Distinctive Software, Inc. (short: DSI) was a Canadiansoftware house established in British Columbia by Don Mattrick and Jeff Sember, best known during the late 1980s for their ports, racing and sports games, distributed in most part by Accolade, whom they worked closely. A software house is a commercial entity whose primary products are composed of software, i. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... In computer science, porting is the adaptation of a piece of software so that it will function in a different computing environment to that for which it was originally written. ... A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. ... A sports game is a computer or video game that emulates the playing of traditional sports. ... Accolade was a video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s. ...
DSI became known primarly for three titles: 4-D Boxing, Stunts and Test Drive, but also the second title in the Hardball series, and The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing. Game title screen Stunts is a racing game from 1990. ... Test Drive is the name of one of the longest running and most popular racing game franchises ever. ... Hardball is a popular series of baseball computer and video games by Accolade, made for a variety of platforms. ...
In 1991, DSI was acquired by Electronic Arts, and became EA Canada (and a major component on the future EA Sports studios), in a deal worth US$11 M. This also meant a significant blow on Accolade, which lost credibility and market share in the following years. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) is a leading video game developer and publisher. ... EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. ...
However, Hawkins and Melmon knew the founders of Software Arts, the creators of VisiCalc, and thought their permission should be obtained.
Another goal was to "make software that makes a personal computer worth owning." At the time, Electronic Arts was the 136th game publisher in the U.S., but went on to be the first to reach the billion-dollar goal, taking 12 years to do so.
In 2003 he founded a new mobile phone software company, Digital Chocolate, that also began life in the Sequoia offices and had Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins as its lead investors.
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