Access Software

USA founded in 1983 closed in 1999 status: bought

99
games
2.5
per year
39
years active

aka(s): Access

Was bought out by Microsoft in April 1999.

Notable collaborators: Bruce Carver and Roger Carver

It is known for Leader Board Golf, SIMPLE 1500, SIMPLE 2000, SIMPLE 2960 Tomodachi, Tetris, Tex Murphy, The Conveni, Wizardry

Releases per year

1983 2
1984 4
1985 7
1986 8
1987 8
1988 5
1989 3
1990 9
1991 5
1992 5
1993 2
1994 4
1995 5
1996 5
1997 3
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 1
2014 4
2021 3

96 video games with valid date were considered (96.9%)

Overall rankings

1
28
13
1
0
3.7
average

Common gametypes

sport27%shooter17%action/reflex14%adventure14%puzzle5%other20%

Top platforms

  C64 14
  MS-DOS 14
  Apple II E 8
  Windows 8
  Linux 7
  Amiga 6
  Atari 400/800 6
  GBA 5
  Saturn 5
  Atari ST 5
  SNES 3
  Mac OS Classic 3
  PC Engine CD 3
  Win3.1 2
  Master System 1
Tenchi Muyo! Rensa Hitsuyou image #0 Tenchi Muyo! Rensa Hitsuyou
Tenchi Muyo! Rensa Hitsuyou
Saturn 1997-02-28
Microsoft Golf 2.0 image #1 Microsoft Golf 2.0
Microsoft Golf 2.0
Win3.1 1994
Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back image #2 Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back
Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back
Apple II E 1985-10
Leaderboard image #3 Leaderboard
Leaderboard
Amiga 1986
All-Star Slammin' D-Ball image #4 All-Star Slammin' D-Ball
All-Star Slammin' D-Ball
PS 2002-02-05
Crime Wave image #5 Crime Wave
Crime Wave
Amiga 1991
Tex Murphy: Overseer image #6 Tex Murphy: Overseer
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Windows 1998
Links: The Challenge of Golf image #7 Links: The Challenge of Golf
Links: The Challenge of Golf
MS-DOS 1990
10th Frame image #8 10th Frame
10th Frame
C64 1986
World Class Leader Board image #9 World Class Leader Board
World Class Leader Board
MS-DOS 1989
Links: The Challenge of Golf image #10 Links: The Challenge of Golf
Links: The Challenge of Golf
Mega-CD 1994-05-12
World Class Leader Board image #11 World Class Leader Board
World Class Leader Board
Amiga 1988

Access Software best rated games

Links 386 Pro 1992 dos
Links: The Challenge of Golf 1990 dos
Leaderboard 1986 st
World Class Leader Board 1987 c64
World Class Leader Board 1991 sms
10th Frame 1987 st
Crime Wave 1990 dos
Links 2001 2001 win
Martian Memorandum 1991 dos
Executive Leaderboard 1987 c64

Access Software worst games

Heavy Metal 1990 ocs
Heavy Metal 1989 dos
Links: The Challenge of Golf 1994 scd
Heavy Metal 1988 c64
Crime Wave 1991 ocs

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