Digital Eclipse

Digital Eclipse
Type	Subsidiary of Atari
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Emeryville, California, U.S.
Key people	Andrew Ayre (Digital Eclipse) Jeff Vavasour (Digital Eclipse Vancouver) Jon Goldman (ImaginEngine) Mark Loughridge (ImaginEngine) David Vronay (ImaginEngine)
Industry	Video games
Products	Emulation of classic games
Number of people	Not disclosed
Website	http://www.digitaleclipse.com/

Digital Eclipse is an American video game developer that is mostly known for its emulation of classic video games.

Foundation

Digital Eclipse was founded in 1992 by Andrew Ayre.

ImaginEngine

ImaginEngine was founded by Jon Goldman, Mark Loughridge, and David Vronay in 1994.

Digital Eclipse Vancouver

Jeff Vavasour founded the Vancouver branch of Digital Eclipse in 1997.

Backbone Emeryville, Vancouver, and Charlottetown

In 2003, Digital Eclipse and ImaginEngine merged to form Backbone Entertainment. ImaginEngine retained its name, while the Digital Eclipse studios were renamed to Backbone Emeryville and Backbone Vancouver.

Another branch of Backbone Entertainment, Backbone Charlottetown, was founded in 2006.

Andrew Ayre purchases Backbone Charlottetown

In 2007, Andrew Ayre purchased Backbone Charlottetown and renamed it Other Ocean Interactive.

Closure

In 2009, Backbone Vancouver was closed. In 2012, ImaginEngine was closed. In 2015, Backbone Emeryville was closed.

Acquisition by Other Ocean and reformation

On June 8, 2015, Other Ocean Interactive acquired the "Digital Eclipse" brand and reopened the Emeryville studio as part of its Other Ocean Emeryville studio.

Acquisition by Atari

Atari acquired Digital Eclipse in November 2023.

Digital Eclipse games (1992-2006)

