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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, CA |
| Key people | Evan Wells, Co-President Christophe Balestra, Co-President |
| Industry | Video Game Industry |
| Products | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Jak & Daxter series Crash Bandicoot series |
| Employees | 85 |
| Parent | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.naughtydog.com/ |
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Gavin and Rubin produced a sequence of progressively more successful games, including Rings of Power for the Sega Genesis and Way of the Warrior for the 3DO. Rings of Power is an isometric Console role-playing game released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 Way of the Warrior is a Fighting game released in 1994 for the short-lived 32-bit 3DO. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (often called simply 3DO) was a Video game console originally produced by Panasonic in. The latter was created with low-budget but still plausible offering prompted Universal Interactive Studios to sign the duo to a three-title deal and fund the expansion of the company. Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, is a Worldwide French developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment Mark Cerny, who had produced Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Sega, convinced Naughty Dog to focus its new resources on creating a character-based platform game that would fully exploit the 3D capabilities of the new systems. Mark Cerny (Czech Marek Černý (born 1964 is a Video game industry figure having worked as a Game designer, programmer, producer and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or simply Sonic 2, is a Platform game developed by American studio Sega Technical Institute is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer
Ultimately, this led to the release of Crash Bandicoot for the PlayStation on August 31, 1996. Crash Bandicoot is a platform game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Naughty Dog developed three Crash Bandicoot sequels over the next several years. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work In January 2001, it was announced Sony would acquire Naughty Dog.
After developing the fourth Crash Bandicoot game (Crash Team Racing), the company began working on Jak and Daxter for PlayStation 2. is a Racing game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.
The Jak and Daxter series of games were largely written in Andy Gavin's custom dialect of the Lisp programming language called GOAL (Game Oriented Assembly Lisp). Game Oriented Assembly Lisp (or GOAL) is a computer game programming language developed by Andy Gavin and the Jak and Daxter team at Naughty Dog This is likely due to Andy's exposure to Lisp at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. GOAL itself is written in Allegro Common Lisp from Franz, Inc.[1]
In 2004, Naughty Dog's studio president and co-founder, Jason Rubin, left the company [2] to work on a new project named Iron and the Maiden. Allegro Common Lisp is an Integrated development environment for the Common Lisp programming language developed by Franz Inc. Franz Inc was founded in early 1984 as a vehicle to produce and sell Macsyma. Iron and the Maiden is Aspen Comics ' first creator-owned Comic book from Jason Rubin, co-founder of Naughty Dog and [3]
In addition to their inhouse game team, Naughty Dog is home to the ICE Team, one of Sony's World Wide Studios central technology groups. ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full [4]
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Early history
Naughty Dog's origins go back to 1986, when the company was named "JAM". Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, who were 16 years old at the time, had their first commercial game published: Ski Crazed for the 8-bit Apple II series. Two years later they moved up to writing software for the then next-generation Apple IIGS with the game Dream Zone, which was popular enough to be ported to several other platforms. The Apple, the fifth model inception of the Apple II, was the most powerful member of the Apple II series of personal computers made by Apple Computer. By 1989, they wrote Keef the Thief for the Apple IIGS and with that title, officially changed the company's name to Naughty Dog. The Apple, the fifth model inception of the Apple II, was the most powerful member of the Apple II series of personal computers made by Apple Computer.
