Zip
Software entity
A compressed data packaging format created by Phil Katz (PKWARE), used by games as a virtual file system and generic data packaging. Commonly the extension is changed to something else to prevent players from thinking they'd need to unpack them.
56
games
12platforms
WIN 2001-11-19
WIN 2005-10-25
OSX 2006-07
X360 2006-07-10
LIN 1999-12-07
XBOX 2002-11-19
GC 2002-11-18
PS2 2003-05-27
OSX 2002-01-20
WIN 2005-04-03
PS2 2002-11-18
X360 2005-11-17
The first Zip video game was released on December 2, 1999.
Activision, Electronic Arts and LucasArts published most of these games.
Platforms
By year
A | 1989 - First pkzip release |
B | 1992 - First Info-ZIP release |
C | 1993 - Deflate algorithm added |
D | 1996 - Deflate64 algorithm added |
E | 1998 - Integrated support in Windows OSes |