Title	Year	System	Notes
Defender	1994	Mac OS	Conversion of Williams Electronics arcade game.
Joust	1994	Mac OS	Conversion of Williams Electronics arcade game.
Robotron: 2084	1994	Mac OS	Conversion of Vid Kidz arcade game.
Arcade Classic 4: Defender/Joust	1995	Game Boy, Game Boy Color	Conversion of Williams Electronics Defender and Joust arcade games.
Activision's Commodore 64 15 Pack	1995	Windows	Emulation of Commodore 64 versions of The Activision Decathlon, Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress, Beamrider, Eliminator, The Great American Cross-Country Road Race, Hacker, Little Computer People, Master of the Lamps, Park Patrol, Portal, Rock n' Bolt, Toy Bizarre, Web Dimension, Zenji, and Zone Ranger.
Arcade's Greatest Arcade: The Atari Collection 1	1996	PlayStation, Saturn, SNES	Emulation of the arcade versions of Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, and Tempest.
Ms. Pac-Man	1996	SNES	Conversion of General Computer Corporation arcade game.
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (aka Williams Arcade Classics and Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits)	1996	Dreamcast, DOS, Game.com, PlayStation, Saturn, Sega Genesis, SNES, Windows	Emulation of arcade versions of Defender, Defender II, Joust, Robotron: 2084, and Sinistar. The DOS, Dreamcast, PlayStation, Saturn, and Windows versions also included Bubbles.
Arcade's Greatest Arcade: The Midway Collection 2	1997	PlayStation, Windows	Emulation of the arcade versions of Blaster, BurgerTime, Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest, Moon Patrol, Root Beer Tapper, SPLAT!, and Spy Hunter.
Arcade's Greatest Arcade: The Atari Collection 2	1998	PlayStation, Windows	Emulation of the arcade versions of 720°, Gauntlet, Marble Madness, Paperboy, RoadBlasters, and Vindicators. The PlayStation version also includes Crystal Castles and Millipede.
NFL Blitz	1998	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Midway Games arcade game.
Rampage World Tour	1998	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Midway Games arcade game.
720°	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Atari Games arcade game.
Arcade Hits: Moon Patrol/Spy Hunter	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Midway Games Moon Patrol and Spy Hunter arcade games.
Arcade Party Pak	1999	PlayStation	Emulation of the arcade versions of 720°, Klax, Rampage, Smash TV, Super Sprint, and Toobin'.
Atari Arcade Hits: Volume 1	1999	Windows	Emulation of the arcade versions of Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, and Tempest.
Ghosts 'n Goblins	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Capcom arcade game.
Klax	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Atari Games arcade game.
Knockout Kings	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Black Ops Entertainment's Knockout Kings 2000.
Mortal Kombat 4	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Midway Games arcade game.
Rampart	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Atari Games arcade game.
Rampage 2: Universal Tour	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Avalanche Software game.
Tarzan	1999	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Eurocom Entertainment game.
Alice in Wonderland	1999	Game Boy Color	Based on the Alice in Wonderland Disney film.
Little Nicky	2000	Game Boy Color	Based on the Little Nicky film.
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1	2000	Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64	Emulation of the arcade versions of Defender, Joust, Robotron: 2084, Spy Hunter. The Dreamcast version also included Bubbles and Defender II. The Nintendo 64 version also included Root Beer Tapper and Sinistar.
Batman: Chaos in Gotham	2001	Game Boy Color	Based on The New Batman Adventures television series.
Dragon's Lair	2001	Game Boy Color	Conversion of Advanced Microcomputer Systems arcade game.
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 2	2001	Dreamcast	Emulation of the arcade versions of 720°, Gauntlet, Moon Patrol, Paperboy, Rampage, and Spy Hunter.
Rayman Advance	2001	Game Boy Color
Spyro: Season of Ice	2001	Game Boy Color
X-Men: Wolverine's Rage	2001	Game Boy Color	Based on the Marvel Comics X-Men.
Disney's Lilo & Stitch	2002	Game Boy Advance	Based on the Lilo & Stitch film.
Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist	2002	Game Boy Advance	Based on the Kim Possible television series.
Monster Force	2002	Game Boy Advance	Based on the Monster Force television series.
Spider-Man	2002	Game Boy Advance	Conversion of the Treyarch game.
Spyro 2: Season of Flame	2002	Game Boy Advance
Phantasy Star Collection	2002	Game Boy Advance	Emulation of the Sega Master System version of Phantasy Star, and the Sega Genesis versions of Phantasy Star II and Phantasy Star III.
xXx	2002	Game Boy Advance	Based on the xXx film.
Lily McGuire: On the Go	2003	Game Boy Advance	Based on the Lily McGuire television series.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	2003	Game Boy Advance	Based on the Spy Kids 3-D film.
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs	2003	Game Boy Advance
Grand Theft Auto Advance	2004	Game Boy Advance
Spider-Man 2	2004	Game Boy Advance	Conversion of the Treyarch game.
