Parker Brothers

USA developerfounded in 1883 closed in 1998 status: bought

119
games
3.2
per year
37
years active

aka(s): Parker Bros, Parker Bros.

Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1800 games.
In 1998, Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley were consolidated at the new Hasbro Games campus to form Hasbro Games

Notable collaborators: Parker Brothers, Sega Enterprises Inc, Dave Engman, Todd Marshall and Dawn Stockbridge

It is known for Frogger series, King's Quest, Montezuma's Revenge, Mr. Do!, Pac-Man, Q*bert

Releases per year

1979 1
1982 8
1983 51
1984 40
1985 2
1988 1
1989 3
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1994 1
1995 2
2006 1
2015 1

117 video games with valid date were considered (98.3%)

Overall rankings

7
24
17
1
1
3.7
average

Common gametypes

action/reflex30%shooter28%platformer17%board game8%maze5%other10%

Top platforms

  Atari 2600 25
  Atari 400/800 18
  Atari 5200 13
  ColecoVision 12
  C64 10
  Intellivision 6
  Odyssey2 5
  NES 5
  MS-DOS 4
  TI99 4
  VIC-20 3
  Master System 3
  SNES 2
  Mega Drive 2
  Apple II E 2
Frogger image #0 Frogger
Frogger
Atari 5200 1983
Frogger II: ThreeeDeep! image #1 Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!
Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!
Atari 5200 1984
Astro Chase image #2 Astro Chase
Astro Chase
Atari 5200 1983
Montezuma's Revenge image #3 Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge
Atari 5200 1984
Montezuma's Revenge image #4 Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge
ColecoVision 1984
Q*bert image #5 Q*bert
Q*bert
Atari 2600 1983-07
Popeye image #6 Popeye
Popeye
Atari 5200 1984
Spider-Man image #7 Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Atari 2600 1982
Frogger image #8 Frogger
Frogger
Atari 2600 1982
Mr. Do!'s Castle image #9 Mr. Do!'s Castle
Mr. Do!'s Castle
ColecoVision 1984
G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike image #10 G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike
G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike
Atari 2600 1983-02
Popeye image #11 Popeye
Popeye
Odyssey2 1983

Parker Brothers best rated games

Popeye 1983 col
Astro Chase 1982 a800
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle 1983 vcs
Frogger 1983 a800
Q*bert 1984 ti99
Montezuma's Revenge 1984 col
Montezuma's Revenge 1984 c64
Frogger 1982 ody2
James Bond 007 1984 col
Super Cobra 1983 a800

Parker Brothers worst games

Amidar 1982 vcs
Star Wars: Jedi Arena 1983 vcs
Sky Skipper 1983 vcs
Star Wars: The Arcade Game 1984 c64
Super Cobra 1983 vcs

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