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Imagineering Inc.
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Imagineering Inc.

Imagineering Inc. was an American video game developer active in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as the development arm of Absolute Entertainment.
Action
Sports
Simulation
Puzzle
Puzzle-platform
Founded
1986
HQ
Glen Rock, United States
Parent
Absolute Entertainment
Known for
Action / Platform / Puzzle
54
Games
1978–2022
Years
16
Platforms
$69.16
Ø CIB
+18.5%
24M change

About

Founded by former Activision designers including Garry Kitchen, the studio developed numerous ports and original titles for consoles like the Atari 2600, NES, and Sega Genesis. They are well-known for their work on licensed properties such as Ghostbusters and A Boy and His Blob.
Operating in close alignment with publisher Absolute Entertainment, the studio served as a prolific work-for-hire developer during the third and fourth console generations. The creative roots of its design team trace back to the dawn of home video gaming, with staff contributing to early Atari 2600 classics such as Baseball (1978), Golf (1978), Golf Text Label] (1978), and the Sears-branded [Golf Tele Games] (1978). Members of the studio also brought experience from landmark early 1980s projects, including the scrolling shooter [River Raid (1982) and its subsequent River Raid [Blue Label] (1982) retail release.
As the industry transitioned to newer hardware, the company specialized in rapid, technically proficient conversions of popular computer and arcade intellectual properties. Notable mid-1980s projects included the home computer port of Ghostbusters (1986) and the tactical naval combat simulation Destroyer (1986). Through these projects, the developer established a reputation for maximizing the limited hardware capabilities of early home systems before eventually being absorbed into its parent company's operations in the mid-1990s.

Key People

Garry Kitchen
Founder
David Crane
Founder

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