Overview
Interplay is a North American video game developer and publisher based in Beverly Hills, California. It was founded in 1983 by
Brian Fargo and initially consisted of three programmers:
Jay Patel,
Troy Worrell, and
Bill Heineman, who previously worked with Fargo at
Boone Corporation.
Interplay initially developed text adventures, utilizing a text parser created by Fargo. They went on to produce
The Bard's Tale series and other notable role-playing games such as
Wasteland (1988).
Interplay played a major role during the late-1990's "RPG revival" period. They developed
Fallout (1997) and also hosted
Black Isle Studios, which developed its sequel and worked on other role-playing games.
Interplay Entertainment Corp., a member of the IDSA and Consumer Product Council, releases products through Interplay,
14° East,
Shiny Entertainment,
Tantrum,
Black Isle Studios,
VR Sports,
Flat Cat, its affiliated labels and its wholly owned subsidiary
Interplay OEM, Inc.Also Known As
- Interplay Productions, Inc. (from 1983 to 1998)
Games
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Trivia
In 1988, Fan mail, questions, comments, and complaints were directed to the following address:
Interplay Productions
1575 Corporate Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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