First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based designer of award winning games, today announced that a major licensing agreement has been reached with KEMCO.
The agreement calls for KEMCO to develop and publish games based on BOULDER DASH® Volume I, First Star's best-selling, award winning title. The exclusive, worldwide license, includes all hand held and console video game platforms, cellular phone and PDA rights, enabling an aggressive development, marketing and publishing effort.
BOULDER DASH was first published by First Star in 1983. The second game in the series, BOULDER DASH II, was combined with the original program and published by Electronic Arts as SUPER BOULDER DASH™ from 1986-1987. The BOULDER DASH CONSTRUCTION KIT™ was published in North America by EPYX from 1987-1988. BOULDER DASH has been licensed for sale throughout the world including Europe, Scandinavia, Australia and Japan on various disk and cartridge platforms unique to those territories.
More than 2,000,000 units of the games in the BOULDER DASH series have been sold by First Star and its licensees across various floppy and cartridge systems. In addition, BOULDER DASH, or its derivatives, have been released four times into the coin-operated arcades.
First Star's president, Richard M. Spitalny stated, "We have been partners with KEMCO many times in the past, particularly with our SPY vs. SPY® series of games. We are very excited to be working with KEMCO again as they broaden there technology base and commence publication on the next generation platforms. Their plans to combine the game's original and addictive gameplay with new features and the technologies available on today's systems are sure to please the game's many long-standing fans just as they are sure to win many new ones!"
Founded in 1982, First Star has developed, licensed and published numerous award winning titles including: ASTRO CHASE®, ASTRO CHASE® 3D™, BOING!™, BOULDER DASH®, BRISTLES™, FLIP & FLOP™, MILLENNIUM WARRIORS™, OMNICRON CONSPIRACY™, PANIC BUTTON™, ROMPER ROOM’S-I LOVE MY ALPHABET™, SECURITY ALERT™, SPY vs SPY®, SUPERMAN™, THE WORKS!™, U.S. ADVENTURE™. Some of First Star's better known licensees include: Nintendo, Sega, Electronic Arts, Interplay, JVC, US Gold, Radio Shack, Parker Brothers, KEMCO and Grolier.
The agreement calls for KEMCO to develop and publish games based on BOULDER DASH® Volume I, First Star's best-selling, award winning title. The exclusive, worldwide license, includes all hand held and console video game platforms, cellular phone and PDA rights, enabling an aggressive development, marketing and publishing effort.
BOULDER DASH was first published by First Star in 1983. The second game in the series, BOULDER DASH II, was combined with the original program and published by Electronic Arts as SUPER BOULDER DASH™ from 1986-1987. The BOULDER DASH CONSTRUCTION KIT™ was published in North America by EPYX from 1987-1988. BOULDER DASH has been licensed for sale throughout the world including Europe, Scandinavia, Australia and Japan on various disk and cartridge platforms unique to those territories.
More than 2,000,000 units of the games in the BOULDER DASH series have been sold by First Star and its licensees across various floppy and cartridge systems. In addition, BOULDER DASH, or its derivatives, have been released four times into the coin-operated arcades.
First Star's president, Richard M. Spitalny stated, "We have been partners with KEMCO many times in the past, particularly with our SPY vs. SPY® series of games. We are very excited to be working with KEMCO again as they broaden there technology base and commence publication on the next generation platforms. Their plans to combine the game's original and addictive gameplay with new features and the technologies available on today's systems are sure to please the game's many long-standing fans just as they are sure to win many new ones!"
Founded in 1982, First Star has developed, licensed and published numerous award winning titles including: ASTRO CHASE®, ASTRO CHASE® 3D™, BOING!™, BOULDER DASH®, BRISTLES™, FLIP & FLOP™, MILLENNIUM WARRIORS™, OMNICRON CONSPIRACY™, PANIC BUTTON™, ROMPER ROOM’S-I LOVE MY ALPHABET™, SECURITY ALERT™, SPY vs SPY®, SUPERMAN™, THE WORKS!™, U.S. ADVENTURE™. Some of First Star's better known licensees include: Nintendo, Sega, Electronic Arts, Interplay, JVC, US Gold, Radio Shack, Parker Brothers, KEMCO and Grolier.