Delphine Software International

Delphine Software International
Former type Private
Industry Video game industry
Fate Bankruptcy
Founded 1988 (1988)
Defunct July 2004 (2004-07)
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people Paul Cuisset
Products Video games
Website www.delphinesoftware.com (defunct)

Delphine Software was a French video game developer company. They were famous for their games Another World and Flashback, which bore a similarity to Prince of Persia, both in gameplay and in utilizing rotoscoped animation. They were also known for their Moto Racer series.

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History

Delphine Software International (DSI) was created in 1988 as a part of the Delphine Group and was initially based in Paris. It was headed by Paul de Senneville, and co-directed by Paul Cuisset, who was the company lead designer.

In 1993, a subsidiary company named Adeline Software International was created. In 2001, Delphine Software International relocated to Saint-Ouen. In December 2002, the company was removed from the Delphine Group. In February 2003, Delphine Software was sold to Doki Denki. The company closed down in July 2004 after bankruptcy and liquidation. Their official website has since shut down. As a consequence, the subsidiary company, Adeline, had also shut down around the same time.

Future developments

In 2007, rumours have spread that Paul Cuisset is working on a Wii title, and according to Eric Viennot's blog, he divulged that he is working on a Wii title with the Flashback designer himself, Paul Cuisset. However, little is known of the game, as he has not mentioned the title, genre or storyline. Cuisset is today one of the founders of the game studio VectorCell, which he co-owns with the french game studio Lexis Numerique.

Games

Title Year Platform
Castle warrior 1989 Amiga, Atari ST and PC
Bio Challenge 1989 Amiga, Atari ST and PC
Future Wars 1989 Amiga, Atari ST and PC
Operation Stealth (US title: James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair) 1990 Amiga, Atari ST and PC
Cruise for a Corpse 1991 Amiga, Atari ST and PC
Another World (US title: "Out of this World") 1991 Amiga, Atari ST, PC, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega-CD, 3DO and Macintosh
Flashback 1992 Amiga, PC, Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, FM Towns, PC-98, Mega-CD, 3DO, CD-i, Jaguar and Macintosh
Shaq Fu 1994 Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES, Amiga, Game Boy and Game Gear
Fade to Black 1995 PC and PlayStation
Moto Racer 1997 PC and PlayStation
Moto Racer 2 1998 PC and PlayStation
Darkstone 1999 PC and PlayStation
Moto Racer World Tour 2000 PlayStation
Moto Racer 3 2001 PC
Moto Racer Advance 2002 Game Boy Advance
Moto Racer Traffic Unfinished PC and PlayStation 2
Flashback Legends Unfinished Game Boy Advance

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