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[[File:Fusegameslogo.png|thumb|left|The former logo for Fuse Games]]
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'''Silverball Studios''' (formerly '''Fuse Games''') is a British video game company based in Burford, Oxfordshire. Founded by Adrian Barrit and Richard Horrocks, the company has made few games in its lifetime. Its first video game for [[Nintendo]] was the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', which ended up being a bestseller in [[Japan]], and its most recent game was ''Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails'' for the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]]. The company nearly went bankrupt in 2009 after completing ''Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon'' for [[DSiWare]], but it expanded and was renamed Silverball Studios. It specializes in games for Nintendo platforms but is also a licensed developer for {{wp|Sony}}, [[Microsoft]], and {{wp|Apple Inc.|Apple}}.
'''Silverball Studios''' (formerly '''Fuse Games''') is a British video game company based in Burford, Oxfordshire. Founded by Adrian Barrit and Richard Horrocks, the company has made few games in its lifetime. Its first video game for [[Nintendo]] was the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', their only ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game. The company nearly went bankrupt in 2009 after completing ''Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon'' for [[DSiWare]], but it expanded and was renamed Silverball Studios. The company was acquired and merged with Barnstorm Games in 2012.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20130801070805/http://www.barnstormgames.com/about-us/history.php|title=Company History|publisher=Barnstorm Games|accessdate=May 30, 2024|language=en}}</ref>
 
The company was acquired and merged with Barnstorm Games in 2012.<ref>[http://barnstormgames.com/about-us/history.php Barnstorm Games - Company History]. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref>
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Revision as of 16:37, May 30, 2024

Silverball Studios
The Silverball Studios logo.
Founded 2002
First Super Mario game Mario Pinball Land
The former logo for Fuse Games

Silverball Studios (formerly Fuse Games) is a British video game company based in Burford, Oxfordshire. Founded by Adrian Barrit and Richard Horrocks, the company has made few games in its lifetime. Its first video game for Nintendo was the Game Boy Advance game Mario Pinball Land, their only Super Mario game. The company nearly went bankrupt in 2009 after completing Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon for DSiWare, but it expanded and was renamed Silverball Studios. The company was acquired and merged with Barnstorm Games in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ Company History. Barnstorm Games (English). Archived August 1, 2013, 07:08:05 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 30, 2024.