Mass Media

An American video game developer known for porting and developing titles like Starcraft 64 and Namco Museum.

Action

Puzzle

Sports

Strategy

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Website

Acquired

2018

HQ

Moorpark, United States

Parent

2K

Known for

Arcade / First-person shooter / Sports

28

Games

1995–2018

Years

16

Platforms

$41.30

Ø CIB

+42%

24M change

About

Mass Media (also known as Mass Media Games) is an American video game developer founded in the 1980s. The studio is known for developing Starcraft 64, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, and various Namco Museum compilations, as well as working on the Carnival Games franchise. They also developed Thunder in Paradise Interactive, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, and Bass Masters 2000.

In 1995, the studio delivered the interactive movie game Thunder in Paradise Interactive for the Philips CD-i, showcasing early full-motion video capabilities. They transitioned to cartridge-based systems with the Nintendo 64 release of Starcraft 64 in 1997, adapting a complex PC real-time strategy game for console play. During this era, the developer also produced Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (1997) and the fishing simulation Bass Masters 2000 (1999), which saw a distinct release variant known as Bass Masters 2000 [Gray Cart] (1999).

Their relationship with classic arcade properties yielded Namco Museum (1999) and Namco Museum (2000), alongside the 3D puzzle-platformer Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000). These projects established the technical foundation that eventually integrated the studio into the broader Carnival Games franchise, defining their legacy of adapting diverse intellectual properties across multiple console generations.