Silverball Studios
| Formerly | Fuse Games Limited (2002-2009) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 2002-? (Fuse Games Limited) 2009-? (Silverball Studios Limited) |
| Founder | Adrian Barritt Richard Horrocks |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Merged and Folded into Barnstorm Games |
| Headquarters | Burford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Parent | Barnstorm Games |
| Website | silverballstudios.com |
Silverball Studios Limited, formerly known as Fuse Games Limited, was a British video game developer known for developing pinball games for Nintendo.
History
Fuse Games Limited era
The company was founded in 2002 by Adrian Barritt and Richard Horrocks, makers of the award-winning Pro Pinball series of computer games. As an idea to show what they were capable of, they developed a Mario pinball demo and pitched the idea to Nintendo, who then hired the company to make Mario Pinball Land for the Game Boy Advance. The whole game was made by just five people.[1] Later, Fuse Games developed Nintendo DS games, the most notable being Metroid Prime Pinball, a pinball adaptation of the GameCube game Metroid Prime.[2] The studio also became the only developer outside Japan to create a Touch! Generations game, with Active Health with Carol Vorderman.[3]
Silverball Studios Limited era
In 2009, the company nearly went bankrupt after completing Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon for DSiWare, but reformed as Silverball Studios.[4] The company attempted to revive the Pro Pinball series through Kickstarter in 2012.[5][6] The project's goal was unsuccessful,[7] and the company eventually merged into Barnstorm Games as the in-house development team.[8] Afterwards, the Kickstarter was revived in 2013, but was limited to the single table Timeshock!. This campaign reached its goal and the Ultra Edition of Pro-Pinball: Timeshock! was released for several platforms.[9][10]
Games[11]
Game Boy Advance
- Mario Pinball Land (2004)
Nintendo DS
- Metroid Prime Pinball (2005)
- Active Health with Carol Vorderman (2009)
- Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (2009)
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2010)
Wii
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2010)
- American Mensa Academy (2012)
iPhone
- Mensa Brain Test (2010)
- Frogger Pinball (2011)
Nintendo 3DS
- BearShark: The Game (2013)
Windows/Xbox 360 Arcade
- American Mensa Academy (2012)
- Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - The Ultra Edition (2014)
References
- ^ "Fuse Games on Mario Pinball". IGN. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022.
- ^ Harris, Craig (18 May 2005). "E3 2005: Metroid Prime Hunters Creator Interview". IGN. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "GamesJobsDirect | Recruiters List".
- ^ Silverball opens following Fuse closure Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pinball News - First and Free".
- ^ "Silverball: Crowdfunding involves the consumer". MCV. 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Pro Pinball®: Revived & Remastered".
- ^ "Barnstorm Games - Company History". Archived from the original on 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Interview | Barnstorm Games Talks Pro Pinball, Metroid Prime Pinball and Mario Pinball Land Page 1 - Cubed3".
- ^ "Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - the ULTRA Edition".
- ^ Games