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Apogee
Apogee was founded in Texas in 1987. They released their games or parts of their games in "episodes". Usually the first one would be free and the additional episodes were to be ordered seperately, a business model which became known as shareware. This was a risky business model, considering the internet had still been in its pioneering stages in the early 90ies and the distribution was done via phone and mail. Apogee released many games which are now considered cult classics and pioneers in their respective genres, including Rise of The Triad, Wolfenstein 3-D, Raptor, Wacky Wheels and the Duke Nukem 2D series, which Apogee rereleased in 2008, following a long phase of hiatus, for various handheld systems. Some of these games were merely published by Apogee, such as Wolfenstein and Commander Keen, which had been developed by ID Software.
3D Realms
Apogee planned to create a seperate brand for all genres their release stategy might cover, yet it turned out to be unecessary, as the 3D Realms brand, created for "3D" games such as Duke Nukem 3D and Terminal Velocity proved to be the only succesful branch of genre and brand that was worth continuation. Later on, the original name Apogee was dropped altogether in favour of the newer, more succesful brand that was 3D Realms. Duke Nukem 3D was by far the most succesful and appraised game by 3D Realms, however, they released other succesful FPS shooters in the form of the Max Payne series and Prey. The last original game to be released by 3D realms as developer and not a publisher however has been Shadow Warrior in 1997.
The long awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, called Duke Nukem Forever had been in development for over 12 years and widely considered Vaporware by many users and game sites. This lead to a lawsuit being filed by Take Two Interactive who claimed that 3D Realms breached their contractual obligations by not delivering Duke Nukem Forever. Yet, although the state of the new Duke Nukem Game as well as the Duke Nukem license remains uncertain, as of May 2009, 3D Realms stated in a press release, that the studio - despite being smaller than before - is still active and will continue to release games.
Apogee was an American game studio and publisher releasing PC games in the 90ies. They pioneered business models such as the "Shareware" method.
Apogee
Apogee was founded in Texas in 1987. They released their games or parts of their games in "episodes". Usually the first one would be free and the additional episodes were to be ordered seperately, a business model which became known as shareware. This was a risky business model, considering the internet had still been in its pioneering stages in the early 90ies and the distribution was done via phone and mail. Apogee released many games which are now considered cult classics and pioneers in their respective genres, including Rise of The Triad, Wolfenstein 3-D, Raptor, Wacky Wheels and the Duke Nukem 2D series, which Apogee rereleased in 2008, following a long phase of hiatus, for various handheld systems. Some of these games were merely published by Apogee, such as Wolfenstein and Commander Keen, which had been developed by ID Software. 3D Realms
Apogee planned to create a seperate brand for all genres their release stategy might cover, yet it turned out to be unecessary, as the 3D Realms brand, created for "3D" games such as Duke Nukem 3D and Terminal Velocity proved to be the only succesful branch of genre and brand that was worth continuation. Later on, the original name Apogee was dropped altogether in favour of the newer, more succesful brand that was 3D Realms. Duke Nukem 3D was by far the most succesful and appraised game by 3D Realms, however, they released other succesful FPS shooters in the form of the Max Payne series and Prey. The last original game to be released by 3D realms as developer and not a publisher however has been Shadow Warrior in 1997. The long awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, called Duke Nukem Forever had been in development for over 12 years and widely considered Vaporware by many users and game sites. This lead to a lawsuit being filed by Take Two Interactive who claimed that 3D Realms breached their contractual obligations by not delivering Duke Nukem Forever. Yet, although the state of the new Duke Nukem Game as well as the Duke Nukem license remains uncertain, as of May 2009, 3D Realms stated in a press release, that the studio - despite being smaller than before - is still active and will continue to release games.
| Company Name | Apogee Software, Ltd. |
| Street Address | P.O. Box 496389 |
| City | Garland |
| State | Texas 75049-6386 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.apogeesoftware.com/ |
| Contact Email | info@apogeesoftware.com |
| Phone Number | 214-278-5655 |
| Date Founded | Jan. 1, 1987 |
| Count of Games Published | 36 |
| Count of Games Developed | 25 |
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Commander Keen first in Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars |
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Duke Nukem first in Duke Nukem |
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Dopefish first in Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle |
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Dr. Pyrus Goldfire first in Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold |
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Blake Stone first in Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold |
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Doug Wendt first in Rise of the Triad: Dark War |
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Ian Paul Freeley first in Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins (Deluxe Edition) |
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Thi Barrett first in Rise of the Triad: Dark War |
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Mylo Steamwitz first in Crystal Caves |
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Hocus |
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