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	Added to Museum	Notes
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1	1996	PS1	July 21, 2022	Emulation of the arcade versions of Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, and Tempest.
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1	2000	N64	July 31, 2023	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	Added to Museum	Notes
Root Beer Tapper	2007	Xbox 360	December 12, 2009	Emulation of the 1984 arcade game.
Sonic the Hedgehog	2007	Xbox 360	December 12, 2009	Emulation of the 1991 Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	2007	Xbox 360	December 12, 2009	Emulation of the 1992 Sega Genesis game.
Yaris	2007	Xbox 360	July 2, 2009	Free game.
Sonic & Knuckles	2009	Xbox 360	December 12, 2009	Emulation of the 1994 Sega Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	2009	Xbox 360	December 12, 2009	Emulation of the 1994 Sega Genesis game.
The Simpsons Arcade Game	2012	Xbox 360	March 18, 2012	Emulation of the 1991 arcade game.

Digital Eclipse games (2015-present)

Title	Year	System	Added to Museum	Notes
Mega Man Legacy Collection	2015	PS4	June 3, 2017	Emulation of NES versions of Mega Man 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The Disney Afternoon Collection	2017	PS4	June 4, 2017	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	Windows	April 24, 2021	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	Switch	April 19, 2020	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 Windows	October 31, 2019 January 2, 2020	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	Windows	Not yet	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	Switch	May 8, 2022	Emulation of The Lost Vikings, The Lost Vikings 2, RPM Racing, Rock N Roll Racing, and Blackthorne.
Disney Classic Games Collection	2021	Windows	February 17, 2022	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	March 7, 2022	Free game.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection	2022	Switch	March 24, 2022	Emulation of NES versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, arcade and NES versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game, 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 SNES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, the arcade and SNES versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, and the Genesis versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters.