ShareData, Inc.
Moby ID: 500
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(Re)Publisher of low-cost software in the 1980s.
Credited on 20 Games from 1986 to 1990
| Avoid the Noid (1989 on DOS, Commodore 64) |
| Classic Concentration: 2nd Edition (1989 on DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64) |
| The All New Family Feud (1989 on DOS, Commodore 64) |
| Wipeout (1989 on Commodore 64, Apple II, DOS) |
| Card Sharks (1988 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II) |
| Classic Concentration (1988 on DOS, NES, Commodore 64...) |
| Jeopardy!: New Sports Edition (1988 on Apple II, DOS, Commodore 64) |
| Jeopardy!: Second Edition (1988 on DOS, Commodore 64) |
| Wheel of Fortune: New 3rd Edition (1988 on Commodore 64, DOS, Apple II) |
| Wheel of Fortune: New Second Edition (1988 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II) |
| Dell Crossword Puzzles: Volume III (1987 on DOS, Commodore 64) |
| Jeopardy! (1987 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II) |
| Racing Simulation Games (1987 on Commodore 64) |
| Wheel of Fortune (1987 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II...) |
| Awesome Earl in SkateRock (1986 on DOS, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC) |
| Chiller (1986 on NES, Arcade) |
| Starquake (1985 on DOS, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
| Family Feud (1985 on DOS, Commodore 64, Coleco Adam...) |
| Championship Blackjack (1982 on DOS) |
| Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess (1980 on PC Booter, Commodore 64, Apple II...) |
History +
- 1995
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ShareData becomes part of Aztoré Holdings, a company specializing in bankruptcy reorganizations based in Arizona
- 1993
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company files for bankruptcy
- 1991
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ShareData closes their American Game Cartridges subsidiary
- 1989
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Richard Frick appointed as Vice-President
Trivia +
Green Valley Publishing released some games for pre-Macintosh Apple II, IIC and IIE on 5 1/4" diskettes marked with bright labels of aluminum foil.
One disc (ZAG-0587-3.5) was named 'Chess Champion' and contained two games, Chess and Cribbage, the last one being a rudimentary card game which I never managed to understand.
Another (ZAG-0583-3.5) was called 'Lady Luck' and had 'Towers of Hanoi' and 'Casino' on it. The first one was a very simple puzzle game, Casino was rudimentary blackjack.
I clearly remember loading of Chess (the only one I played seriously) took several minutes on my Apple IIC. Graphics were monochrome (green) and each turn took at least 10 seconds to be completed. It wasn't very Kasparov either, because I managed to win often - and I'm a louse chess player.
Both games were released in 1985 and had the name and logo (a flatend globe) of ShareData on it and a disclaimer (Green Valley Publishing. A division of ShareData Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55344)
The manual was basic ("SOFTWARE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS turn off machine insert in diskdrive Turn on Machine". You had to do this quite a few times because the Apple II was notorious for stalling while loading.
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 8 games with Softie, Inc.
- 1 game with California Merchandising Concepts, Inc.
- 1 game with BlueSky Software, Inc.
- 1 game with American Game Cartridges, Inc.
- 1 game with Exidy, Incorporated
- 1 game with Green Valley Publishing
- 1 game with Zig Zag Creations
- 1 game with PCSoftware
- 1 game with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Timely Publications, Inc.
- 2 games with Scott Schryver
- 1 game with Roberta Williams
- 1 game with Christopher Erhardt
- 1 game with Nick Strange
- 1 game with Stephen Crow
- 1 game with Gregory A. Humphrey
- 1 game with James M. Ferguson
- 1 game with David Collins
- 1 game with Simon Nankivell
- 1 game with W. F. Ansley
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