (Franchise)
• Mario Kart (Franchise)
• Sesame Street (Franchise)
• South Park (Franchise)
• Wacky Races (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Ray Poward (Character)
• Tasha (Character)
• Bert (Character)
• Big Bird (Character)
• Big Fuzz (Character)
• Big Gay Al (Character)
• Bruce the Shark (Character)
• Bubba (Character)
• CD-288 (Character)
• Chef (Character)
• Dick Dastardly (Character)
• Dr. Alphonse Mephisto (Character)
• Dr. Ian Malcolm (Character)
• Ecco The Dolphin (Character)
• Elmo (Character)
• Eric Cartman (Character)
• Ernie (Character)
• Ike Broflovski (Character)
• J.T. Marsh (Character)
• Jaws (Character)

Concepts

• Death (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• Explosion (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Non-Humanoid Protagonist (Concept)
• Side-Scrolling (Concept)
• Abandonware (Concept)
• Animal Protagonists (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Dolphin (Concept)
• Eating (Concept)
• Fish (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Games Based on Movies (Concept)
• Games Based on Television Shows (Concept)

Locations

• Cave (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• City (Location)
• Isla Sorna (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Ocean (Location)
• Research Facility (Location)
• Sesame Street (Location)
• South Park (Location)
• Space (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Underwater (Location)

Objects

• Gun (Object)
• Water (Object)
• Gas Grenade (Object)
• Rock (Object)
• Shotgun (Object)
• Spread Gun (Object)
• Aerial Attack E-Frame (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Ammo (Object)
• Ammo Box (Object)
• Aquarium (Object)
• Aviator Hat (Object)
• Baseball (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Beanie (Object)
• Boat (Object)
• Bowling Ball (Object)
• Bowling Pin (Object)
• Bubble (Object)
• Corpse (Object)