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'''Revolution Software''' is a video game company founded by Tony Warriner | '''Revolution Software''' is a British video game company founded by Tony Warriner, Charles Cecil, David Sykes and Noirin Carmody in York in 1990. | ||
Revolution Software built | 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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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 | 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. | 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]] | * [[Lure of the Temptress]] (1992) | ||
* [[Beneath a Steel Sky]] | * [[Beneath a Steel Sky]] (1994) | ||
* [[Broken Sword 1]] | * [[King's Quest VI]] (Amiga port) (1994) (Not supported by ScummVM) | ||
* [[Broken Sword 2]] | * [[Broken Sword 1|Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars]] (1996) | ||
* [[Broken Sword 2|Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror]] (1997) | |||
* Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (2014) (Not supported by ScummVM) | |||
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. | |||
* [[In Cold Blood]] | They also made three-dimensional adventure games that incorporate action elements. | ||
* [[Broken Sword | |||
* [[In Cold Blood]] (2000) | |||
* [[Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado]] (2000) | |||
* Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003) (not supported by ScummVM) | |||
* Broken Sword: The Angel of Death (2006) (not supported by ScummVM) | |||
* Beyond a Steel Sky (2020) (not supported by ScummVM) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.revolution.co.uk/ Revolution Software Website]<br/> | [http://www.revolution.co.uk/ Revolution Software Website]<br/> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Software Wikipedia article on Revolution Software] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Software Wikipedia article on Revolution Software] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | |||