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 Backbone Emeryville and Backbone Vancouver. Backbone Charlottetown followed 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 studio as part of its Other Ocean Emeryville studio.

Acquisition by Atari

Atari acquired Digital Eclipse in November 2023.

Digital Eclipse games (1992-2003) owned by WEC Museum

Title	Year	System	Notes
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1	1996	PS1	Emulation of the arcade versions of Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, and Tempest.
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1	2000	N64	Emulation of the arcade versions of Defender, Joust, Robotron: 2084, Root Beer Tapper, Sinistar, Spy Hunter.

Backbone Entertainment games (2003-2015) owned by WEC Museum

Title	Year	System	Notes
Root Beer Tapper	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1984 arcade game.
Sonic the Hedgehog	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1991 Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	2007	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1992 Sega Genesis game.
Yaris	2007	Xbox 360	Free game.
Sonic & Knuckles	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1994 Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	2009	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1994 Sega Genesis game.
The Simpsons Arcade Game	2012	Xbox 360	Emulation of the 1991 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.