Boss Game Studios

Boss Game Studios

Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	c. 1994
Defunct	June 14, 2002
Headquarters	Redmond, Washington, United States
Website	Archived

Boss Game Studios was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington. The company was founded in 1994 and closed in 2002. It specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as Top Gear Rally and World Driver Championship.

History

Boss Game Studios was formed in Redmond, Washington as an independent offshoot of Boss Film Studios, a company that created special effects for feature films.[1] Some members of its creative and development team had contributed to games such as The Lion King and Dune II.[1] Barry Leitch was the company's music director.[1]

Following the release of their first game in 1997, Spider: The Video Game,[2] the company specialized in Nintendo 64 racing games with releases such as Top Gear Rally and World Driver Championship. In 2000, the company was approached by Microsoft, who offered them an opportunity to develop games for their Xbox console.[3] Boss Game Studios started work on an Xbox racing game, but were unable to find a publisher for the title.[4] On June 14, 2002, the company disbanded.[4]

Games

• Spider: The Video Game (PlayStation) (1997)
• Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64) (1997)
• Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding (Nintendo 64) (1998)
• Boss Rally (Windows) (1999)
• World Driver Championship (Nintendo 64) (1999)
• Stunt Racer 64 (Nintendo 64) (2000)

Unreleased

• 3D Tank (Virtual Boy)[5]
• Kill Team (PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows)[6]

References

1. "BMG Interactive and Boss Game Studios Unveil Spider". Boss Game Studios. San Francisco, California. February 25, 1997. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997.
2. "Spider: This Itsy-Bitsy Hero Ain't Cute" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 91. Ziff Davis. February 1997. pp. 122–6.
3. Lopez, Vincent (September 7, 2000). "Boss Games Interview". IGN. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.
4. "Boss Game Calls it Quits". IGN. June 14, 2002. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
5. "3D Tank". Planetvb.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
6. "The Fall of BMG: Rest in Peace...". Next Generation. No. 41. Imagine Media. May 1998. p. 46-47.

External links

• "Official website". Archived from the original on 31 May 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2012.