Mortal Kombat	2005	Plug-and-play video game console	Emulation of Mortal Kombat.
Kim Possible: Legend of Monkey Eye	2006	Windows	Based on the Kim Possible television series.

Backbone Entertainment games (2003-2015)

Title	Year	System	Notes
The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island	2004	Windows	Based on The Incredibles film.
Rifts: Promise of Power	2005	N-Gage	Based on the Rifts role-playing game.
Death Jr.	2005	PlayStation Portable
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary	2005	GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	Emulation of the arcade versions of Dig Dug, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Man, and Rally-X. The GameCube, PS2, Windows, and Xbox versions also include Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Galaxian, Mappy, Pac-Mania, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rolling Thunder, Sky Kid, and Xevious.
Gauntlet	2005	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Atari Games arcade game.
Joust	2005	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Williams Entertainment arcade game.
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings	2006	Nintendo DS
Charlotte's Web	2006	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS	Based on the Nickelodeon Charlotte's Web film.
Contra	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil	2006	PlayStation Portable, Wii
Defender	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Williams Electronics arcade game.
Frogger	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
MechAssault: Phantom War	2006	Nintendo DS
NBA Ballers: Rebound	2006	PlayStation Portable, Wii
Robotron 2084	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Vid Kidz arcade game.
Scramble	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Smash TV	2005	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Williams Entertainment arcade game.
Sonic Rivals	2006	PlayStation Portable	Co-developed with Sega Studios USA.
Time Pilot	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3	2006	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Midway Games arcade game.
Bomberman Live	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Brooktown High	2007	PlayStation Portable
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	2007	Xbox 360	Port of the Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo PlayStation game.
Cyberball 2072	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Atari Games arcade game.
Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom	2007	Nintendo DS
Ecco the Dolphin	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the [[Novotrade International[]] Sega Genesis game.
Golden Axe	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega R&D1 arcade game.
Gyruss	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Paper Boy	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Atari Games arcade game.
Root Beer Tapper	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Marvin Glass and Associates arcade game.
Rush'n Attack	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Shrek n' Roll	2007	PlayStation Portable
Sonic the Hedgehog	2007	iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sonic Team Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	2007	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega Technical Institute Sega Genesis game.
Sonic Rivals 2	2007	PlayStation Portable
Streets of Rage 2	2007	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega CS Sega Genesis game.
Super Contra	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix	2007	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Track & Field	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
Yaris	2007	Xbox 360	Free game.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.
1942: Joint Strike	2008	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Discs of Tron	2008	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Bally/Midway arcade game.
Monster Lab	2008	Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix	2007	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Tron	2008	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Bally/Midway arcade game.
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3	2008	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Altered Beast	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Team Shinobi arcade game.
Comix Zone	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega Technical Institute Sega Genesis game.
Diner Dash	2009	Xbox 360	Port of the Gamelab game.
Gunstar Heroes	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Treasure Sega Genesis game.
Military Madness: Nectaris	2009	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii	Port of the Gamelab game.
Phantasy Star II	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega R&D2 Sega Genesis game.
Shinobi	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega R&D1 arcade game.
Sonic & Knuckles	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega Technical Institute Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Sega Technical Institute Sega Genesis game.
Space Invaders Extreme	2009	Xbox 360	Port of the Taito game.
The Simpsons Arcade Game	2012	Xbox 360	Emulation of the Konami arcade game.

