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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Rainbow Arts was founded in Gütersloh | + | '''Rainbow Arts''' was founded in Gütersloh, Germany, in 1984. Because of their games for the C64 and the Amiga they became one of the biggest German game distributors. |
The best known games by Rainbow Arts are [[Turrican]], MadTV and [[The Great Giana Sisters]] and also well known people of the gaming industry like Manfred Trenz, Thomas Herzler and [[Chris Hülsbeck]] worked for Rainbow Arts. | The best known games by Rainbow Arts are [[Turrican]], MadTV and [[The Great Giana Sisters]] and also well known people of the gaming industry like Manfred Trenz, Thomas Herzler and [[Chris Hülsbeck]] worked for Rainbow Arts. | ||
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Rainbow Arts was bought by [[Softgold]] and they were bought by [[THQ]] in 1999. | Rainbow Arts was bought by [[Softgold]] and they were bought by [[THQ]] in 1999. | ||
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* http://www.thq.de - THQ (new owner of Rainbow Arts) | * http://www.thq.de - THQ (new owner of Rainbow Arts) | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 3 December 2016
History
Rainbow Arts was founded in Gütersloh, Germany, in 1984. Because of their games for the C64 and the Amiga they became one of the biggest German game distributors.
The best known games by Rainbow Arts are Turrican, MadTV and The Great Giana Sisters and also well known people of the gaming industry like Manfred Trenz, Thomas Herzler and Chris Hülsbeck worked for Rainbow Arts.
Rainbow Arts was bought by Softgold and they were bought by THQ in 1999.
Releases for CPC
- Bad Cat
- Halls Of Gold
- Jinks
- Money Molch
- Mr. Pingo
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Spherical
- The Blue Crystal
- The Great Giana Sisters
- Time
- Troll
- Turrican
- Turrican II
- X-Out
Compilations
- 4 Spiele auf 1 Diskette (4 games on one disk)
Weblinks
- http://www.thq.de - THQ (new owner of Rainbow Arts)
