Bits Studios

Bits Studios
IndustryVideo games
FounderFouad "Foo" 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. As a result, the company no longer has any trading operations.

Games developed

YearTitleSystemPublisher
1990Chase H.Q.Game BoyTaito
1990LoopzNESMindscape
1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesGame BoyVirgin Games
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayGame BoyLJN
1991R-TypeGame BoyIREM
1992The Amazing Spider-Man 2Game BoyLJN
1992Spider-Man vs. The KingpinGame GearSega
1992CastelianNES, Game BoyTriffix
1992GunForceSuper NESIrem
1992Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SixMaster System, NESFlying Edge, LJN
1992R-Type IIGame BoyIREM
1992Space Football: One on OneSuper NESTriffix
1993Alien3Game BoyLJN
(Acclaim Entertainment)
1993The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-SlayersGame BoyLJN
(Acclaim Entertainment)
1993Terminator 2: Judgment DayMega Drive/Genesis, Super NESFlying Edge, LJN
1993Saigo no Nindou: Ninja SpiritGame BoyIrem
1994Last Action HeroGame Boy, Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NESSony Imagesoft
1994Dream TVSuper NESTriffix
1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMega Drive/Genesis, Super NESSony Imagesoft
1994No EscapeMega Drive/GenesisPsygnosis
1994Wolverine: Adamantium RageSuper NESLJN
(Acclaim Entertainment)
1994Genocide 2Super NESKemco
1995The Itchy & Scratchy GameSuper NES, Game GearAcclaim Entertainment
1995T-Mek32X, WindowsMidway Games
1995Maximum RoadkillMS-DOSTake-Two Interactive
1996NihilistWindowsPhillips Media
1999R-Type DXGame Boy ColorNintendo
2000WarlockedGame Boy ColorNintendo of America
2000Virtual Athlete (VA)PC/OnlineGamesmagnet
2001Lab RatPC/OnlineGamesmagnet
2002Die Hard: VendettaGameCube, PlayStation 2, XboxNDA Productions
Sierra Entertainment
(Vivendi Universal Games)
2003Sega Arcade GalleryGame Boy AdvanceSega, THQ
2003Rogue OpsGameCube, PlayStation 2, XboxKemco
2005ConstantinePlayStation 2, Windows, XboxTHQ
2006Payout Poker & CasinoPlayStation PortableNamco Bandai Games

Unreleased/cancelled games

TitleSystem
Fido DidoSuper NES
The Itchy & Scratchy GameMega Drive/Genesis
Jet Force GeminiGame Boy Color
Thieves WorldNintendo 64
RiqaNintendo 64
Die Hard 64Nintendo 64
WizardsGame Boy Advance
Jet RidersGame 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.