Digital Eclipse games (2015-present)

Title	Year	System	Notes
Mega Man Legacy Collection	2015	Luna, Nintendo 3DS, PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of NES versions of Mega Man 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The Disney Afternoon Collection	2017	PS4, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of NES versions of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1 and 2, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales 1 and 2, and TaleSpin.
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection	2018	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of arcade versions of Beast Busters, Bermuda Triangle, Chopper I, Fantasy, Munch Mobile, Ozma Wars, Paddle Mania, Prehistoric Isle Psycho Soldier, SAR: Search and Rescue, Sasuke vs. Commander, Street Smarts, Time Soldiers, TNK III Vanguard, and World Wars, arcade and NES versions of Athena, Guerrilla War, Ikari Warriors, Ikari III: The Rescue, P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, and Victory Road, and NES versions of Alpha Mission, Crystalis, and Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy.
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection	2018	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of arcade versions of Street Fighter, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Street Fighter Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, and Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter III: New Generation, Street Fighter III: 2nd Attack - Giant Attack, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future.
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King	2019	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of Game Boy and Genesis versions of Aladdin and Game Boy, Genesis, and SNES versions of The Lion King.
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection	2020	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, Samurai Shodown III, Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge, Samurai Shodown V, Samurai Shodown V Special, and Samurai Shodown V Perfect.
Blizzard Arcade Collection	2021	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of The Lost Vikings, The Lost Vikings 2, RPM Racing, Rock N Roll Racing, and Blackthorne. Co-developed with Blizzard Entertainment.
Disney Classic Games Collection	2021	PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One	Emulation of Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Genesis versions of Aladdin by Virgin Games, the SNES version of Aladdin by Capcom, Game Boy, Genesis, and SNES versions of The Jungle Book, and Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, and SNES versions of The Lion King.
Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game	2021	Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Free game.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration	2022	Atari VCS, PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Emulation of the arcade versions of Akka Arrh, Asteroids Deluxe, Black Widow, Cloak & Dagger, Fire Truck, I, Robot, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Major Havoc, Maze Invaders, Pong, Quantum, Space Duel, Sprint 8, Tempest, the arcade and Atari 2600 versions of Breakout, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, and Warlords, the arcade, Atari 2600, and Atari 5800 versions of Millipede, Missile Command, and Super Breakout, the arcade, Atari 2600, and Atari 7800 versions of Asteroids, Centipede, the arcade and Atari 8-bit computer version of Food Fight, the Atari 2600 versions of 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Adventure II, Air-Sea Battle, Aquaventure, Basic Math, Bowling, Canyon Bomber, Circus Atari, Combat, Combat Two, Demons to Diamonds, Dodge 'Em, Double Dunk, Haunted House, Maze Craze, Miniature Golf, MotoRodeo, Outlaw, Quadrun, Race 500, RealSports Baseball, RealSports Basketball, RealSports Boxing, RealSports Football, RealSports Soccer, RealSports Tennis, RealSports Volleyball, Return to Haunted House, Saboteur, Save Mary, Secret Quest, Solaris, Super Football, Surround, Swordquest: Earthworld, Swordquest: Fireworld, Swordquest: Waterworld, and Yars' Revenge, the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computer versions of Miner 2049er, the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 versions of Dark Chambers, and Fatal Run, the Atari 8-bit computer versions of Caverns of Mars and Yoomp, the Atari 8-bit computer and Atari 5200 versions of Bounty Bob Strikes Back!, the Atari 5200 version of Star Raiders, the Atari 7800 version of Ninja Golf, the Atari 7800 and Lynx versions of Basketbrawl and Scrapyard Dog, the Lynx versions of Malibu Bikini Volleyball, Super Asteroids & Missile Command, Turbo Sub, and Warbirds, the Jaguar versions of Atari Karts, Club Drive, Cybermorph, Evolution: Dino Dudes, Fight for Life, Missile Command 3D, Ruiner Pinball, Tempest 2000, and Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy, a reproduction of the handheld LCD version of Touch Me, and the Atari Reimagined games Haunted Houses, Neo Breakout, Quadratank, Swordquest: Airworld, VCTR-SCTR, and Yars' Revenge Enhanced, plus documentary materials and interviews.
Digital Eclipse Arcade: Candy Creeps	2022	Windows
Digital Eclipse Arcade: Invasion of the Buffet Snatchers	2022	Windows
Digital Eclipse Arcade: Jollyball	2022	Windows
Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum	2022	NES, PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Co-developed with Retrotainment Games.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection	2022	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Emulation of the North American NES and Japanese Famicom versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, the North American NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, the North American arcade and NES versions plus the Japanese arcade and Famicom versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the North American and Japanese Game Boy versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue, the North American arcade and SNES versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, the North American SNES and Japanese Super Famicom versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, and the North American Sega Genesis and Japanese Mega Drive versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters.
Digital Eclipse Arcade: Q.P.I.D.	2023	Windows
The Making of Karateka	2023	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Emulation of Karateka plus documentary material and interviews.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord	2023	Windows	High-definition remake of the 1981 Sir-Tech game.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story	2024	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Emulation of the ZX81 versions of 3D 3D and Centipede, the VIC-20 versions of Abductor, Andes Attack, Deflex V, and Ratman, the VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Atari 8-bit computer versions of Gridrunner, the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 versions of Hellgate, Laser Zone, Matrix: Gridrunner 2, and Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time, the Commodore 64 versions of Ancipital, Batalyx, Iridis Alpha, Mama Llama, Psychedelia, Revenge of the Mutant Camels II, Sheep in Space, and Voidrunner, the ZX Spectrum versions of City Bomb, Headbanger's Heaven, and Rox III, Superdeflex, the Atari 8-bit computer versions of Colourspace and Turboflex, the Konix Multi-System demo Attack of the Mutant Camels '89, the Atari ST versions of Llamatron: 2112 and Super Gridrunner, the Jaguar version of Tempest 2000, and the high-definition remaster, Gridrunner Remastered, plus documentary materials and interviews.
Volgarr the Viking II	2024	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Co-developed with Crazy Viking Studios.
The Wider World of Atari	2024	Atari VCS, PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration DLC with emulation of the arcade versions of Destroyer, Football, Frenzy, Red Baron, and Super Bug, the arcade and Atari 2600 version of Sky Diver, the arcade and Atari 8-bit computer version of Avalanche, the arcade, Atari 2600, and Atari 5200 version of Berzerk, plus the Atari 2600 versions of Atari Video Cube, Desert Falcon, Off the Wall, Steeplechase, Stellar Track, and Submarine Commander.
Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition	2024	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Enhanced port of the 1999 Windows version and emulation of the Game Boy Color version.
Tetris Forever	2024	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Emulated version of the original Elektronika 60 version of Tetris, the Famicom versions of Tetris and Tetris 2 + Bombliss, the Game Boy version of Tetris 2, the Super Famicom versions of Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss and Tetris Battle Gaiden, plus Tetris Time Warp, and 9 other variants.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind	2024	PS4, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S