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Spinnaker Software

1982 / 1982 tot 11 1983 / 1982 tot 55 1984 / 1982 tot 99 1985 / 1982 tot 110 1986 / 1982 tot 112 1987 / 1982 tot 116 1988 / 1982 tot 119 1989 / 1982 tot 121 1991 / 1982 tot 122 1992 / 1982 tot 123
Founded in 1982 closed in 1994
Status: name changed
Country: USA

126
games
11
active years
11.2
per year
aka(s): Spinnaker Software Corporation, Spinnaker

A successful budget software company that also ran ads in non-computer/game media. Merged with The Learning Company & became SoftKey International.

It is known for Sargon

Releases per year

198211
198344
198444
198511
19862
19874
19883
19892
19911
19921

123 video games with valid date were considered (97.6%)

Overall rankings

0
5
3
0
1

Common gametypes

edutainment53%adventure11%action/reflex6%maze6%other22%

Top platforms

C64 30
Apple II E 27
MS-DOS 22
Atari 400/800 20
ZX Spectrum 7
ColecoVision 4
VIC-20 3
TI99 2
Tandy Coco 2
Electron 2
BBC 2
GB 1
Amiga 1
CD-I 1
Mac OS Classic 1
The Wizard of Oz (MS-DOS)
The Wizard of Oz
DOS 1985
Alphabet Zoo (ColecoVision)
Alphabet Zoo
COL 1984
4 in 1 Funpak (Game Boy)
4 in 1 Funpak
GB 1992-12-22
Sargon III (Amiga OCS)
Sargon III
OCS 1988
Alphabet Zoo (ZX Spectrum)
Alphabet Zoo
SPC 1984
Facemaker (MS-DOS)
Facemaker
DOS 1982
The Wizard of Oz (Commodore 64)
The Wizard of Oz
C64 1985
Snooper Troops: Case #1 - The Granite Point Ghost (MS-DOS)
Snooper Troops: Case #1 - The Granite Point Ghost
DOS 1982
The Wizard of Oz (Apple II E)
The Wizard of Oz
IIE 1985-10
Alf in the Color Caves (Atari 400/800)
Alf in the Color Caves
A800 1984
Snooper Troops: Case #2 - The Case of the Disappearing Dolphin (MS-DOS)
Snooper Troops: Case #2 - The Case of the Disappearing Dolphin
DOS 1982
Jukebox (ColecoVision)
Jukebox
COL 1984

Spinnaker Software best rated games

Snooper Troops: Case #2 - The Case of the Disappearing Dolphin1982IIE
Sargon III1988ocs
Scarabaeus1985c64
Snapdragon1987c64

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