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Encyclopedia > Toys for Bob
Toys For Bob
Toys For Bob logo
Type Video game developer
Founded 1989
Headquarters Novato, California
Key people Paul Reiche III founder and CEO
Fred Ford Technical Director
Industry Video games
Products Star Control, Star Control II, The Horde, Pandemonium, The Unholy War, Little Witching Mischiefs, 102 Dalmatians, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, Madagascar, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Revenue unknown
Employees 45
Website http://www.toysforbob.com/

Toys For Bob is a small video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. They created the cult-hit Star Control series (including Star Control II, but not the third installment) for Accolade, after which they went on to create a number of games for Crystal Dynamics, including the hectic combination of action and strategy, The Horde, Pandemonium and The Unholy War, as well as Little Witching Mischiefs in Japan for Bandai). ImageMetadata File history File links Toysforbob_logo. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. ... Paul Reiche III (born February 17, ~1961) is a computer game designer. ... Fred Ford is a computer game programmer. ... Pac-Man is one of the most recognizable video games ever created. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... The Horde is a hybrid action-strategy video game developed by Toys For Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics in 1994. ... Pandemonium is a platform game, made by Eidos, for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, and Nokia N-Gage. ... The Unholy War is a PlayStation game developed by Toys For Bob for Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive in 1998. ... Disneys Extreme Skate Adventure is a video game of the sports genre released in 2003 by Toys for Bob. ... Tony Hawks Downhill Jam is an upcoming video game based on the Tony Hawk series. ... 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. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Reiche III (born February 17, ~1961) is a computer game designer. ... Fred Ford is a computer game programmer. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... The Star Control series is a trilogy of computer games with a cult following. ... Accolade was a video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Logo Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay area. ... The Horde is a hybrid action-strategy video game developed by Toys For Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics in 1994. ... Pandemonium is a platform game, made by Eidos, for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, and Nokia N-Gage. ... The Unholy War is a PlayStation game developed by Toys For Bob for Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive in 1998. ... This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ...


This relationship with Crystal Dynamics ended in 2002. The company was bought by Activision on May 3, 2005, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary. The management team and employees have all signed long-term contracts with Activision, and Toys For Bob will remain in place in Novato, California. They recently completed working on Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for Nintendo's Wii console. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Activision, Inc. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. ... Tony Hawks Downhill Jam is an upcoming video game based on the Tony Hawk series. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is Nintendos seventh-generation video game console. ...


External links

  • Toys For Bob official website

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