Rainbow Arts Software GmbH

German video game developer and publisher active in the 1980s and 1990s, known for titles like Turrican and Rock 'n' Roll.

Action

Puzzle

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Website

Founded

1984

Acquired

1999

HQ

Gütersloh, Germany

Parent

THQ

Known for

Action / Platform / Shoot 'em up

16

Games

1983–1995

Years

9

Platforms

$136.18

Ø CIB

+3.6%

24M change

About

Rainbow Arts Software GmbH was a prominent German game studio that developed and published influential home computer titles. They are best known for creating the acclaimed action-platformer Turrican and the shoot 'em up X-Out. The company also developed unique titles such as the music simulation To Be On Top, the action-puzzle game Rock 'n' Roll, and the platformer Hard 'n' Heavy.

Roll (1987), Hard 'n' Heavy (1989), Rock 'N Roll (1989), Turrican (1990), X-Out* (1990). All are explicitly named and contextualized. * No repetition of summary?