Brøderbund

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1980 closed in 1998 status: bought

364
games
16.4
per year
22
years active

aka(s): Brøderbund Software, Broderbund Software, Broderbund

Bought out by The Learning Company in 1998.

Notable collaborators: Jordan Mechner, Barry Murry, Dave Murry, Tom Rettig and Dan Gorlin

It is known for A-Train, Choplifter, Dragon Slayer, Lode Runner, Myst, Petz, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: Original, SimCity, Spelunker, Ys

Releases per year

1980 6
1981 13
1982 25
1983 29
1984 26
1985 28
1986 21
1987 11
1988 21
1989 40
1990 36
1991 12
1992 15
1993 14
1994 23
1995 11
1996 13
1997 13
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1

361 video games with valid date were considered (99.1%)

Overall rankings

9
70
31
1
0
3.8
average

Common gametypes

adventure26%edutainment14%action/reflex12%shooter10%platformer9%other26%

Top platforms

  Apple II E 67
  Mac OS Classic 53
  MS-DOS 52
  C64 30
  Atari 400/800 28
  Win3.1 21
  Amiga 16
  Windows 16
  Atari ST 13
  NES 9
  Amstrad CPC 7
  VIC-20 6
  Apple IIGS 6
  NEC PC9801 4
  GB 3
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family image #0 Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
NES 1987-07-17
Deadly Towers image #1 Deadly Towers
Deadly Towers
NES 1986-12-15
The Battle of Olympus image #2 The Battle of Olympus
The Battle of Olympus
NES 1988-03-28
Prince of Persia image #3 Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
MS-DOS 1990-09
SimCity image #4 SimCity
SimCity
MS-DOS 1989
Lode Runner image #5 Lode Runner
Lode Runner
NES 1984-07-20
Prince of Persia image #6 Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Amstrad CPC 1990
The Guardian Legend image #7 The Guardian Legend
The Guardian Legend
NES 1988-02-05
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? image #8 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Apple IIGS 1989
U-Force Power Games image #9 U-Force Power Games
U-Force Power Games
NES 1990-12
A.E. image #10 A.E.
A.E.
Atari 5200 1984
4D Sports Driving image #11 4D Sports Driving
4D Sports Driving
MS-DOS 1990

Brøderbund best rated games

Airheart 1986 IIE
Championship Lode Runner 1984 IIE
Prince of Persia 1990 gb
Shufflepuck Cafe 1988 mac
Prince of Persia 1990 cpc
The Ancient Art of War 1985 mac
Myst 1994 w31
Prince of Persia 1990 st
Lode Runner 1983 c64
SimCity 1989 dos

Brøderbund worst games

Deadly Towers 1986 nes
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw 1989 ocs
The Guardian Legend 1988 nes
A.E. 1982 IIE
Wings of Fury 1990 dos

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