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{{company infobox | {{company-infobox | ||
|logo= | |logo=NovaLogic Logo.png | ||
|founded= | |width=200px | ||
|founded=1985 | |||
|defunct=October 31, 2016 | |defunct=October 31, 2016 | ||
| | |firstgame=''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'' | ||
|president= | |lastgame=''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'' | ||
|president= [[:wikipedia:John A. Garcia|John A. Garcia]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''[[wikipedia:NovaLogic|NovaLogic]]''' was an American video game developer founded in 1985 by John Garcia, best known for its range of modern military simulations such as the ''Delta Force'' and ''Commanche'' series. The company developed the cancelled [[Philips CD-i]] game ''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
At the time, NovaLogic was hoping to receive work from [[Nintendo]], and a sales executive suggested porting a popular [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] game onto the [[Philips CD-i]]. The company soon started to work on a sequel to ''[[Super Mario World]]'' called ''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]''. The game was an attempt to essentially recreate ''Super Mario World'' for the [[Royal Philips Electronics]] console, but due to different software, several features could not be included in the game, such as large numbers of sprites and the Mode 7 graphics mode. With the failure of the previous Phillips ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game, ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', and poor sales overall of the CD-i, it was ultimately [[List of canceled games and vaporware|canceled]]. | |||
==External | After 2009's ''{{wp|Delta Force: Xtreme 2}}'', NovaLogic ceased active game development but continued to sell its back-catalogue on online digital storefronts and operate its online multiplayer portal. In October 2016, the company was liquitated and all of its assets acquired by {{wp|THQ Nordic}}<ref>''THQ Nordic'' (October 31, 2016), [https://www.thqnordic.com/article/thq-nordic-acquires-all-novalogics-franchises THQ Nordic Acquires All Of NovaLogic's Franchises]". Retrieved August 17, 2016</ref>. | ||
==External Links== | |||
[http://www.novalogic.com Official Website] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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