Apogee Software
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Apogee Software is a pioneering American video game company best known for popularizing the shareware distribution model and launching influential titles in the early 1990s PC gaming era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apogee Software canonical | 6 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
software publisher
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video game company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Apogee Software, Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| businessModel | shareware ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
3D Realms
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id Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionModel | episodic shareware ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s ⓘ |
| focus |
action games
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first-person shooters ⓘ platform games ⓘ |
| industry |
software publishing
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video games ⓘ |
| influenced |
PC game distribution practices
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independent game publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
PC games
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early 1990s PC gaming era ⓘ shareware distribution model ⓘ |
| market | PC gaming ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commander Keen series
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Duke Nukem series NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfenstein 3D (as publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
MS-DOS
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PC ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| role | publisher of shareware titles ⓘ |
| roleInIndustry | pioneer of shareware games ⓘ |
| type | privately held company ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons