Artech Studios

COMPANY

Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

Rick Banks and Paul Butler founded Artech Studios in Ottawa, Canada, in 1982.

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Artech Studios

Artech Studios was a developer of high-class interactive programming, and was considered as one of the pioneers of the video game business. They started up in 1982, and developed over 150 major titles on multiple platforms. They are most notable for handling many games based on licensed properties, like Friends and Q*bert.

Artech Studios has won awards for their million selling titles across all formats and in many languages. The studio closed in December 2011, with Motion Explosion! being their final released game.

Developed Games

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Star Wars: Monopoly (Game)

31 October 1997

A Star Wars themed Monopoly game released around the same time as the board game of the same name.

PC​

Playhouse Disney's Stanley: Wild for Sharks! (Game)

4 January 2002

PC​ MAC​

Wheel of Fortune 2003 (Game)

28 October 2002

This famous franchise hits the PC with a 2003 edition!

PC​

Monopoly 3 (Game)

30 September 2002

PC​

Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged (Game)

24 March 2004

PC​ PS2​ XBOX​

Tonka Search & Rescue 2 (Game)

15 November 2000

PC​ MAC​

Blue Max: Aces of the Great War (Game)

31 December 1990

A hybrid World War 1 flight simulator and tactical wargame, in which players can choose to fight air battles in real time or take turns.

AMI​ PC​

Playhouse Disney: Stanley Tiger Tales (Game)

13 January 2001

An educational children's game from Disney Interactive Studios.

PC​ MAC​

Hello Kitty Cutie World (Game)

14 January 2003

PC​

Jeopardy! 2nd Edition (Game)

19 September 2000

Another version of the popular gameshow. Play with up to 3 players. There are over 4,200 answers.

PC​ PS1​

Family Feud (Game)

16 October 2000

PC​ PS1​

Wheel of Fortune (Game)

15 December 1998

The first wheel of fortune game for the PSX.

PC​ MAC​ PS1​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Artech Studios

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

Website

http://www.artechstudios.com/

Aliases

Artech Digital Productions,Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc.

Developed Games

• Star Wars: Monopoly (Game)
• Playhouse Disney's Stanley: Wild for Sharks! (Game)
• Wheel of Fortune 2003 (Game)
• Monopoly 3 (Game)
• Trivial Pursuit: Unhinged (Game)
• Tonka Search & Rescue 2 (Game)
• Blue Max: Aces of the Great War (Game)
• Playhouse Disney: Stanley Tiger Tales (Game)
• Hello Kitty Cutie World (Game)
• Jeopardy! 2nd Edition (Game)
• Family Feud (Game)
• Wheel of Fortune (Game)
• Jeopardy! (Game)
• Disney's Cinderella's Castle Designer (Game)
• Jeopardy! (Game)
• Ace of Aces (Game)
• Rack 'Em (Game)
• Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon (Game)
• Megafortress (Game)
• Motocross Championship (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Disney (Franchise)
• Jeopardy (Franchise)
• Monopoly (Franchise)
• NERF (Franchise)
• Star Wars (Franchise)
• Wheel of Fortune (Franchise)
• Blue Max (Franchise)
• Family Feud (Franchise)
• Hello Kitty (Franchise)
• Q*Bert (Franchise)
• Tonka (Franchise)
• Trivial Pursuit (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Alex Trebek (Character)
• Han Solo (Character)
• Boba Fett (Character)
• C-3PO (Character)
• Chandler Bing (Character)
• Chewbacca (Character)
• Cinderella (Character)
• Coily (Character)
• Darth Vader (Character)
• Emperor Palpatine (Character)
• Hello Kitty (Character)
• Jabba The Hutt (Character)
• Joey Tribbiani (Character)
• Lando Calrissian (Character)
• Luke Skywalker (Character)
• Mon Mothma (Character)
• Monica Geller (Character)
• Phoebe Buffay (Character)
• Princess Leia (Character)
• Q*Bert (Character)

Concepts

• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Adapted from Television (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Kid Friendly (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• World War II (Concept)
• Cooperative Play (Concept)
• Explosion (Concept)
• Games on Demand (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Trivia (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Based on Toy or Toyline (Concept)
• Board Game (Concept)
• Bundled with Peripherals (Concept)

Locations

• Berlin (Location)
• London (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Amsterdam (Location)
• Atlantic Ocean (Location)
• Bedroom (Location)
• Beijing (Location)
• Bespin (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Dagobah (Location)
• Death Star (Location)
• Endor (Location)
• Golf Course (Location)
• Hoth (Location)
• Iran (Location)
• Iraq (Location)
• Jabba's Palace (Location)
• Libya (Location)
• Moscow (Location)

Objects

• Airplane (Object)
• Submarine (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Dice (Object)
• Explosives (Object)
• Nerf Gun (Object)
• Paper Money (Object)
• Torpedo (Object)
• Train (Object)
• Ammo (Object)
• Anti-Aircraft Gun (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Blocks (Object)
• Button (Object)
• Exploding Crates (Object)
• F-5 (Object)
• Facial Hair (Object)
• Flowers (Object)
• Golf Ball (Object)
• Golf Club (Object)