BBC Multimedia
BBC Multimedia was a division of the BBC which dealt with the publishing of computer-game versions of well-known BBC television programmes. The Multimedia division was founded in 1995[1] and was closed in 2006 after sales declined in its boxed product business. After the closure Global Software Publishing acquired the rights to publish BBC Multimedia's library.[2]
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| Founded | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London , |
| Products | Doctor Who Robot Wars Teletubbies Tweenies Bob the Builder Noddy Pingu Wallace and Gromit |
| Parent | British Broadcasting Corporation |
BBC Multimedia also had their own game development studio, known as Gamezlab, which also functioned as a publishing label for their video games, with the BBC Multimedia name being used for software and educational games.
Games
| Game | Platform(s) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Attenborough's Antarctic | Windows 95 / 98 / 3.1 | 1997 |
| Balamory | Windows 98 / 95 / XP | 2004 |
| Bill & Ben: Flowerpot Fun! | Windows 98 / 95 | 2001 |
| BBC Games Collection Featuring Toybox/Playtime | Windows 98 / 95 / XP | 2003 / 2005 |
| Blue Peter | Windows 95 | 1997 |
| Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park (Published in North America by THQ) | Windows 98 / Me / XP | 2001 |
| Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure (Published in North America by THQ) | Windows 98 / Me / XP | 2003 |
| Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? (Published in North America by THQ) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation | 2000 / 2001 |
| Bob the Builder: Fix it Fun! (Published in North America by THQ) | Game Boy Color | 2000 / 2001 |
| Changing Rooms | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | Windows 95 | 1997 |
| Fast Show Comedy Fun Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Fawlty Towers – Comedy Pack | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Fimbles: Fimbling Fun | Windows 95 / 98 / XP | 2003 |
| Gardeners' World Magazine Garden Manager with Alan Titchmarsh | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| GCSE Bitesize Revision: Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
| GCSE Bitesize Revision: Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
| The Human Body – Your Body | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Key Stage 2 ReviseWise Science | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision English | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Key Stage 3 Bitesize Revision Maths | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Live & Kicking: Show Maker | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
| Mastermind | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Noddy: Let's Get Ready for School! (Released in North America as Noddy: Playtime in Toyland) (Published in North America by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 (UK) 1999 (US) |
| Noddy: The Magic of Toytown | Windows 95 / 98 | 1996 |
| Noddy's Magic Adventure | PlayStation | 2000 |
| Noddy and the Birthday Party | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
| Only Fools & Horses | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Pingu & Friends | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
| Pingu: A Barrel of Fun! | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Play with the Teletubbies (Published in North America by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 /PlayStation | 1998 / 2000 |
| Teletubbies 2: Favourite Games (Published in North America by Knowledge Adventure) | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999 |
| Result: The BBC Sports Quiz presented by Desmond Lynam | Windows 95 | N/A |
| Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction (Published in North America by Vivendi Universal Games) | Game Boy Advance | 2001 |
| Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
| Rotten Ralph – Big Night In | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
| S Club 7: On The Road | Windows 95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP | 2003 |
| Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Macbeth | Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 | 1995 |
| Shakespeare on CD-ROM: Romeo and Juliet | Windows 95 / 98 | 1995[3] |
| SMart | Windows 95 / 98 / NT | N/A |
| Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Adventures in Literacy 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Adventures in Maths 7-9 | Windows, Macintosh | 1997 |
| Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Letter Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
| Spark Island Farmer Rumtums Number Fun 3-5 | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 |
| Spark Island Maths Adventures 9-11 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Spark Island Number Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Spark Island Reading Games 5-7 | Windows, Macintosh | 2001 |
| Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory | Windows 95 / 98 | N/A |
| Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2 | Windows 95 / 98 | 1999[4] |
| Tweenies: Doodles' Bones | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
| Tweenies: Game Time | PlayStation | 2001 |
| Tweenies: Messy Time Magic | Windows 95 / 98 | 2002 |
| Tweenies: Play to the Music | Windows 95 / 98 / Me / XP | 2004 |
| Tweenies: Ready to Play | Windows 95 / 98 | 2000 |
| Wallace & Gromit Cracking Animator | Windows 95 / 98 | 1997 |
| Wallace & Gromit Print-o-matic | Windows 95 / 98 | 1998 |
| The Weakest Link (published by Activision) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
| Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! | Windows 98 | 2000 |
Gamezlab Titles
| Game | Platform(s) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (Published in North America by Vivendi Universal Games) | Windows 98 / Me, PlayStation 2 | 2001 |
| Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction | Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP, Xbox, Game Boy Advance | 2002 |
| Ace Lightning | Windows, PlayStation 2 | 2002 |
| FightBox | Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| Spooks | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | Cancelled |
References
- French, Michael (6 August 2007). "BBC to return to games development?". MCV. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- French, Michael (21 January 2010). "BBC gets back into games". MCV. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- BBC Shakespeare on CD-ROM – Romeo and Juliet. ASIN 0003252787.
25 April 1995
- "Top Of The Pops: Mix Factory 2". GameTrailers. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
External links
- bbc.co.uk, BBC's official website
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