Metro3D, Inc.
| Private[1] | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998[1] |
| Defunct | 2004[2] |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California[1] |
Key people | Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3] |
| Website | http://www.metro3d.com/ (closed) |
Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998, the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.[1]
Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc., the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada.[4] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[5]
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[2] The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region.[3]
Games
- Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)[6]
- Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)[7]
- Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)[8]
- Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)[9][10]
- Armada FX Racers (GBC, 2000)[9]
- Chase H.Q. Secret Police (GBC, 1999)[11]
- Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)[11]
- The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
- Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse (PS2, 2001)[10]
- Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)[9]
- Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
- Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)[6]
- Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[12]
- DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[13]
- Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)[8]
- Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)[12]
- Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)[14]
- Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)[15]
- Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)[11]
- Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
- Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)[16]
- Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)[12]
- Stake: Fortune Fighters (Xbox, 2003)[6]
- Star Command: Revolution (PC, 1996, as Metropolis Digital, Inc.)
- Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)[6]
- The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)[8]
- Threat Con Delta (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[17]
- Wings (GBA, 2003)[8]
- Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 Simonson, Sharon (May 9, 2004). "Landmark in court". San Jose Business Journal. Advance Publications. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 Andersen, John (January 31, 2006). "Metro3D Resurrected As European Branch". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
[The publisher is] under the management of CEO Dr. Stephen C.H. Lin [..] Metro3D Inc shareholders sold off its European division in June of 2005 to Stewart Green. Green has now re-established Metro3D Europe (M3DE), as a separate UK registered company, and will be unaffected by the on-going chapter 11 status of its former U.S. parent company. [..] [Green's own company] has three separate divisions related to gaming under its operation: Artworld Studios, Data Design Solutions, and All-Star Gaming.
- ↑ IGN staff (June 30, 1998). "News Archives: Week of June 28, 1998". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ April 27, 1999. "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Games (page 2)". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 IGN staff (June 21, 2002). "Aero Swings to Shelves". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Games (page 3)". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "In Development". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 IGN staff (September 14, 2000). "Two from Metro3D Come to PS2". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Products". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Games (page 1)". Metro3D, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ IGN staff (April 27, 2004). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Push The Limits Of Sanity And Gravity In Metro3D's Maxxis Ultimate ATV™ for Microsoft® Xbox™" (Press release). Metro3D, Inc. May 14, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ jkdmedia (May 14, 2003). "Metro3D, Inc. Introduces Pumpkin Man for Microsoft Xbox". GameZone. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ IGN staff (January 8, 2002). "Shayde: Monsters V. Humans". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ IGN staff (June 15, 2005). "Japanese Release Dates Update". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.