Accolade
Type	Defunct
Founded	1984
Headquarters	San Jose, California
Key people	Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead, founders
Industry	Video game development and publishing
Products	Star Control, Test Drive, Jack Nicklaus Golf, Hardball, Bubsy
Revenue	N/A
Employees	N/A
Website	www.accolade.com (defunct), www.atari.com

Accolade was a video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s. It was founded in 1984 by game industry veterans Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead. Miller and Whitehead founded Accolade after leaving another game developer and publisher they had founded, Activision, the first third-party game developer. Image File history File links Accolade. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Alan Miller was an influential figure in the video game industry. ... Bob Whitehead is a game designer who worked for Atari in the late 1970s. ... It has been suggested that Multiplayer game be merged into this article or section. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... Screenshot of Test Drive I, Atari ST version. ... Hardball is a popular series of baseball computer and video games by Accolade, made for a variety of platforms. ... This game cover for the first Bubsy game shows the eponymous character in a striking action pose. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The computer and video game industry is the economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sale of video and computer games. ... Alan Miller was an influential figure in the video game industry. ... Bob Whitehead is a game designer who worked for Atari in the late 1970s. ... Activision, Inc. ...

History

Early years

According to legend, Miller and Whitehead named their company "Accolade" because it came before "Activision" alphabetically—implying that Accolade was superior to their previous company. Apparently when forming Activision, they chose that name because it came before "Atari." Later, a new game development company, Acclaim apparently formulated their name because it came before "Accolade." Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. ...

Accolade developed for most 80s-era home computers, including the Commodore 64, Atari 400 & 800, the Amiga, Apple II and the PC. Accolade quickly became known for developing only top-notch games. Some of their first titles include Law of the West, Psi-5 Trading Company, The Dam Busters, Mean 18 Golf, Test Drive, and Hardball!. Test Drive and Hardball! went on to become two of Accolade's longest-running franchises. Children playing on a Amstrad CPC 464 in the 1980s. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series. ... The original Amiga 1000 (1985) with various peripherals The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ... The Apple II was one of the most popular personal computers of the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Law of the West is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and the NES. The game is a kind of graphical adventure game taking place in the American Old West. ... The Dam Busters is a combat flight simulator set in World War II produced by U.S. Gold. ... Screenshot of Test Drive I, Atari ST version. ... Hardball is a popular series of baseball computer and video games by Accolade, made for a variety of platforms. ...

As the popularity of other systems waned, Accolade focused on PC and console development, including the NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES and Sony PlayStation during those systems' popularity. video game consoles A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer. ... Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ...

All of Accolade's initial titles were developed in-house. But being a publisher as well as a developer, Accolade began to publish titles produced by other developers as well. By the mid-1990s, most of Accolade software development was done by third-party developers.

In 1992, Accolade was involved in a ground-breaking lawsuit regarding console development. Accolade was unhappy with the high development fees Sega and Nintendo were charging. Instead of paying the fees, Accolade reverse engineered the SNES and the Mega Drive/Genesis. Sega sued Accolade over the practice and won an initial injunction, forcing Accolade to remove all Genesis product from store shelves. Accolade, however, won on appeal and reached an out of court settlement with Sega that allowed Accolade to continue building their own Genesis cartidges. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Reverse engineering (RE) is the process of taking something (a device, an electrical component, a software program, etc. ...

Demise

During the early 1990s, Accolade started publishing a variety of games of differing genres which were undistinguished and lacked polish.

During a conference of management and producers, Accolade decided to focus only on sports games and simulations. Accolade already had several franchises based in these categories. Franchises in the sports genre included Hardball!, Unnecessary Roughness and Jack Nicklaus Golf. In the simulation category they had the long-running franchise Test Drive. Wooden mechanical horse simulator during WWI. A simulation is an imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. ...

The company had marginal successes during the mid 1990s. Bubsy for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo sold well and was the companies best-selling game until Test Drive 4 came out in 1997. Star Control 2 for the PC (DOS) is still very well regarded and was one of the highest rated games of its time. This game cover for the first Bubsy game shows the eponymous character in a striking action pose. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... Screenshot of Test Drive I, Atari ST version. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

Alan Miller left Accolade in 1995—Bob Whitehead had left shortly after the founding of the company. Before Miller left, the position of CEO was taken over by Peter Harris who was placed there by Prudential Investments (Prudential had made a USD$10 million investment in the company). Harris was on the board of directors and was formerly the CEO of FAO Schwartz and after Accolade, became the president of the San Francisco 49ers. Harris left the fate of the company in the hands of game industry neophyte, Jim Barnett. Under Barnett's unsure direction, the company continued to flounder and endured numerous layoffs. But the company managed to stay afloat long enough to be purchased by French publisher Infogrames in 1999, right after publishing their last game Redline. Accolade, as a game development and publishing entity, quietly ceased to exist after the San Jose office was systematically shut down (finally closing its doors in 2001 following successive final rounds of layoffs). All of Accolade's assets are now owned by Atari (née Infogrames). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Peter Harris joined West Marine as CEO and member of the Board of Directors on January 3, 2005, continuing the company’s tradition of strong, veteran talent at the helm. ... This article refers to Prudential Financial, based in the United States. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... F.A.O. Schwarz is the name of a toy store chain founded in 1870 by German immigrant Frederick August Otto Schwarz in New York, New York. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager none Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division (1946... The computer and video game industry is the economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sale of video and computer games. ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Redline is a 1999 post-apocolyptic combination first-person shooter/racing computer game for Microsoft Windows. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Accolade was located in the heart of Silicon Valley at: A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ...

