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Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was an American maker of video games, educational software, and productivity tools.Broderbund is best known for the 8-bit video game hits Choplifter, Lode Runner, Karateka, and Prince of Persia (all of which originated on the Apple II), as well as The Print Shop—originally for printing signs and banners on dot matrix printers—and the Myst ...
Banner making program. Released by Broderbund; developed for Pixellite Group by Presage Software Development. Calendar Creator, last version 12: 1995-now Win Create calendars: Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear: 1985 AppII A side-scrolling action-adventure game where you fly a plane, drive a tank, steer a jeep, pilot a sub, and ride a tram.
The software was originally developed by Kenneth Hess of Banner Blue Software, [1] which was purchased by Broderbund in 1995. [5] It passed through the hands of The Learning Company , SoftKey , Mattel , and others before coming under its current ownership.
II Computing listed it seventh on the magazine's list of top Apple II non-game, non-educational software as of late 1985, based on sales and market-share data. [3] In 1988, Broderbund announced that the company had sold more than one million copies, and that sales of the software comprised 4% of the entire United States software market in 1987. [4]
Launched on May 21, 1997, and based in Novato, California, the name comes from the first six letters of "Broderbund," which spell "Red Orb" when reversed. [1] After its parent company Broderbund was acquired by The Learning Company in 1998, Red Orb's brand continued to be used and was supported by the latter's Mindscape division. [5]
Encore Software, LLC ("Encore") is a Delaware limited liability company focused on software sales, distribution and software development. In November 2008, Encore announced an expanded license with Riverdeep. [2] Under the terms of the agreement, Encore now manages the Broderbund family of products as well as Broderbund's direct to consumer ...
Carlston in 1986. Douglas Gene Carlston (born April 30, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and CEO of Tawala Systems based in San Rafael, California.He was previously CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Broderbund Software, [1] a software publishing firm that produced Lode Runner, The Print Shop, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Prince of Persia, and Myst.
The Learning Company games (3 C, 79 P) S. Spelunker (video game) (4 P) Pages in category "Broderbund games" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.