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{{Company| title = Eutechnyx Ltd. |type = Private |image = Eutechnyx logo.jpg |founded = 1987 (as Zeppelin Games Limited) |headquarters = England |products = |parent = N/A |website = [http://www.eutechnyx.com/] }} '''Eutechnyx''' is a computer and video games developer, focused on racing games. They are based in Dunston, Gateshead in the UK. ==History== The company founder, Brian Jobling, started creating games for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 personal computers at home in the early 1980s as a 14-year-old.[1] With the money that he made, he started the company, Zeppelin Games, in November 1987 when he was 17. Zeppelin Games produced a large number of games for various home computer systems including Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Amiga and by the early 90s were also making games for PC and consoles such as the Mega Drive/Genesis and SNES. Popular games included Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge, International Tennis, Universal Warrior and Sink or Swim. They also worked with publisher Codemasters to produce the first two Micro Machines games and Pete Sampras Tennis. The company was acquired by American company Merit Studios, Inc. in 1994 and became known as Merit Studios Europe. As well as developing their own games, the company was also responsible for the marketing and distribution of Merit's US games in Europe. The company became Eutechnyx in 1996. After gaining registered developer and publisher status for the Sony PlayStation, the Directors bought back the company from Merit with help from French publishers Infogrames. This started a 3 year agreement with Eutechnyx developing exclusively for Infogrames on the PlayStation and PC platforms. The end of this agreement meant that as of 2000, the company has become a fully independent developer and currently releases games across many formats for publishing companies such as Electronic Arts and Namco. Since 1996, the company has specialised in driving and racing games of many types, including licensed titles such as James Bond 007, Max Power (magazine), Cartoon Network and The Fast and the Furious. As of 2009, Eutechnyx had studios in Gateshead, England, Hong Kong, Chengdu, and the United States. It employed almost 200 people. == Games == * 1997 [[Total Drivin'|Total Drivin]]' ([[PlayStation|PS1]]) * 1997 ''Motor Mash'' (PS1, [[IBM PC compatible|PC]]) * 1999 ''[[C3 Racing]]''(PS1) * 1999 ''[[Le Mans 24 Hours (video game)|Le Mans 24 Hours]]'' aka ''Test Drive Le Mans'' (PS1, PC) * 1999 ''F1 World Grand Prix: 1999 Season'' (PS1, PC) * 2000 ''[[007 Racing]]'' (PS1) * 2000 ''TNN Hardcore TR'' (PS1) US only release * 2000 ''F1 World Grand Prix'' (PS1, PC) * 2002 ''[[Big Mutha Truckers]]'' ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GC]], PC) * 2004 ''[[Street Racing Syndicate]]'' (PS2, Xbox, GC, PC) * 2005 ''Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives'' (PS2, Xbox) * 2005 ''Ford vs. Chevy'' (PS2, Xbox) * 2005 ''[[Big Mutha Truckers 2]]'' (PS2, Xbox, PC) * 2006 ''[[Cartoon Network Racing]]'' (PS2) also ported to [[Nintendo DS]] by DC Studios * 2006 ''[[Hummer Badlands]]'' (PS2, Xbox) * 2006 ''[[The Fast and the Furious (PS2 game)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' (PS2, [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]) * 2006 ''[[Pimp My Ride (video game)|Pimp My Ride]]'' (PS2, [[Xbox 360|Xbox360]]) * 2007 ''[[Hot Wheels: Beat That!]]'' (PS2, PC, Xbox360, [[Wii]]) * 2008 ''[[Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli]]'' (PS2, [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], Wii, DS, PSP) * 2009 ''[[Supercar Challenge]]'' (PS3) * 2010 ''[[Ride to Hell|Ride To Hell]]'' (PS3, Xbox360, PC) == Older games == === Zeppelin === * 1988 ''[[Draconus]]'' ([[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8 Bit]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], [[ZX Spectrum|ZX]]) * 1988 ''Las Vegas Casino'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1988 ''Speed Ace'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1988 ''[[Zybex]]'' (C64, ZX, Atari 8 bit) * 1989 ''[[Jocky Wilson's Darts Challenge]]'' (C64, ZX, [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], Atari 8 bit, [[Amiga]]) * 1989 ''Kenny Daglish Soccer Manager'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1989 ''Mountain Bike Racer'' (C64, ZX, Atari 8 bit, [[MSX]]) * 1989 ''Ninja Commando'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1989 ''Fantastic Soccer'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1990 ''Edd The Duck!'' (C64, ZX, CPC, Amiga, [[Atari ST]]) * 1990 ''World Soccer'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1990 ''Arcade Fruit Machine'' (C64, ZX, CPC, Atari 8 bit, Amiga, Atari ST, PC) * 1990 ''Blinky's Scary School'' (C64, ZX, Atari 8 bit, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1990 ''Jocky Wilson's Darts Compendium'' (C64, ZX, Atari 8 bit, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1990 ''Santa's Xmas Caper'' (C64, ZX, CPC, Amiga) * 1991 ''Cavernia'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1991 ''Fred'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1991 ''Stack Up'' (ZX, Atari 8 bit, Amiga, Atari ST, PC) * 1991 ''Tai-Chi Tortoise'' (C64, ZX) * 1991 ''Titanic Blinky'' (C64, ZX, CPC, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1991 ''Sharkey's Moll'' (ZX, CPC, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1991 ''Mission Shark'' (Atari 8 Bit) * 1992 ''Arnie'' (C64, Amiga) * 1992 ''American Tag-Team Wrestling'' (ZX, CPC, Amiga) * 1992 ''International 5-A-Side'' (C64, ZX) * 1992 ''International Truck Racing'' (C64, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1992 ''International Tennis'' (C64, ZX, Amiga, PC) * 1992 ''International Athletics'' (PC) * 1992 ''Match Of The Day'' (C64, ZX, Amiga, Atari ST) * 1992 ''Graeme Souness Soccer Manager'' (C64, ZX, Amiga, Atari ST, PC) * 1992 ''Carnage'' (C64, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS) * 1993 ''Arnie 2'' (C64, Amiga, PC) * 1993 ''[[World Rugby]]'' (C64, ZX) * 1993 ''Universal Warrior'' (Amiga) * 1993 ''[[Sink or Swim (video game)|Sink or Swim]]'' aka ''S.S. Lucifer: Man Overboard'' (Amiga, PC, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Mega Drive|MD]]) * 1994 ''International Soccer'' (Amiga, PC) === Merit === * 1994 ''The Machines'' (PC) <small>A revised port of ''Universal Warrior''</small> * 1994 ''Bud Tucker in Double Trouble'' (PC) {{Developer stub}} [[Category:Game developers]]
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