Difference between revisions of "Toys For Bob"

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trocrolgete Toys For Bob are the creators of — among other games — Star Control and Star Control II. They were not responsible for Star Control 3. Prominent members of the company include Paul Reiche III, Fred Ford, Robert Leyland, Dan Nicholson, and Erol Otus. On May 3, 2005 Toys For Bob announced that they were bought by Activision.

The name "Toys for Bob" was chosen just because the founders liked it; it has no other significance.

Game	Release date	Publisher	Genre	Platform	Notes
Star Control	July 1990	Accolade	Action/Strategy	PC (DOS), Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis	The Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum versions were not done by Toys for Bob. More information needed on the release dates and publishers for all the versions.
Star Control II - The Ur-Quan Masters (PC version)	November 1992	Accolade	Action/RPG	PC (DOS)
Star Control II - The Ur-Quan Masters (3DO version)	1994	Crystal Dynamics	Action/RPG	3DO
The Horde	April 1994	Crystal Dynamics	Action/Strategy	3DO, PC (DOS)	[XXX: Was the Saturn version also done by TFB?]
Pandemonium!	November 1996	Crystal Dynamics	Action/Platform	Playstation	The N-Gage version was not done by Toys for Bob
The Unholy War	September 1998	Eidos	Fighting/Strategy	Playstation
Majokko Dai Sakusen (Little Witching Mischiefs)	February 1999	Bandai	Action/Strategy	Playstation	Released in Japan only.
102 Dalmatians - Puppies to the Rescue	November 1999	Eidos	Kid's Action/Platform	Playstation	The Game Boy Color version was not done by TFB. [XXX: Was the Dreamcast version also done by TFB?]
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure	September 2003	Activision	Extreme Sports	Game Cube, Playstation 2, Xbox
Madagascar	May 2005	Activision	Platform/Action	Game Cube, Playstation 2, Xbox	The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions were not done by TFB.
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam	November 19 2006	Activision	Skate-boarding	Nintendo Wii	The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions are not done by TFB.

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	'''Toys For Bob''' are the creators of — among other games — [[Star Control]] and [[Star Control II]]. They were not responsible for [[Star Control 3]]. Prominent members of the company include [[Paul Reiche III]], [[Fred Ford]], [[Robert Leyland]], [[Dan Nicholson]], and [[Erol Otus]]. On May 3, 2005 Toys For Bob announced that they were bought by Activision.		'''Toys For Bob''' are the creators of — among other games — [[Star Control]] and [[Star Control II]]. They were not responsible for [[Star Control 3]]. Prominent members of the company include [[Paul Reiche III]], [[Fred Ford]], [[Robert Leyland]], [[Dan Nicholson]], and [[Erol Otus]]. On May 3, 2005 Toys For Bob announced that they were bought by Activision.