5300 Stevens Creek Blvd.

Suite 500

San Jose, California 95129

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Games

Hardball!, here seen on the Commodore 64, started a series that went onto become one of Accolade's most popular franchises.

Accolade was responsible for developing many memorable games. Some of the best known and best-selling series include Star Control, Test Drive, Jack Nicklaus Golf, Hardball and Bubsy. screenshot C64 Hardball, made myself. ... screenshot C64 Hardball, made myself. ... Hardball is a popular series of baseball computer and video games by Accolade, made for a variety of platforms. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... Screenshot of Test Drive I, Atari ST version. ... Hardball is a popular series of baseball computer and video games by Accolade, made for a variety of platforms. ... This game cover for the first Bubsy game shows the eponymous character in a striking action pose. ...

• 4th & Inches1987
• 4th & Inches Team Construction Disk 1988
• Accolade Comics 1987
• Accolade In Action 1990
• Ace of Aces 1986
• Altered Destiny 1990
• Ballz 1994
• Bar Games 1989
• Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!1994
• Battle Isle 2 (PC)1993
• Big Air (PlayStation)1998
• Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation 1989
• Brett Hull Hockey 95 1994
• Bubble Ghost 1987
• Bubsy 3D: Furbitten Planet 1996
• Bubsy II1994
• Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind 1993
• Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales1994
• The Cardinal of the Kremlin 1990
• Combat Cars (Sega Genesis)1994
• Cyclemania (PC)1994
• The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing 1989
• Dam Busters 1984
• Day of the Viper1989
• Deadlock: Planetary Conquest (PC) 1996
• Deadlock II: Shrine Wars (PC) 1998
• Don't Go Alone 1989
• Double Dragon 1988
• The Duel: Test Drive II 1989
• Elvira: Mistress of the Dark 1990
• Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus 1991
• Eradicator (PC) 1996
• Fast Break 1988
• Fight Night 1985
• The Game of Harmony 1990
• The Games: Summer Challenge 1991
• The Games: Winter Challenge 1992
• Grand Prix Circuit 1988
• Grand Prix Unlimited 1992
• Gunboat 1990
• HardBall 4 1994
• Hardball 5 1995
• HardBall 6 - 2000 Edition 1999
• HardBall II 1989
• HardBall III 1992
• HardBall! 1985
• Hoverforce 1990
• Ishido: The Way of Stones 1990
• Jack Nicklaus 4 1997
• Jack Nicklaus 5 1998
• Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition 1992
• Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf 1988
• Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design 1990
• Killed Until Dead 1986
• Law of the West 1985
• Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. 1992
• Les Manley in: Search for the King 1990
• Mean 18 1986
• Mike Ditka Ultimate Football 1991
• Mini-Putt 1987
• Pelé II: World Tournament Soccer 1994
• PO'ed 1995
• Power at Sea 1987
• Project: Space Station 1985
• Psi-5 Trading Company 1986
• Rack 'Em 1988
• Redline 1999
• Road & Car 1991
• Serve & Volley 1988
• Slave Zero (PC) 1999
• Snoopy's Game Club 1992
• Speed Racer in The Challenge of Racer X
• Star Control
• Star Control 1 & 2 CD Compendium
• Star Control 3
• Star Control Collection
• Star Control II
• Steel Thunder
• Stratego
• Strike Aces
• SunDog: Frozen Legacy
• Super Bubsy
• Test Drive
• Test Drive 4 (PlayStation, PC)
• Test Drive 5 (PlayStation, PC)
• Test Drive II Car Disk: Musclecars
• Test Drive II Car Disk: The Supercars
• Test Drive II Scenery Disk: California Challenge
• Test Drive II Scenery Disk: European Challenge
• Test Drive II: The Collection
• Test Drive III: The Passion
• Test Drive Off-Road 3
• Test Drive: Off-Road
• Test Drive: Off-Road 2
• The Third Courier
• TKO
• The Train: Escape to Normandy
• Turrican
• Universal Soldier
• Unnecessary Roughness
• Unnecessary Roughness '95 (PC, Sega Genesis)
• Unnecessary Roughness '96 (PC)
• Waxworks (PC)
• Winter Challenge
• Zero Tolerance (Sega Genesis)
• Zyconix

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Executive Management

Many people were instrumental to the middling success, and later acquisition, of Accolade.

• Alan Miller, President and Founder
• Bob Whitehead, Co-President and Co-Founder
• Allan Epstein, Co-President
• Peter Harris, CEO
• Jim Barnett, CEO
• Stan Roach, VP Marketing, CEO
• Richard Booroojian, VP Finance (early to mid '90s)
• Mick Delargy, VP Finance (late 90s)
• Mike Mathison, VP Product Development (early to mid '90s)
• David Grenewetzki, VP Product Development
• Brendan Maloof, VP International Sales (mid '90s)
• Rob Bonham, VP of Sales
• Neil Johnston, Director of Product Marketing
• Kathie Tomkins, Director of Operations and one of the original employees
• Laurie Mendez, Director of Sales Operations
• Steve Ackrich, Executive Producer
• Chris Downend, Executive Producer
• Pam Levins, Executive Producer

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External links

• Accolade profile from MobyGames
• The Underdogs' company profile for Accolade
• Adventureland: Accolade's adventure games
• Sega vs Accolade details
• Accolade at World of Spectrum