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Brøderbund

1980 / 1980 tot 6 1981 / 1980 tot 19 1982 / 1980 tot 44 1983 / 1980 tot 72 1984 / 1980 tot 98 1985 / 1980 tot 126 1986 / 1980 tot 146 1987 / 1980 tot 157 1988 / 1980 tot 177 1989 / 1980 tot 218 1990 / 1980 tot 254 1991 / 1980 tot 266 1992 / 1980 tot 280 1993 / 1980 tot 294 1994 / 1980 tot 317 1995 / 1980 tot 328 1996 / 1980 tot 341 1997 / 1980 tot 354 1998 / 1980 tot 355 1999 / 1980 tot 356 2000 / 1980 tot 357 2001 / 1980 tot 358
Founded in 1980 closed in 1998
Status: bought
Country: USA

362
games
22
active years
16.3
per year
aka(s): Brøderbund Software, Broderbund Software, Broderbund

Bought out by The Learning Company in 1998.

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

Releases per year

19806
198113
198225
198328
198426
198528
198620
198711
198820
198941
199036
199112
199214
199314
199423
199511
199613
199713
19981
19991
20001
20011

358 video games with valid date were considered (98.8%)

Overall rankings

11
70
27
0
0

Common gametypes

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

Top platforms

Apple II E 67
Mac OS Classic 53
MS-DOS 52
C64 31
Atari 400/800 27
Win3.1 21
Windows 16
Amiga 15
Atari ST 13
NES 9
Amstrad CPC 7
VIC-20 6
Apple IIGS 6
NEC PC9801 4
Master System 3
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
NES 1987-07-17
Deadly Towers (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Deadly Towers
NES 1986-12-15
The Battle of Olympus (Nintendo Entertainment System)
The Battle of Olympus
NES 1988-03-28
Prince of Persia (MS-DOS)
Prince of Persia
DOS 1990-09
SimCity (MS-DOS)
SimCity
DOS 1989
Lode Runner (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Lode Runner
NES 1984-07-31
Prince of Persia (Amstrad CPC)
Prince of Persia
CPC 1990
The Guardian Legend (Nintendo Entertainment System)
The Guardian Legend
NES 1988-02-05
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (Apple IIGS)
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
IIGS 1989
U-Force Power Games (Nintendo Entertainment System)
U-Force Power Games
NES 1990-12
A.E. (Atari 5200)
A.E.
5200 1984
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (MS-DOS)
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOS 1993

Brøderbund best rated games

Airheart1986IIE
Championship Lode Runner1984IIE
Prince of Persia1990gb
Shufflepuck Cafe1988mac
Prince of Persia1990cpc
Lode Runner1983c64
Lode Runner1989cpc
The Ancient Art of War1985mac
Myst1994w31
Prince of Persia1990st

Brøderbund worst games

Deadly Towers1986nes
Stealth1984c64
The Guardian Legend1988nes
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw1989ocs
A.E.1982IIE

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