Origin Systems

USA developerfounded in 1983 closed in 2004 status: dead

191
games
5.7
per year
32
years active

aka(s): Origin, OSI

Origin Systems, Inc. (commonly referred to simply as Origin)

Founders: Richard Garriott, Robert Garriott
HQ: Austin, Texas

Subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 1992.

Website: web.archive.org/web/19970330131424/www.origin.ea.com/english/index.html (archive.org backup)

Notable collaborators: Richard Garriott and Chris Roberts

It is known for Crusader, System Shock, Ultima, Ultima Underworld, Ultima Worlds of Adventure, Ultima: Age of Armageddon, Ultima: The Age of Darkness, Ultima: The Age of Enlightenment, Wing Commander

Releases per year

1982 1
1983 6
1984 1
1985 10
1986 8
1987 12
1988 16
1989 24
1990 14
1991 6
1992 13
1993 8
1994 14
1995 12
1996 8
1997 4
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 6
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2006 1
2007 2
2011 1
2012 1
2014 2

183 video games with valid date were considered (95.8%)

Overall rankings

15
63
22
0
0
3.9
average

Common gametypes

role-play41%shooter10%action/reflex10%flight10%simulation6%other20%

Top platforms

  MS-DOS 47
  Apple II E 19
  Windows 17
  C64 15
  Amiga 13
  Mac OS Classic 12
  Atari ST 11
  SNES 6
  FM Towns 5
  Atari 400/800 5
  Linux 4
  NES 3
  PS 3
  NEC PC9801 3
  Mac OS X 3