Moving away from the Apple II series, in the early 1990s, Naughty Dog began writing software for game consoles such as the Sega Genesis and 3DO, and by the mid 90s, migrated to the PlayStation, which is where the company gained its widest recognition and fame. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console
Associates
Insomniac
Since working together in the same building on the Universal Interactive Studios backlot, Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games have had a close relationship. Insomniac Games Inc is an independent American Video game developer founded in 1994 that has released titles for PlayStation, PlayStation Insomniac Games Inc is an independent American Video game developer founded in 1994 that has released titles for PlayStation, PlayStation Producer Mark Cerny has worked extensively with (and influenced) both companies. Mark Cerny (Czech Marek Černý (born 1964 is a Video game industry figure having worked as a Game designer, programmer, producer and They have historically made similar types of games. For example, in the late 1990s, Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot series and Insomniac's Spyro the Dragon series both competed on the PlayStation as character-heavy platforming games with imaginative environments. Spyro the Dragon is a Platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. With the release of the PlayStation 2, licenses for both series were sold to Vivendi Universal (now Vivendi) and both developers continued in friendly competition after the creation of their new flagship franchises (Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank, respectively). VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995 Ratchet & Clank is a series of 3D platform / shooter video games The franchise is developed by Insomniac Games for the console
Both series have strikingly similar details in common with one another: they each focus on two main protagonists (one more athletically-able with the other acting as a sidekick), they each have a generous sense of humor as well as adventurous story and they each take place in large and lively fantasy worlds. The similarities even run on a technical level, as Insomniac's Ratchet and Clank series even uses some pieces of code used in Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter games (the engines though, are different, and written in different programming languages). [5] The close relationship between the developers has led them both to add in-jokes and references to each other in many of their games.
With the release of the PlayStation 3, both developers seemed to be changing focus aesthetically from character-based platformers to more realistic, mature-themed action games with Naughty Dog's action game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Insomniac's sci-fi first-person shooter Resistance: Fall of Man. Uncharted Drake's Fortune, also known in Japan as, is a action-adventure Video game developed by Naughty Dog, and published by Sony A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War Resistance Fall of Man —often called Resistance; abbreviated to RFoM; and originally developed under the title I8
Both Naughty Dog and Insomniac have stated that they don't have plans for making a game together, even though, with Vivendi Games holding the publishing rights to both the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon characters, there have been a pair of crossover games released between the two. Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, is a Worldwide French developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Neither Naughty Dog nor Insomniac had any creative input or involvement whatsoever with these games.
Ready At Dawn
In 2003, one of the members (Didier Malenfant) of Naughty Dog left to form a new development company, Ready At Dawn, with various former members of Blizzard Entertainment. Ready at Dawn is a Video game developer located in Irvine California and is comprised of some former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment Ready at Dawn is a Video game developer located in Irvine California and is comprised of some former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment is an American Video game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine California. Their first project was Daxter for the PlayStation Portable. Daxter is a PlayStation Portable video game by Ready at Dawn. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
A new God of War title, which is set before the events of the first God of War (video game), and was named God of War: Chains of Olympus was released at March 2008. God of War is a Video game for the PlayStation 2 console released on March 22, 2005. God of War Chains of Olympus is a Hack and slash, Action-adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn exclusively for the Sony They finished the port of Okami on Wii.
Other companies
The credits for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune lists Sony Santa Monica, Guerilla Games, Sucker Punch Productions, Media Molecule, Zipper Interactive, and Incognito Games under "Thanks" in addition to the above. SCE Santa Monica Studio is a Video game developer based in Santa Monica California. Guerrilla Games is a first party Video game developer and wholly owned Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment. Sucker Punch Productions is a video game production company founded in 1997 and based in Bellevue WA. Media Molecule is a game development studio based in Guildford, United Kingdom. Zipper Interactive is a video game developer located in Redmond Washington. Incognito Entertainment (originally Incog Inc) is a Video game developing company formed by former employees of SingleTrac, developer of titles such Insomniac has also stated that Sony's first and second-party developers are coming together and sharing technology and ideas. ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full
Games
| Game Title | US Release Date | Platform |
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| Rings of Power | August 31, 1991 | Sega Mega Drive |
| Crash Bandicoot | August 31, 1996 | PlayStation |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | October 31, 1997 | |
| Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped | October 31, 1998 | |
| Crash Team Racing | October 10, 1999 | |
| Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | December 4, 2001 | PlayStation 2 |
| Jak II (Renegade) | October 13, 2003 | |
| Jak 3 | November 9, 2004 | |
| Jak X: Combat Racing | October 18, 2005 | |
| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | November 19, 2007 | PlayStation 3 |
See also
External links
- Naughty Dog homepage
- Naughty Dog's Twenty Questions
- Timeline of Naughty Dog and Crash
- Franz, Inc's page about GOAL
- Post-Mortem discussion of Jak and Daxter (registration required)
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