Digital Image Design
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Digital Image Design was a British
video game developer
founded by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp in 1989 and was originally based in Runcorn
, Cheshire
, England
. The company had employed around eighty developers who specialized in areas of software and simulation. Digital Image Design had titles published by Ocean Software
, and later the company expanded following the release of TFX
, Inferno
, and EF2000 and subsequently moved offices to Warrington
.
During this period, the technology from one of its products was spun off into a military laser designation simulator.
After being taken over by Infogrames
, key members of staff including Kenwright and Mick Hocking, left to form Evolution Studios
.
The company was subsequently sold to Rage Games Limited, at which point a large portion of the management and staff revolted. Those staff not in revolt joined Infogrames
in Manchester
, England
. After the demise of Rage Games Limited, a company called Juice Games
appeared in the same Warrington
office, with some key members of staff.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
founded by Martin Kenwright and Phillip Allsopp in 1989 and was originally based in Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The company had employed around eighty developers who specialized in areas of software and simulation. Digital Image Design had titles published by Ocean Software
Ocean Software
The British company Ocean Software was one of the biggest European video game developers/publishers of the 1980s and 90s...
, and later the company expanded following the release of TFX
TFX (computer game)
TFX was one of the precursor combat flight simulators that helped to define the standards of modern combat flight simulators, together with Tornado, F14 Fleet Defender and the Falcon series....
, Inferno
Inferno (video game)
Inferno is a computer game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean of America in 1994 for the IBM PC. This game is a sequel to Epic.-Reception:...
, and EF2000 and subsequently moved offices to Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
.
During this period, the technology from one of its products was spun off into a military laser designation simulator.
After being taken over by Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
, key members of staff including Kenwright and Mick Hocking, left to form Evolution Studios
Evolution Studios
Evolution Studios Ltd. is a British video game developer. The company was founded in 1999 by Martin Kenwright and Ian Hetherington , following the purchase of DID's publisher Ocean Software by Infogrames...
.
The company was subsequently sold to Rage Games Limited, at which point a large portion of the management and staff revolted. Those staff not in revolt joined Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. After the demise of Rage Games Limited, a company called Juice Games
Juice Games
THQ Digital Studios UK Ltd was a video game developer based in Warrington, England; Juice Games was acquired by THQ in March 2006, and was merged with 'Rainbow Studios' in 2010 forming THQ Digital Studios...
appeared in the same Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
office, with some key members of staff.
Products
- F29 RetaliatorF29 RetaliatorF29 Retaliator is a combat flight simulator video game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean Software in 1989 for the PC, for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990, and the FM Towns and NEC PC-9801 in 1992-1993...
- EPICEpic (computer game)Epic is an action-based space flight simulator game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean Software for the Amiga and Atari ST in early 1992, with ports for the PC DOS and NEC PC-9801 later the same year...
- Robocop 3
- TFXTFX (computer game)TFX was one of the precursor combat flight simulators that helped to define the standards of modern combat flight simulators, together with Tornado, F14 Fleet Defender and the Falcon series....
- InfernoInferno (video game)Inferno is a computer game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean of America in 1994 for the IBM PC. This game is a sequel to Epic.-Reception:...
- EF2000
- Tactcom
- Super EF2000
- F-22: Air Dominance FighterF-22: Air Dominance FighterF-22: Air Dominance Fighter is a 1997 PC game by Digital Image Design. The game is a flight simulator based on the F-22 Raptor, and features a "quick combat" mode allowing you to fly combat missions over the middle-east or choose from three different tours of duty. F-22 ADF was preceded by EF2000...
(F-22 ADF) - Total Air WarF-22 Total Air WarF-22 Total Air War, also known as Total Air War or by its acronym TAW, is a fighter jet flight simulator game released in 1998 centering around the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. The game was published by Infogrames Entertainment and then later by Atari and was developed by Digital Image Design...
(TAW) - WargasmWargasmWARGASM is a 3D real-time strategy game developed by Digital Image Design and published by Infogrames in 1998 for the Windows PC platform. The game uses the 3Dream engine which allows for rich, atmospheric and varied battlefields as well as cutting edge graphics...
- Eurofighter Typhoon
External links
- Juice Games Web Site
- Evolution Studios
- Company profile from MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...