Muse Software is an American company that develops computer games and software for the first home computers . The office was located in Baltimore , Maryland . Initially, they developed and published products for Apple II computers under the name Micro Users Software Exchange , and later expanded to Commodore 64 , Atari and IBM PC markets. Muse Software is the developer of the first 2 games in the Wolfenstein series, one of the longest-running computer games series [1] [2] .
| Muse Software | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Base | August 1, 1978 |
| Abolished | October 7, 1987 |
| Reason for abolition | bankruptcy |
| Founders | Ed zeron |
| Location |  Baltimore , MD |
| Key figures | Ed Zeron, Silas Warner |
| Industry | gaming industry |
| Products | computer games, software |
| Operating profit | 2 million dollars (for 1983) [ clarify ] |
| Number of employees | 40 (for 1983) |
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History
Muse Software was founded on August 1, 1978 by Ed Zaron [3] . Silas Warner ( born Silas Warner ), the creator of Castle Wolfenstein , became the first employee of the new company. The company developed not only computer games, but also software. For example, the text editor Super-Text , written by Zeron. The original market for Muse Software with their first programs, originally sold on cassettes , and later on diskettes, became computers Apple II and II + . Later, they began to release their software and games on other computers, such as the Commodore 64 and Atari 800 . The company also had a retail store, Muse Software and Computer Center in Baltimore , which worked until 1982 [4] .
At the peak of its sales, Muse Software made a profit of 2,000,000 dollars a year [4] .
According to Zeron, Muse Software sales grew "extremely slowly" because there was a decline in sales in the home computer software market [5] . The company, which had about 40 employees at its peak in 1983, reduced the staff to 6 people before filing for bankruptcy.
Warner, who left Muse Software to join MicroProse , said the company had difficulty making sales plans because of the long-term illness of a key sales officer.
Muse Software was closed on October 7, 1987 [6] .
In 1992, id Software developed and released the Wolfenstein 3D computer game, inspired by the Castle Wolfenstein game by Muse Software. These games are considered the progenitors of first-person shooters [7] .
Computer games
| Title | Year of manufacture and platform |
|---|---|
| Maze Game | 1978 - Apple II |
| Escape! | |
| Side show | |
| Tank war | |
| Global War | 1979 - Apple II |
| Three Mile Island | |
| ABM | 1980 - Apple II |
| International Gran Prix | 1981 - Apple II |
| Robotwar | |
| Castle wolfenstein | 1981 - Apple II 1982 - Atari 8-bit 1983 - Commodore 64 , MS-DOS |
| The Caverns of Freitag | 1982 - Apple II |
| The Cube Solution | |
| Firebug | |
| Frazzle | |
| Advanced blackjack | 1983 - Apple II |
| Titan Empire | |
| Rescue squad | 1983 - Commodore 64 |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1984 - Apple II, Commodore 64 1985 - Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS |
| Intellectual Decathlon | 1984 - Apple II |
| Space Taxi | 1984 - Commodore 64 |
| Leaps and Bounds! | 1985 - Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
Links
- ↑ Xbox Wire Staff. 30 Years of Butt-Kicking: Xbox Wire (English) . Xbox Wire . news.xbox.com (May 20, 2014). The appeal date is May 27, 2018. Archived March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Chris Pereira. Prior To Wolfenstein 2's Release, Explore The History Of Wolfenstein (eng.) . GameSpot (26 October 2017). The appeal date is April 30, 2018.
- ↑ Register Your Business Online | Maryland.gov . egov.maryland.gov. The appeal date is November 10, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 University of Baltimore
- ↑ University of Baltimore
- ↑ Register Your Business Online | Maryland.gov . egov.maryland.gov. The appeal date is November 10, 2018.
- ↑ Castle Wolfenstein (The Original) (July 12, 2012). The appeal date is August 29, 2012.