name | games | status | region | founded | closed | activity | |
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Capitol Ideas Software |
14 | dead | US | 1982 | 1989 | 1982/1989 | John Romero first company when he was 16, just a name created to lend his work a … |
Capstone Software |
40 | dead | US | 1984 | 1996 | 1988/1996 | HQ: Miami, Florida Subsidiary of IntraCorp and was shut down in 1996 when the parent … |
Carnegie Mellon University |
16 | nomoregames | US | 1900 | | 1958/2014 | Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, … |
Cartoon Network |
18 | | US | | | 2009/2014 | |
Cavalier Computer |
8 | dead | US | 1981 | | 1980/1982 * | Cavalier Computer, later Cavalier Computer Corporation, is a defunct software company … |
Cavedog Entertainment |
6 | dead | US | 1996 | 2000 | 1997/2000 | Founders: Ron Gilbert, Shelley Day HQ: Bothell, Washington. Subsidiary or label … |
CBS Electronics |
43 | dead | US | 1982 | 1984 | 1981/2001 * | When CBS aquired Gabriel Toys they renamed it CBS Toys and began publishing arcade … |
CBS Software |
88 | dead | US | 1982 | 1985 | 1981/1985 * | |
cdv Software Entertainment USA |
8 | active | US | | | 2007/2009 | Subsidiary(?) of German cdv Software Entertainment Website: http://www.cdvusa … |
Centerline Engineering |
2 | nomoregames | US | 1972 | | 1971/1972 * | If you’re wondering about "Centerline Engineering," it was an imaginary … |
Chicago Coin |
8 | name changed | US | 1932 | 1977 | 1973/1976 | Chicago Coin was one of the early major manufacturers of pinball tables founded … |
Choice of Games |
90 | active | US | 2009 | | 2010/2022 | |
Cinematronics |
38 | dead | US | 1975 | 1987 | 1975/1995 | Cinematronics Incorporated was a pioneering arcade game developer that had its heyday … |
Cineplay Interactive |
3 | nomoregames | US | 1991 | | 1992/1998 | The Cineplay line is a brand new genre of interactive movies from the Oscar-winning … |
Cinergi Interactive |
| | US | 2003 | | * | HQ: California Formerly: Games Unlimited Founders: Andrew G. Vajna, Alex S. Rabb … |
Claremont Graduate University |
2 | nomoregames | US | 1925 | | 1976/1976 | The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university … |
Clockwatchers |
3 | | US | | | | |
Clockwork Software |
1 | | US | | | 1984/1984 | |
Cointronics |
1 | dead | US | 1968 | 1970 | 1970/1970 | Cointronics was founded by several ex-Nutting Associates employees, their exodus … |
Color Dreams |
31 | dead | US | 1988 | 1991 | 1989/1992 | Reformed as Wisdom Tree in 1991. |
CommaVid |
7 | dead | US | 1981 | 1983 | 1981/1983 | |
Commodore |
327 | dead | US | 1954 | 1994 | 1977/1994 | Commodore International (other names include Commodore International Limited) was … |
Compute! |
183 | dead | US | 1979 | 1994 | 1981/1994 | |
Computer Games |
3 | dead | US | 1973 | 1975 | 1974/1974 | Ephemeral company, which existed in the 70's |
Computer Recreations |
1 | dead | US | 1971 | 1972 | 1971/1971 | Computer Recreations, Inc was founded in June of 1971 in California by Stanford … |
ComputerMat |
17 | | US | | | 1981/1983 | |
Conspiracy Entertainment |
73 | | US | 1997 | | 1999/2012 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_Entertainment |
Contemporary Marketing Inc |
1 | | US | | | 1978/1978 | |
Continental Software |
48 | | US | | | 1980/1985 | |
Control Data Corporation |
8 | nomoregames | US | 1958 | 1992 | 1974/1983 | Control Data Corporation (CDC) was a mainframe and supercomputer firm. CDC was one … |
Corona Data Systems |
1 | dead | US | 1982 | 1986 | 1983/1983 | Corona Data Systems, later renamed Cordata, was an American personal computer company … |
Cosmi |
71 | dead | US | 1982 | 2012 | 1982/2012 | |
Crack dot Com |
10 | dead | US | | 1998 | 1994/2008 | Co-founded by ex-id Software programmer Dave Taylor, and Jonathan Clark. |
Crate Entertainment |
1 | active | US | 2008 | | 2016/2016 | Formed by former employees of Iron Lore Entertainment |
Crave Entertainment |
168 | dead | US | 1997 | 2012 | 1997/2011 | |
Creative Computing |
554 | dead | US | 1974 | 1985 | 1973/2013 * | Creative Computing was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer … |
Cryptic Studios |
7 | | US | 2000 | | 2004/2016 | HQ: Los Gatos, California Founders: Michael Lewis and Rick Dakan Website: http … |
Crystal Dynamics |
114 | active | US | 1992 | | 1986/2019 * | |
Crystalware |
82 | nomoregames | US | 1978 | | 1980/1985 | Website: * http://members.tripod.com/~Crystalware (reported working back in 1998 … |
Cursor Magazine |
103 | dead | US | 1978 | 1982 | 1978/1984 | |
Cyan Engineering |
2 | nomoregames | US | 1973 | | 1974/1974 | Cyan Engineering was an American computer engineering company located in Grass Valley … |
Cyan Worlds |
30 | active | US | 1987 | | 1988/2016 | Cyan Worlds, Inc. Formerly: Cyan, Inc. http://www.cyanworlds.com/ |
Cyberlore Studios |
12 | name changed | US | 1992 | 2005 | 1994/2015 | Changed name to Minerva around 2005 and focused on serious game market. |
Cyclone Studios |
5 | dead | US | 1993 | 1998 | 1987/1999 * | Absorbed into 3DO |
Cygnus Studios |
9 | name changed | US | 1992 | | 1985/1994 * | Name changed to Mountain King Studios. |
Cymps Apps |
1 | | US | | | | |
Dakin-5 |
1 | dead | US | 1978 | | 1981/1981 | Dakin 5 designed the first-ever accounting software for small computers. |
Datamost |
75 | | US | 1981 | | 1978/1985 * | Datamost was a software design company founded by David Gordon and based in Chatsworth … |
Datasoft |
144 | dead | US | 1980 | | 1981/1989 | |
Dave Nutting Associates |
3 | dead | US | 1974 | 1984 | 1976/1979 | The company Dave Nutting Associates (Dave previously ran Nutting Associates with … |