Vicarious Visions - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 16:13, 2 July 2024

2024-07-02T16:13:13Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022; in the years leading up to this, the Bala brothers left the company to found {{w\|Velan Studios}}, with many prominent staff members from Vicarious similarly leaving to join Velan over the following years.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of [[Blizzard Entertainment\|Blizzard]] in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022; in the years leading up to this, the Bala brothers left the company to found {{w\|Velan Studios}}, with many prominent staff members from Vicarious similarly leaving to join Velan over the following years.

	==Games==		==Games==

Cyberlink420 at 01:47, 5 May 2024

2024-05-05T01:47:29Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022; in the ~~lead~~ up to this, the Bala brothers left the company to found {{w\|Velan Studios}}, with many prominent staff members from Vicarious ~~joining the company~~ over the following years.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022; in the years leading up to this, the Bala brothers left the company to found {{w\|Velan Studios}}, with many prominent staff members from Vicarious similarly leaving to join Velan over the following years.

	==Games==		==Games==

Cyberlink420 at 01:41, 5 May 2024

2024-05-05T01:41:34Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022; in the lead up to this, the Bala brothers left the company to found {{w\|Velan Studios}}, with many prominent staff members from Vicarious joining the company over the following years.

	==Games==		==Games==

GuiRitter: fixed formatting

2024-01-23T10:03:47Z

fixed formatting

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in[[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in [[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022.

Cyberlink420 at 16:38, 25 April 2022

2022-04-25T16:38:59Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a [[New York ~~City~~]]~~-based computer game developer~~ which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a computer game developer based in[[Albany]], [[New York]] which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021, ~~losing its name and becoming a support studio~~.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary support studio of Blizzard in 2021, later being renamed to "Blizzard Albany" in 2022.

	==Games==		==Games==

N.A.T.S.: Replaced New York with New York City.

2021-10-29T17:01:47Z

Replaced New York with New York City.

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' was a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a [[New York City]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021, losing its name and becoming a support studio.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021, losing its name and becoming a support studio.

Cyberlink420 at 10:40, 28 October 2021

2021-10-28T10:40:38Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' was a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021, losing its name and becoming a support studio.

	==Games==		==Games==

Cyberlink420 at 00:54, 28 January 2021

2021-01-28T00:54:28Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters. The studio was later moved from Activision to become a subsidiary of Blizzard in 2021.

	==Games==		==Games==

Cyberlink420 at 06:42, 17 January 2021

2021-01-17T06:42:05Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced Wii ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced [[Wii]] ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters.

	==Games==		==Games==

Cyberlink420 at 04:04, 14 September 2020

2020-09-14T04:04:35Z

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	'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[~~New York City\|~~New York]] based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.		'''Vicarious Visions''' is a [[New York]]-based computer game developer which specialized mainly in games for handheld Nintendo hardware.

	The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. ~~Recently~~, they ~~have worked on several installments~~ of ~~Activision~~'~~s toy-to-life juggernaut~~ ''Skylanders'', ~~as well as developing~~ the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' ~~compilation~~.		The company was founded in 1990 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala and developed their first game for the PC in 1996, titled ''Synnergist''. Their [[Game Boy]] game development work sprang out of a desire to find a way to fund their PC games, however their success in the handheld gaming field led to them being acquired by [[Activision]] at the start of 2005. Under Activision, they produced Wii ports of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, multiple ''Skylanders'' entries, and the ''Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' remasters.

	==Games==		==Games==