Paragon Software
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 12, 1985 |
| Founders | |
| Defunct | July 27, 1992 |
| Fate | Merged into MicroProse |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 19 (1992) |
| Parent | MicroProse (1992) |
Paragon Software Corporation was an American video game developer based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The company initially started life as Customized Software Systems.[1] Founded on December 12, 1985 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by Mark E. Seremet and Antony Davies, the company was best known for games developed around licenses from Marvel Comics,[2] including The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!,[3] and licenses from Game Designers' Workshop, such as the MegaTraveller series.[4]
In 1986, F.J. Lennon joined the company and turned their attention from business software to making video games.[1] Davies later quit to pursue his PhD.[5]
In 1988, the company signed exclusive licensing deals with Game Designers' Workshop and Marvel Comics to develop video games.[6][7] Also that year, the company signed a distribution deal with Medalist Software Group, a division of MicroProse, to distribute their computer game titles.[7]
On July 27, 1992, MicroProse announced that it had acquired Paragon Software, and that the company would be merged into MicroProse as a result of it, and the development team became MicroProse Greensburg.[8] The company had 19 employees at the time.[8] The studio's final game, XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter, was released under the MicroProse branding on September 2, 1992.[9]
Many executives later bought back their assets from MicroProse in light of the company's financial troubles, and later reformed it into Take-Two Interactive Software in 1993, and the Greensburg team became Take-Two's development studio.[10][11]
Games
[edit]| Year | Title | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death | Paragon Software |
| Gemini-2 | ||
| 1987 | Alien Fires: 2199 AD | |
| 1988 | Twilight's Ransom | |
| Wizard Wars | ||
| Guardians of Infinity: To Save Kennedy | ||
| 1989 | X-Men: Madness in Murderworld | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! | Paragon Software, Empire Software | |
| 1990 | Space: 1889 | |
| MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy | ||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Paragon Software | |
| The Punisher | ||
| 1991 | Millennium: Return to Earth | Paragon Software, Empire Software |
| Twilight: 2000 | ||
| MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients | ||
| Troika | Paragon Software | |
| X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants | ||
| 1992 | XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter | MicroProse |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "The Paragon View". ACE. No. 50. November 1991. pp. 34–36. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (April 14, 2009). "City of Heroes team renamed Paragon Studios". GameSpot. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ IGN Staff (May 8, 2007). "Top 10 Tuesday: Longest Game Titles". IGN. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ McNamara, Tom (December 6, 2004). "Sequels We'd Like to See". IGN. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Economics prof. reveals video game-creating past". The Duquesne Duke. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ "News from Paragon Software". Computer Entertainer. August 1988. p. 6. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Paragon Software Now Affiliated with MicroProse". Computer Entertainer. December 1988. p. 8. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Gilmore, Kathy; Bake, Elizabeth (July 27, 1992). "MICROPROSE ACQUIRES PARAGON SOFTWARE". TheFreeLibrary.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Gilmore, Kathy (September 2, 1992). "MICROPROSE RELEASES MANTIS". TheFreeLibrary.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Bloodnet: A conversation with Laura Kampo and John Antinori". StayForever.de. May 3, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Origin Systems, Inc". www.origin.ea.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2003. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
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