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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]] (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. | |||
* In Cold Blood | They also made three dimensional adventure games that incorporate action elements. These games are not, and never will be a part of ScummVM. | ||
* Broken Sword 3 | |||
* Broken Sword 4 | * In Cold Blood (2000) | ||
* Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (2000) | |||
* Broken Sword 3 (2003) | |||
* Broken Sword 4 (2006) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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