Maxis South

COMPANY

Texas,USA

Founded as Cinematronics, LLC, the company was bought by Maxis in 1996. The next year, the studio was closed as part of Maxis's purchase by EA.

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Founded in Texas in 1994, Maxis South (originally Cinematronics, LLC) developed mostly puzzle games for Windows and Macintosh.

Cinematronics LLC created the 3D Pinball: Space Cadet game which was included in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, as well as bundled in with Windows ME and Windows XP.

Despite the similarities in name, the company was not related to the older pinball developer Cinematronics (Company).

Developed Games

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Full Tilt! Pinball (Game)

13 March 1996

A collection of three pinball tables for PC and Mac.

PC​ MAC​

3D Pinball: Space Cadet (Game)

1 August 1995

A video pinball game and special pre-release version of the Maxis game Full Tilt! Pinball, known for its inclusion in multiple versions of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

PC​

TriTryst (Game)

1 November 1995

PC​ MAC​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Maxis South

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Texas,USA

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• Full Tilt! Pinball (Game)
• 3D Pinball: Space Cadet (Game)
• TriTryst (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Jack Nicklaus (Franchise)

People

• Jack Nicklaus (Person)

Characters

• Jack Nicklaus (Character)

Concepts

• High Score (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• 4 Player Co-op (Concept)
• Asynchronous Multiplayer (Concept)
• Built-In Game (Concept)
• Celebrity Tie-in (Concept)
• Cover Athlete (Concept)
• Difficulty Level (Concept)
• Digital Pinball (Concept)
• Experience Points (Concept)
• Extra Life (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Movement Penalty (Concept)
• Multiball (Concept)
• PAX East 2024 (Concept)
• Platform Exclusive (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Ranking System (Concept)
• Single-Screen Level (Concept)
• Trap (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• Golf Course (Location)
• Muirfield Village Golf Club (Location)

Objects

• Ball (Object)
• Bumper (Object)
• Pinball (Object)
• Pinball Flippers (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Flags (Object)
• Golf Ball (Object)
• Golf Cart (Object)
• Golf Club (Object)
• Golf Tee (Object)
• Marble (Object)
• Ramp (Object)