FASA Corporation was a American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and boardgames from 1981 till 2001. Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, though in later years the letters of the name did not actually stand for anything. A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... Wargaming can be one of number of ways of exploring the effects of warfare without actual combat. ... A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article treats the fictional country Freedonia; if youre looking for the micronation called Freedonia, see Principality of Freedonia Freedonia is a fictional country in Europe, seen during the 1933 movie Duck Soup, which starred the Marx Brothers. ... The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television. ... Cover of Duck Soup DVD. Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman, and Nat Perrin and directed by Leo McCarey. ...

FASA first appeared as a Traveller licensee, producing supplements for that GDW role-playing game, especially the work of the Keith Brothers. The company went on to establish itself as major gaming company with the publication of the first licensed Star Trek RPG, then several successful original games. Noteworthy lines included Battletech and Shadowrun. Their Star Trek role-playing supplements and tactical ship game enjoyed popularity outside the gaming hobby as, at the time, offical descriptions of the Star Trek universe were not common, and the gaming supplements offered details the fans craved. The wildly successful Battletech line led to a series of video games, some of the first virtual reality gaming suites and a Saturday-morning animated TV show. Traveller was one of the first major role-playing games (RPGs) being originally published in 1977. ... GDW logo Game Designers Workshop (GDW) was a company that published many popular wargames, as well as role-playing games such as Traveller and Drang Nach Osten!. Founded in 1973, the company disbanded in 1996 after having suffered financial troubles for quite some time. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten motion pictures in addition to hundreds of novels, video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the mid-1960s. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech is a science-fiction universe akin to Star Trek or Star Wars. ... Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-urban fantasy cross-genre role-playing game, set in the years 2050, 2060 or 2070 (depending on the game edition) following a great cataclysm that has brought use of magic back to the world, just as it begins to embrace the marvels (and dangers) of technologies... 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech is a science-fiction universe akin to Star Trek or Star Wars. ... Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... Virtual Reality (VR) is an environment that is simulated by a computer. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...

Games published by FASA included:

• Star Trek
• BattleTech (MechWarrior)
• Shadowrun
• Renegade Legion
• Earthdawn
• Crimson Skies
• VOR the Maelstrom
• Crucible
• Doctor Who

FASA unexpectedly ceased active operations in early 2001, but still exists as a corporation holding IP which it licenses to other publishers. Contrary to popular belief, the company did not go bankrupt. Allegedly the owners decided to quit while the company was still financially sound in a market they perceived as going downhill. A role-playing game (RPG) in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by FASA Corporation from 1982 to 1989. ... 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech is a science-fiction universe akin to Star Trek or Star Wars. ... MechWarrior is the general title of role-playing game based on the fictional BattleTech universe, which started as a tabletop wargame. ... Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-urban fantasy cross-genre role-playing game, set in the years 2050, 2060 or 2070 (depending on the game edition) following a great cataclysm that has brought use of magic back to the world, just as it begins to embrace the marvels (and dangers) of technologies... Renegade Legion is a series of games that were produced by FASA. The games were set in the future 69th century and detailed a war between the neo-Roman Empire of the Terran Overlord Government (TOG) and a breakway province in the eastern spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy... It has been suggested that Windling be merged into this article or section. ... Crimson Skies logo Crimson Skies is an alternate history universe, created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy, that has spawned a number of games and novels. ... VOR: The Maelstrom is a science-fiction tactical-table game (TTG), set in the 22nd century. ... For other uses of crucible, see Crucible (disambiguation) Categories: Alchemical apparatus ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor. It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Intellectual property, or IP, refers to a legal entitlement which sometimes attaches to the expressed form of an idea, or to some other intangible subject matter. ...

The BattleTech, Shadowrun and Earthdawn properties were licensed off to WizKids, who in turn licensed their publication to FanPro LLC. However, the Earthdawn license was recently returned to FASA. Living Room Games publishes Earthdawn (Second Edition) while RedBrick Limited now holds a license to continue publishing First Edition material. Crimson Skies was originally developed by FASA Interactive, a computer game company created by FASA proper in the late 1990s and used under license by FASA; FASA Interactive had been purchased by Microsoft, so naturally the rights for Crimson Skies stayed with Microsoft. Rights to the miniatures game VOR the Maelstrom reverted to the designer Mike "Skuzzy" Nielson, but it has not been republished in any form due partly to legal difficulties. 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech is a science-fiction universe akin to Star Trek or Star Wars. ... Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-urban fantasy cross-genre role-playing game, set in the years 2050, 2060 or 2070 (depending on the game edition) following a great cataclysm that has brought use of magic back to the world, just as it begins to embrace the marvels (and dangers) of technologies... It has been suggested that Windling be merged into this article or section. ... WizKids, Inc. ... The Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft mbH (aka FanPro) is a German game company based in Erkrath producing the German-language versions of Shadowrun, and BattleTech, and previously German-only Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye) fantasy Role-Playing Games. ... It has been suggested that Windling be merged into this article or section. ... Living Room Games publishes the Second Edition Earthdawn Role-playing game, Digital Burn, Tony Digerolamos Complete Mafia for D20, and Capcom World Tournament(Coming Soon) External links http://www. ... It has been suggested that Windling be merged into this article or section. ... Crimson Skies logo Crimson Skies is an alternate history universe, created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy, that has spawned a number of games and novels. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the worlds largest software corporation, with 2005 global annual sales of almost $40 billion USD and about 64,000 employees in 85 countries and regions. ... A miniature figure -- also known as a miniature or just a mini -- is a small figurine commonly used in role playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons. ... VOR: The Maelstrom is a science-fiction tactical-table game (TTG), set in the 22nd century. ...