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Incentive Software
Industry	Video games
Founded	1983
Founder	Ian Andrew
Successor	Superscape
Headquarters	Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Incentive Software Ltd. was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Ian Andrew in 1983.^[1] Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based on the company's Freescape rendering engine. The company was renamed Dimension International as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation Superscape VRT engine,^[2]^[3] then later changed name again to Superscape.^[4]

List of titles

The following games were published and/or developed by Incentive Software:

Year	Title	Platform
Year	Title	Amiga	Atari ST	Amstrad CPC	Commodore 64	IBM PC compatible	ZX Spectrum	BBC/Electron	Dragon 32
1983	Splat!	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[5]	No	No
1984	Millionaire	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
1984	Confuzion	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
1984	Back Track	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
1985	Moon Cresta	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes^[6]	Yes
1985	Eddie Steady Go!	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
1986	The Ket Trilogy ^[7]	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
1986	The Graphic Adventure Creator	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes^[8]	No
1986	Winter Wonderland	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes^[6]	No
1986	Dragon's Tooth	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes^[6]	No
1986	The Legend of the Apache Gold	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
1987	Driller ^[9]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1987	Karyssia: Queen of Diamonds	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
1988	The ST Adventure Creator	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
1988	Dark Side	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1988	Total Eclipse	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1990	Castle Master	Yes ^[10]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1990	Castle Master II: The Crypt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1990	Total Eclipse II: The Sphinx Jinx	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
1991	3D Construction Kit^[11]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
1992	3D Construction Kit II^[12]	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

References

^ Incentive Software's first game Splat was released in 1983, and reviewed in Crash Magazine Issue 1, 1984, page 89-90.
^ http://www.infomaniacs.com/VR/VR-Virtually-Here.htm
^ http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-1-January-2000-/A-Star-Studded-Site.aspx
^ http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_1st/Mar99_WestinTokyo.html
^ This version was later ported to the Sam Coupe with enhanced graphics and sound.
^ ^a ^b ^c There is a version for the BBC Micro but not the Acorn Electron
^ Contained Mountains of Ket, Temple of Vran and The Final Mission
^ Released as text-only The Adventure Creator for the Acorn Electron
^ Released as Space Station Oblivion in the United States
^ Amiga version has some differences in maps and enigmas compared to the 8 bit version (C64, ZX Spectrum, CPC Amstrad)
^ Released as Virtual Reality Studio in the United States
^ Released as Virtual Reality Studio II in the United States

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[1] Incentive Software's first game Splat was released in 1983, and reviewed in Crash Magazine Issue 1, 1984, page 89-90.

[2] ttp://www.infomaniacs.com/VR/VR-Virtually-Here.htm

[3] ttp://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-1-January-2000-/A-Star-Studded-Site.aspx

[4] ttp://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_1st/Mar99_WestinTokyo.html

[5] This version was later ported to the Sam Coupe with enhanced graphics and sound.

[bbc_only-6] There is a version for the BBC Micro but not the Acorn Electron

[7] Contained Mountains of Ket, Temple of Vran and The Final Mission

[8] Released as text-only The Adventure Creator for the Acorn Electron

[9] Released as Space Station Oblivion in the United States

[10] Amiga version has some differences in maps and enigmas compared to the 8 bit version (C64, ZX Spectrum, CPC Amstrad)

[11] Released as Virtual Reality Studio in the United States

[12] Released as Virtual Reality Studio II in the United States

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-'''Incentive Software Ltd.''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based on the company's '''[[Freescape]]''' rendering engine. The company was renamed ''Dimension International'' as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation '''[[Superscape VRT]]''' engine,<ref>http://www.infomaniacs.com/VR/VR-Virtually-Here.htm</ref><ref>http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-1-January-2000-/A-Star-Studded-Site.aspx</ref> then later changed name again to ''[[Superscape]]''.<ref>http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_1st/Mar99_WestinTokyo.html</ref>
+'''Incentive Software Ltd.''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] founded by Ian Andrew in 1983.<ref>Incentive Software's first game Splat was released in 1983, and reviewed in Crash Magazine Issue 1, 1984, page 89-90.</ref> Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based on the company's '''[[Freescape]]''' rendering engine. The company was renamed ''Dimension International'' as it moved into the VR field with its next-generation '''[[Superscape VRT]]''' engine,<ref>http://www.infomaniacs.com/VR/VR-Virtually-Here.htm</ref><ref>http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-1-January-2000-/A-Star-Studded-Site.aspx</ref> then later changed name again to ''[[Superscape]]''.<ref>http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_1st/Mar99_WestinTokyo.html</ref>
 ==List of titles==