Blue Byte Software is a computer game developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Image File history File links Blue_byte-logo. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ...

The company was founded in October 1988 by Thomas Hertzler and Lothar Schmitt in Mülheim. Their first published game was the tennis simulation Great Courts, released in 1989 by Ubisoft (then called Ubi Soft). 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mülheim an der Ruhr, that calls itself City on the River, is a small to medium-sized city in [North Rhine-Westphalia]] in Germany. ... A tennis net Tennis is a sport played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil, France. ...

Blue Byte's first big success in Germany and Europe was the turn-based strategy game Battle Isle, completed in 1991. Inspired by the Japanese game Nectaris for the PC Engine, Battle Isle spawned numerous add-ons and sequels. The company's next big success followed in 1993 with the release of the managerial game Die Siedler, marketed internationally as The Settlers. Settlers also had numerous sequels and became the most well-known of Blue Byte's products. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... A turn-based game, also known as turn-based strategy, is a game where each participant plays in turn. ... Battle Isle 1. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nectaris (Military Madness in the US) was a series of sci-fi-themed, hex-based, turn-based strategy games for a variety of systems. ... The PC Engine was a video game console released by NEC, a Japanese company, in 1987. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Settlers is a slow-paced Real Time Strategy computer game by German developer Blue Byte Software, first released in 1993 for Commodore Amiga and PC. It was the first game to involve construction of a settlement and allocation of resources, which it did through a mouse operated point and...

Over the years, Blue Byte developed and published numerous innovative titles including Chewy: Escape from F5 and Albion, but most of them were not successful internationally. Efforts to break into the American market, usually aided with publishing by Accolade, failed and success was limited to Germany and parts of Europe. Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Albion is a roleplaying computer game released by Blue Byte Software in 1995. ... Accolade was a video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

The popular turn-based strategy Battle Isle series from the early 1990s achieved "cult status" similar to Settlers but when revised in 1997 as a 3-D tactical game Incubation similar to UFO: Enemy Unknown and later in 2001 Battle Isle: The Andosia War, which tried to breach the gap between turn-based strategies and real-time strategies, it alienated many players who came to expect that the Battle Isle brand would represent traditional turn-based strategies. It has been suggested that Turn-based tactics be merged into this article or section. ... Battle Isle 1. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... Cult computer and video games is a notion similar to cult films. ... The rewrite of this article is being devised at Talk:3D computer graphics/Temp. ... Exploring an abandoned facility. ... X-COM: UFO Defense is a video game created by Microprose Software. ... Age of Empires (1997), Invasion of an enemy Real-time strategy (RTS) is a genre of computer games characterised by being wargames (strategic) played in real-time in which resource gathering, base building, technology development and the player exerting direct control over individual units are key components. ...

In January of 2001, Blue Byte was acquired by Ubisoft, and tasked to focus on Blue Byte's two most popular series. As of 2004, Blue Byte released the newest game of the Settlers series under the name Die Siedler: Das Erbe der Könige (literally "The Settlers: Heritage of Kings"), followed by several expansions. Recently, they announced a re-release of The Settlers II with updated graphics and gameplay to be available in autumn 2006. A downloadable demo is now available from their website. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil, France. ... 2004 2004 in games 2003 in video gaming 2005 in video gaming Notable events of 2004 in video gaming. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Games developed or published

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• Great Courts (1989) - Sports (Tennis) simulation
• Twinworld (1989) - Platform
• Great Courts 2 (1990) - Sports (Tennis) simulation
• Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour (1990) - Sports (Tennis) simulation
• Tom and The Ghost (1990) - Action
• Atomino (1991) - Puzzle
• Battle Isle (1991) - Strategy
• Battle Isle Data Disk I (1992) - Strategy
• Ugh! (1992) - Puzzle
• Battle Isle Data Disk II (1993) - Strategy, also known as Battle Isle '93 or Battle Isle: The Moon of Chromos)
• History Line: 1914-1918 (1993) - Strategy
• The Settlers (1993) - Strategy
• Battle Isle II (1994) - Strategy (also known as Battle Isle 2200)
• Battle Isle II Data Disk I (1994) - Strategy (also known as Battle Isle II: Titan's Legacy or Battle Isle II Scenery CD)
• Battle Isle III (1995) - Strategy (also known as Battle Isle 2220 or Battle Isle III: Shadow of the Emperor)
• Albion (1995) - RPG
• Archimedean Dynasty (orig. Schleichfahrt) (1996) - Submarine Simulation
• Chewy: ESC from F5 (1996) - Adventure
• The Settlers II (1996) - Strategy
• Dr. Drago's Madcap Chase (1997) - Strategy
• Extreme Assault (1997) - Action
• Incubation (1997) - Strategy (also known as Battle Isle: Incubation)
• Game, Net & Match! (1998) - Sport
• The Settlers III (1998) - Strategy
• Star Trek Starship Creator (1999)
• Stephen King's F13 (2000) - Simulation
• The Settlers IV (2001) - Strategy
• Battle Isle: The Andosia War (2001) - Strategy
• The Settlers: Heritage of Kings (2005) - Strategy
• The_Settlers_II_10th_Anniversary (2006) - Strategy

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The Settlers is a slow-paced Real Time Strategy computer game by German developer Blue Byte Software, first released in 1993 for Commodore Amiga and PC. It was the first game to involve construction of a settlement and allocation of resources, which it did through a mouse operated point and... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albion is a roleplaying computer game released by Blue Byte Software in 1995 for the PC. It was originally released in German, then translated to English for the rest of Europe. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Archimedean Dynasty is a submarine based combat simulator game developed by Massive Development and published by Blue Byte Software in 1996. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. ... In-game title screenshot (PC) The Settlers II is a computer strategy game, released by Blue Byte Software in 1996. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Dr. Dragos Madcap Chase is a unique strategy computer game, by German developer Blue Byte Software, released in 1997 for PC. The game can be played with up to 8 players and is similar to Monopoly on a grand scale. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Extreme Assault was a video game made by Blue Byte. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Exploring an abandoned facility. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Settlers 3 is a Real Time Strategy game by Bluebyte software. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Settlers IV is a Real Time Strategy computer game developed by Blue Byte Software, being the third sequel to The Settlers. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Settlers V is the fifth installment of The Settlers series of Real Time Strategy games on the PC. Heritage of Kings breaks off from the typical pattern that Settlers games have followed since they began, while the concept of the game remains, in essence, the same, a lot of... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Settlers II 10th Anniversary Edition is a remake of the classic computer strategy game The Settlers II announced in July 2006. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Blue Byte's official website
• MobyGames' entry on Blue Byte Software
• (German)List of Blue Byte productions
• The Settlers II remake (german)