- Redspotgames
Infobox Company
company_name=redspotgames
company_logo=
foundation=2005
industry=Videogames
homepage = [http://www.redspotgames.com/ www.redspotgames.com]redspotgames is a videogame
publisher ,distributor andpromoter fromMunich ,Germany .History
redspotgames was established in
2005 and rose out of the independent scene of theSega Dreamcast . The same year they had their first public apperance at the largestEuropean videogame exhibition, theGames Convention inLeipzig ,Germany .Their first released game was Last Hope for Dreamcast, which is a port of the
Neo Geo AESShoot 'em up by NG:DEV.TEAM by the same name. It was released worldwide on January 31st 2007. Until today it is the best sold indie title on the Dreamcast. While the regular edition came on the market on aCD-ROM with fullcolor manual and a spinecard, the Limited Edition additionally offered a double jewel case packaging, a O.S.T. booklet, a remastered soundtrack CD invinyl look and a handwritten numeration on the spinecard. Only 500 pieces were produced and already sold out 5 days after the preorder started. Currently this version reaches up to US$350 at online auction websites. [http://redspotgames.com/data/RSG_Pressrel_-_LH_LE_Price_Development_ENG_29.06.07.pdf Press release "Last Hope Limited Edition price development"] ]2007 the second apperance at the Games Convention took place. Their current game by Yuan Works was playable in aGP2X version and was also announced for the Dreamcast. A demoversion of the Dreamcast version was included to the cover CD of the German print magazine "Retro" (issue 8). [http://www.go64.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p123_RETRO--8--inkl--CD-ROM.html Product details 'Retro' issue 8] ]Exhibition presentations
The many presentations at exhibitions are especially remarkable. Beside their three appearances at the Games Convention the company was also represented at smaller events such as the [http://www.vcfe.org/E/index.html Vintage Computer Festival Europe] . Additionally redspotgames sponsored the swiss
demoscene event [http://www.buenz.li/ Buenzli] .German print magazine M!Games was positively surprised by the alternative presentation concept at the Games Convention and described their appearance as "
Punkrock ". [http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/rlr0e4ur/MGames.jpgM!Games article concerning the Games Convention booth (German)] ]In near future redspotgames will be attending at the [http://www.retroboerse.de/aussteller.htm Karlsruher Retro-Börse] (
Karlsruhe , Germany, October 11th 2008) and the [http://www.retro-gc.org Retro Gaming Connexion] (Congis-sur-Thérouanne ,France , November 1st and 2nd 2008).Future
In the 3rd quarter 2008 their second game will be released for the Dreamcast.
According to their statements the company want to bring brandnew games to old school and current generation platforms in a high quality classic 2D look. [http://www.youtube.com/user/redspotgames redspotgames YouTube channel] ] The staff members are all huge
retro fans.References
Links
* [http://www.redspotgames.com/ Official redspotgames website]
* [http://www.redspotgames.com/shop redspotgames shop]
* [http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/index.php/Main/LastHope-DCS-Review "Last Hope" review]
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