BBC Multimedia
 The logo for The BBC's Multimedia Division | |
| Predecessor | BBC Software |
|---|---|
| Founded |
1982 (as BBC Software) 1995 (as BBC Multimedia) |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Products |
Doctor Who series Robot Wars series Teletubbies series |
| Parent | BBC |
BBC Multimedia was a division of BBC and was a video game publisher and developer which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. More recently, video games, such as Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, have been published by BBC Worldwide. The Multimedia division was founded in 1982 as BBC Software and was renamed BBC Multimedia in 1995.[1] The company was shut down in 2005 after sales declined in its boxed product business.[2]
Games
| Game | Platform(s) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Lightning | Windows 95 / XP / 98 / Me/ PS2 | 2002 |
| Attenborough's Antarctic | Windows 95 / 98 / 3.1 | 1997 |
| Bill & Ben Flowerpot Fun! (published in America by Griffin Software) | Windows 98 / 95 | 2001 |
| Blue Peter | Windows 95 | 1997 |
| Bob The Builder: Can We Fix It? (published in by THQ) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation | 2000 - 2001 |
| Changing Rooms | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | Windows 95 | 1997 |
| Fast Show Comedy Fun Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Fawlty Towers – Comedy Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Gardeners' World Magazine Garden Manager with Alan Titchmarsh | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| GCSE Bitesize Revision: Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
| GCSE Bitesize Revision: Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
| The Human Body – Your Body (published in America by Dreamworks Interactive) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Key Stage 2 ReviseWise Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision English | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Live & Kicking: Show Maker | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
| Mastermind | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Noddy – Let's Get Ready for School (published in America by Activision) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 (UK) 1999 (US) |
| Noddy – The Magic of Toytown (published in America by Virgin Interactive) | Windows 95 / 98 / will not run under Windows XP | 1997 |
| Only Fools & Horses | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Pingu & Friends (published in America by Infogrames) | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Pingu – A Barrel of Fun! (published in America by Infogrames) | Windows 95 / 98 | 2003 (UK) 2004(US) |
| Pingu – A Barrel of Fun! (published in America by Infogrames) | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
| Play with the Teletubbies (published by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 /PlayStation | 2000 |
| Result BBC Sports Quiz with Desmond Lynam | Windows 95 | N/A |
| Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction | Game Boy Advance | 2001 |
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction | Windows 98 / Me, PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
| Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction | Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP, Xbox, Game Boy Advance | 2002 |
| Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
| Rotten Ralph – Big Night In | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
| S Club 7: On The Road | Windows 95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP | 2003 |
| Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Macbeth | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
| Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Romeo and Juliet | Windows 95 / 98 | 1995[3] |
| Smart | Windows 95 / 98 / NT | N/A |
| Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Adventures in Maths 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Letter Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
| Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Number Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
| Spark Island Maths Adventures 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Spark Island Number Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Spark Island Reading Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Teletubbies Favourite Games (published by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2 | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999[4] |
| Wallace & Gromit Cracking Animator | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Wallace & Gromit Print-o-matic | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 |
See also
References
- ↑ French, Michael (6 August 2007). "BBC to return to games development?". Market for Home Computing and Video Games. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ French, Michael (21 January 2010). "BBC gets back into games". Market for Home Computing and Video Games. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Shakespeare on CD-ROM – Romeo and Juliet". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
25 April 1995
- ↑ "Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2". GameTrailers. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External links
- bbc.co.uk, BBC's official website
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