Toys For Bob was founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche and Fred Ford . They are known for creating Star Control and its continuation of Star Control II , but they did not take part in the creation of Star Control 3 . After that, they created several games for Crystal Dynamics , combining the action and strategy they created The Horde , Pandemonium and The Unholy War (as well as Little Witching Mischiefs in Japan for Bandai ) [1] .
| Toys for bob | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | Activision subsidiary |
| Base | 1989 |
| Founders | Paul Rich III, Fred Ford |
| Location |  United States , California , Novato |
| Key figures | Paul Ian (Lead Artist) Averi Lodato (Lead Engineer) |
| Industry | Computer games |
| Products | Video Games: Spyro ( 2011 —SV) Tony Hawk (2006) |
| Number of employees | 75 |
| Parent company | |
| Site | toysforbob.com |
May 3, 2005, the company was purchased by Activision . At the moment, the employees of Toys For Bob have signed a long-term contract with Activision.
On February 12, 2011, it turned out that Toys For Bob is working on Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure for Activision [2] . Also in February 2012, it was announced that the company was working on a series of new games in the Spyro series.
Games
| Year of issue | Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Star control | DOS , Sega Mega Drive / Genesis |
| 1992 | Star Control II | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer , DOS |
| 1994 | The horde | 3DO , MS-DOS |
| 1996 | Pandemonium | PlayStation , Sega Saturn |
| 1998 | The unholy war | Playstation |
| 1999 | Maikko Dai Sakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs | Playstation |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue | Playstation |
| 2003 | Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure | Nintendo Gamecube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox |
| 2005 | Madagascar | Nintendo Gamecube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox |
| 2006 | Tony hawk downhill jam | Wii |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 |
| 2011 | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | macOS , Windows , PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 |
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | macOS , Windows , PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 , Wii U |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Nintendo 3DS , Wii , Wii U , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , Android , Fire OS, Windows , iOS |
| 2018 | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | Nintendo switch |
| Spyro reignited trilogy | PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch , Windows |