Blitz Research

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Blitz Research Ltd is a software company based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in BASIC-based programming languages. Founded in 2000 by Mark Sibly, the company's first product was Blitz BASIC 2D, a PC version of the Amiga Blitz Basic, released the same year.{{Cite web|title=Who are Blitz Research?|url=https://www.empat.tech/startup-development|archive-url=https://archive.ph/B6Fq2|archive-date=2013-01-02|website=BlitzBasic}}

In 2001, Blitz3D was launched, enabling developers to create 3D games and applications using DirectX. In 2003, BlitzPlus succeeded Blitz BASIC 2D, offering extended capabilities for developing Microsoft Windows applications as well as games.

In December 2004, the company released BlitzMax for Windows, macOS, and Linux, supporting both OpenGL and DirectX.

In 2011, Blitz Research introduced the Monkey programming language and the Monkey X game engine,{{Cite news|date=2022-11-07|title=Monkey X|url=https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/33208|access-date=2025-06-12|work=encyclopedia.pub}} capable of generating code in C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and ActionScript, among others.{{cite news |last=Hedquist |first=Ulrika |date=10 June 2011 |title=Monkey saves time for game developers |url=http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/monkey-saves-time-for-game-developers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/JBCi |archive-date=8 July 2012 |access-date=11 June 2011 |work=Computerworld New Zealand}} Monkey 2 was announced in May 2015.{{cite web|url=http://marksibly.blogspot.com/2015/05/monkey2.html|title=Monkey2!|website=markspace|first=Mark|last=Sibly|date=2015-05-02|access-date=2023-09-27}}

Blitz Research also developed the Maplet 3D modelling tool, which is no longer supported.