Bits Studios
IndustryVideo games
FounderFoo Katan
Headquarters
London
,
UK

Bits Studios was a British video game developer. The company has had over 30 titles published over the United States, Europe and Asia on multiple platforms. Bits Studios' parent company, PlayWize sold off all assets and technologies held by the group in 2008, due to poor trading results. The company no longer has any trading operations.[1]

Games developed

YearTitleSystemPublisher
1990Chase H.Q.[2]Game BoyTaito
1990Loopz[2]NESMindscape
1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves[2]Game BoyVirgin Games
1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day[2]Game BoyLJN
1991R-Type[2]Game BoyIREM
1992The Amazing Spider-Man 2[2]Game BoyLJN
1992Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin[2]Game GearSega
1992Castelian[2]NES, Game BoyTriffix
1992GunForce[3]Super NESIrem
1992Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six[2]Master System, NESFlying Edge, LJN
1992R-Type II[2]Game BoyIREM
1992Space Football: One on One[2]Super NESTriffix
1993Alien3[2]Game BoyLJN
1993The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers[2]Game BoyLJN
1993Terminator 2: Judgment Day[2]Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NESFlying Edge, LJN
1993Saigo no Nindou: Ninja Spirit[2]Game BoyIrem
1994Last Action Hero[2]Game Boy, Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NESSony Imagesoft
1994Dream TV[2]Super NESTriffix
1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein[2]Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NESSony Imagesoft
1994No Escape[4][2]Mega Drive/GenesisPsygnosis
1994Wolverine: Adamantium Rage[2]Super NESLJN
1994Genocide 2Super NESKemco
1995The Itchy & Scratchy Game[2]Super NES, Game GearAcclaim Entertainment
1995T-Mek[2]32X, WindowsMidway Games
1995Maximum Roadkill[2]DOSTake-Two Interactive
1996Nihilist[2]WindowsPhillips Media
1999R-Type DX[5][2]Game Boy ColorNintendo
2000Warlocked[2]Game Boy ColorNintendo
2000Virtual Athlete (VA)PC/OnlineGamesmagnet
2001Lab Rat[2]PC/OnlineGamesmagnet
2002Die Hard: Vendetta[2]GameCube, PlayStation 2, XboxNDA Productions
Sierra Entertainment
(Vivendi Universal Games)
2003Sega Arcade Gallery[2]Game Boy AdvanceSega
2003Rogue Ops[2]GameCube, PlayStation 2, XboxKemco
2005Constantine[2]PlayStation 2, Windows, XboxTHQ
2006Payout Poker & Casino[6]PlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games

Unreleased/Cancelled Games

TitleSystem
Fido Dido[7]Super NES
The Itchy & Scratchy Game[2]Mega Drive/Genesis
Jet Force GeminiGame Boy Color
Thieves WorldNintendo 64
Riqa[8]Nintendo 64
Die Hard 64[8]Nintendo 64
Wizards[2]Game Boy Advance
Jet Riders[2]Game Boy Advance

References

  1. "Playwize Plc - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009" (PDF). PlayWize. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Bits Studios - Softography (ARCHIVE)". Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. "GunForce for SNES". GameSpot.
  4. "No Escape for Genesis". MobyGames.
  5. "R-Type DX for Game Boy Color". MobyGames.
  6. "Payout Poker & Casino for PSP". MobyGames.
  7. Major, Daniel (June 2022). "FIDO DIDO: The Forgotten mascot of the late-Eighties and Nineties who appeared on 7-Up bottles nearly had his own game. Nearly..." Retro Gamer (233): 68–69. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. 1 2 Charnock, Tom (27 February 2017). "Unreleased Nintendo 64 Game 'Die Hard 64' Discovered". Retro Collect. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2017.


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