Imagineering Inc.

Imagineering Inc. at a Glance

Imagineering Inc. operated as an internal development studio for Absolute Entertainment from 1987 to 2011. This American company released a total of 20 games on PlayPile, serving as the developer for every single one. Their catalog spans multiple platforms with a heavy reliance on Nintendo hardware. The Nintendo Entertainment System holds the most titles with nine releases, followed by five games on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. They also published four games for the Atari 7800 and three for the Atari 2600. Smaller numbers appear on the Sega Mega Drive, Sega CD, Super Famicom, DOS, Game Boy, and Sega Saturn. The company focused heavily on the Platform genre with eight titles. Simulator games make up six of their releases, while four games fall into the Shooter category. They also dabbled in Racing, Sport, Adventure, Puzzle, and Fighting genres. Their output was concentrated in the 1990s with 14 games released during that decade. Four games appeared in the 1980s and only one title came out in the 2010s. The most recent entry listed is Desert Bus from November 2011. Quality trends for Imagineering Inc. are not positive. The average IGDB rating across eight rated titles sits at 45.1 out of 100. There are no great or good games in their portfolio. Six of the rated titles fall into the mixed range between 40 and 59, while two sit below 40. Their top-rated game is Attack of the Killer Tomatoes from 1991 with a score of 56. Home Alone (1991) follows at 53.9, and Barbie (1991) reaches 52.5. Several other licensed titles like Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit! and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York scored below 44. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends received a 39.3 rating, and Swamp Thing from 1992 dropped to 31.4. Their production slowed significantly over time, moving from steady output in the 90s to just a single game release in the 2010s before ceasing activity.

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