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3d6 Games Inc.
3d6 Games Inc. is an American video game developer known for developing handheld titles, including games in the SpongeBob SquarePants and Ice Age franchises.
About
3d6 Games Inc. is a game development studio associated with titles across various classic and licensed properties, including the Animal Planet, Ice Age, and SpongeBob SquarePants franchises. The developer's portfolio is linked to retro releases and adaptations such as Pitfall!, Pitfall II - Lost Caverns, Enduro, Beamrider, and Ghostbusters. They specialized in bringing popular franchise intellectual properties to handheld gaming platforms.
Established in the late 1990s, the studio focused heavily on handheld console development, particularly for the Game Boy Advance. The developer became a key partner for major publishers like THQ and Activision, tasked with translating massive entertainment brands into portable formats.
For the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, the studio developed the side-scrolling platformer SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001), which brought the Nickelodeon character to handheld players. They followed this with the video game adaptation of the animated film Ice Age (2002), capturing the movie's prehistoric environments. Their work also extended to nature-themed simulation titles under the Animal Planet brand.
Beyond modern licensed properties, the studio preserved gaming history by programming the Game Boy Advance port of Activision Anthology. This compilation brought classic Atari 2600 releases to a new generation, including Checkers, Pitfall!, Enduro, Tuby Bird, Ghostbusters, Beamrider, and Pitfall II - Lost Caverns. Through these emulation efforts, the developer bridged the gap between early home console classics and 21st-century handheld gaming.
Key People
William S. Schmitt
Founder
Troy Sheets
Founder
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