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Revolution is a | '''Revolution Software''' is a British video game company founded by Tony Warriner, Charles Cecil, David Sykes and Noirin Carmody in York in 1990. | ||
They have been of much support to the ScummVM project, permitting us access to the source code for their games [[Beneath a Steel Sky]], [[Broken Sword 1]], and [[Broken Sword 2]]. | Revolution Software built its reputation as a company making excellent graphic adventures beginning in the early 1990s. The company continues to make graphic adventures today. | ||
They have been of much support to the [[ScummVM]] project, permitting us access to the source code for their games [[Beneath a Steel Sky]], [[Broken Sword 1]], and [[Broken Sword 2]]. | |||
The ScummVM team has also released a freeware download of Beneath a Steel Sky, thanks to the gracious help of Tony Warriner and the rest of the team at Revolution Software Ltd. | The ScummVM team has also released a freeware download of Beneath a Steel Sky, thanks to the gracious help of Tony Warriner and the rest of the team at Revolution Software Ltd. | ||
They also released [[Lure of the Temptress]] as a free download, and a [[Lure]] engine was reverse engineered for the ScummVM project. | |||
Revolution Software produced many adventures, like the [[Broken Sword series]], based on the Virtual Theatre engine, which was first used in Lure of the Temptress. | |||
* [[Lure of the Temptress]] (1992) | |||
* [[Beneath a Steel Sky]] (1994) | |||
* [[King's Quest VI]] (Amiga port) (1994) (Not supported by ScummVM) | |||
* [[Broken Sword 1]] (1996) | |||
* [[Broken Sword 2]] (1997) | |||
* Broken Sword 5 (2014) | |||
Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1, and Broken Sword 2 were also re-released as high definition remakes. These are not supported by ScummVM. | |||
They also made three dimensional adventure games that incorporate action elements. These games are not, and never will be a part of ScummVM. | |||
* In Cold Blood (2000) | |||
* Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (2000) | |||
* Broken Sword 3 (2003) | |||
* Broken Sword 4 (2006) | |||
==External links== | |||
[http://www.revolution.co.uk/ Revolution Software Website]<br/> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Software Wikipedia article on Revolution Software] | |||
[[Category:Companies]] |
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