Dynamix

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This article is about Dynamix, a defunct company that developed computer games. For the sport and recreational center in Poznań, Poland, see Dynamix (Poznan).

Dynamix, Inc. was an American developer of computer games. The company was founded in 1984 by Jeff Tunnell and Damon Slye in Eugene, Oregon and closed down August 2001.

Their first title was Stellar 7. Originally released before the founding of Dynamix, the game was later re-released with the Dynamix name on it and thus became the company's first published title. They made a number of games for the Commodore 64, among them Project Firestart which was one of the most atmospheric titles for the C64.

In the following years, Dynamix created a line of action games for Electronic Arts, including one of the first games for the Commodore Amiga, Arctic Fox. Later titles were developed for Activision. After self-publishing their games for a short while, in 1990 Dynamix was bought by Sierra On-Line.

Once part of Sierra, Dynamix created some of their most famous games, including a line of adventures and flight simulations that included Red Baron and The Adventures of Willy Beamish. They also created the puzzle game The Incredible Machine, along with the spinoff Sid & Al's Incredible Toons. Another successful product line was the Front Pages Sports series, designed by Pat Cook and Allen McPheeters which included Football, Baseball, and Golf. Versions of Red Baron and Front Page Sports Football were included as part of the ImagiNation Network.

In 1994, the first game in a new series called MetalTech was released, a giant robot combat game with similarities to the BattleTech universe and games. This series resulted in two Earthsiege games and eventually Starsiege. As a side development of the Starsiege game, the successful Tribes series was created. Dynamix also created the second game in Sierra's strategy/survival franchise called Outpost.

The Dynamix studio was closed by its parent company Sierra in August 2001, as part of Sierra's restructuring under Vivendi Universal. Several veterans of the studio (including Tunnell), however, stayed in Eugene and founded a new studio / electronic publisher, GarageGames.

[edit] List of games developed by Dynamix

• Stellar 7 — (1982) (Action, Simulation) (Amiga, DOS)
• Skyfox — (1984) (Action, Simulation) (only Amiga and Macintosh ports)
• Championship Baseball — (1986) (Sports) (Atari ST, ZX Spectrum)
• Arctic Fox — (1986) (Action, Simulation) (Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum)
• GBA Championship Basketball: Two-on-Two — (1986) (Sports) (Amiga)
• Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict — (1987) (Action) (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS)
• The Train: Escape to Normandy — (1988) (Action, Simulation) (DOS)
• Abrams Battle Tank — (1988) (Simulation) (DOS)
• Pete Rose Pennant Fever — (1988) (Sports) (DOS)
• Caveman Ugh-Lympics — (1988) (Sports) (Commodore 64, DOS, NES)
• Motocross — (1989) (Racing/Driving, Simulation) (DOS)
• MechWarrior — (1989) (Action, Simulation) (DOS)
• A-10 Tank Killer — (1989) (Simulation) (Amiga, DOS)
• Ghostbusters II — (1989) (Action) (DOS)
• Deathtrack — (1989) (Action, Racing / Driving) (DOS)
• Die Hard — (1989) (Action, Adventure) (Commodore 64, DOS)
• David Wolf: Secret Agent — (1989) (Action, Racing/Driving) (DOS)
• Project Firestart — (1989) (Action, Adventure) (Commodore 64)
• Red Baron — (1990) (Simulation) (Amiga, DOS, Macintosh)
• Rise of the Dragon — (1990) (Adventure) (Amiga, DOS, Sega CD, Macintosh)
• The Adventures of Willy Beamish — (1991) (Adventure) (Amiga, DOS, Sega CD)
• Nova 9: Return of Gir Draxon — (1991) (Action) (Amiga, DOS)
• Heart of China — (1991) (Action, Adventure) (Amiga, DOS)
• Red Baron: Mission Builder — (1992) (Simulation) (DOS)
• WWII: 1946 — (1992) (Simulation) (DOS, Windows 3.x)
• Aces of the Pacific — (1992) (Simulation) (DOS, Windows 3.x)
• Sid & Al's Incredible Toons — (1993) (Strategy) (DOS)
• The Incredible Machine — (1993) (Strategy) (3DO, DOS)
• Classic Power Compilation — (1993) (Adventure, Simulation, Strategy) (DOS)
• Betrayal at Krondor — (1993) (Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)) (DOS)
• Alien Legacy — (1993) (Adventure, Strategy) (DOS)
• Space Quest V: The Next Mutation — (1993) (Adventure) (DOS)
• Front Page Sports: Football — (1993) (Simulation, Sports) (DOS)
• Front Page Sports: Football Pro — (1993) (Simulation, Sports) (DOS)
• Aces Over Europe — (1993) (Action, Simulation) (DOS)
• Take a Break! Pinball — (1993) (Action) (Windows 3.x)
• Metaltech: Earthsiege — (1994) (Simulation) (DOS)
• Metaltech: Earthsiege Speech Pack — (1994) (Simulation) (DOS)
• Front Page Sports: Baseball '94 — (1994) (Simulation, Sports) (DOS)
• Bouncers — (1994) (Action, Sports) (Sega CD)
• Metaltech: Battledrome — (1995) (Simulation) (DOS)
• Command: Aces of the Deep — (1995) (Action, Simulation, Strategy) (Windows)
• Aces: The Complete Collector's Edition — (1995) (Simulation) (DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x)
• The Incredible Machine 3 — (1995) (Strategy) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Earthsiege 2 — (1995) (Action, Simulation) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Aces of the Deep Expansion Disk — (1995) (Simulation) (DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Silent Thunder — (1996) (Action, Simulation) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Mission Force: Cyberstorm — (1996) (Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Simulation, Strategy) (Windows)
• Front Page Sports: Trophy Bass 2 — (1996) (Simulation, Sports) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• 3-D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night — (1996) (Action) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Front Page Sports: Trophy Bass 2 - Northern Lakes — (1997) (Sports) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Red Baron II — (1997) (Simulation) (Windows)
• Front Page Sports: Trophy Rivers — (1997) (Educational, Sports) (Windows, Windows 3.x)
• Aces: Collection Series — (1997) (Action, Simulation) (DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x)
• RAMA — (1997) (Adventure) (DOS, Windows)
• Red Baron With Mission Builder — (1997) (Simulation) (DOS)
• Outpost 2: Divided Destiny — (1997) (Strategy) (Windows)
• 3-D Ultra NASCAR Pinball — (1998) (Action) (Windows)
• Starsiege — (1998) (Action, Simulation) (Windows)
• Starsiege: Tribes — (1998) (Action, Strategy) (Windows)
• Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars — (1998) (Strategy) (Windows)
• Pro Pilot '99 — (1998) (Simulation) (Windows)
• Red Baron 3-D — (1998) (Simulation) (Windows)
• Field & Stream: Trophy Bass 3D — (1999) (Simulation, Sports) (Windows)
• Tribes Action Pack — (1999) (Action) (Windows)
• Curse You! Red Baron — (1999) (Simulation) (Windows)
• RC Racers II — (2000) (Racing/Driving) (Windows)
• Tribes 2 — (2001) (Action, Simulation) (Linux, Windows)
• The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions — (2001) (Strategy) (Windows)

[edit] External links

• Rap sheet at MobyGames
• Website of Neal Hallford, Lead Designer and Writer on "Betrayal at Krondor"
• More Infos on Dynamix