Difference between revisions of "Williams Entertainment"
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| − | {{sub-stub}}'''Williams Entertainment''' has an awkward backstory. | + | {{sub-stub}}'''Williams Entertainment''' has an awkward backstory. It is essentially the continuation of [[Tradewest]], acquired by WMS Industries in 1994. |
| − | + | It worked in parallel with [[Midway Games]] for a period (also owned by WMS Industries at the time), but should not be confused with other "Williams"-branded ventures. Before becoming WMS Industries, a company known as Williams Electronics created a variety of video games in the early 1980s (notably games such as ''Defender'' and ''Joust'') - Williams Entertainment is a different company, though had access to those intellectual properties. | |
| − | + | WMS Industries bought [[Time Warner Interactive]] (along with [[Atari Games]]) in 1996. Both those companies and Williams Entertainment were merged into Midway Games at this time. | |
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| − | + | Williams Entertainment acted mainly as a publisher for Midway's arcade titles (which until this point were being brought over to Sega systems by [[Arena]] and then [[Acclaim]]). Midway themselves would take over the reigns after the merger. ''[[Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits]]'' (also known as ''Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits'') managed to be published by both Williams Entertainment ''and'' Midway. | |
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| + | ==Softography== | ||
===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]=== | ===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]=== | ||
*''[[Troy Aikman NFL Football]]'' (1994) | *''[[Troy Aikman NFL Football]]'' (1994) | ||
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*''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1996) | *''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1996) | ||
*''[[Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits]]'' (1996) | *''[[Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits]]'' (1996) | ||
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| + | ===[[Saturn]]=== | ||
| + | *''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1996) | ||
[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]] | [[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]] | ||
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Williams Entertainment has an awkward backstory. It is essentially the continuation of Tradewest, acquired by WMS Industries in 1994.
It worked in parallel with Midway Games for a period (also owned by WMS Industries at the time), but should not be confused with other "Williams"-branded ventures. Before becoming WMS Industries, a company known as Williams Electronics created a variety of video games in the early 1980s (notably games such as Defender and Joust) - Williams Entertainment is a different company, though had access to those intellectual properties.
WMS Industries bought Time Warner Interactive (along with Atari Games) in 1996. Both those companies and Williams Entertainment were merged into Midway Games at this time.
Williams Entertainment acted mainly as a publisher for Midway's arcade titles (which until this point were being brought over to Sega systems by Arena and then Acclaim). Midway themselves would take over the reigns after the merger. Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (also known as Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits) managed to be published by both Williams Entertainment and Midway.
Softography
Mega Drive
- Troy Aikman NFL Football (1994)
- Mortal Kombat 3 (1994)
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
- Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (1996)
Saturn
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)