Crawfish Interactive
{{Short description|British video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Crawfish Interactive
| logo = Crawfish Interactive.png
| type = Private
| fate = Defunct
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1997|03}}
| founder = Cameron Sheppard{{cite web |last1=McFerran |first1=Damien |title=Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper, The GBA's Best Fighter |url=https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-street-fighter-alpha-3-upper-the-gbas-best-fighter |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=23 September 2023 |date=23 September 2023}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|2002|11}}
| location_city = Croydon, London
| location_country = U.K.
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| key_people = {{ubl|Cameron Sheppard|Mike Merren|Steve Collett}}
| industry = Video games
| products = Games for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance
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| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201192121/http://www.crawfishinteractive.com/ crawfishinteractive.com] (archived)
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Crawfish Interactive was a video game developer based in Croydon, London, United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/companies/crawfish-interactive|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160422230551/http://uk.ign.com/companies/crawfish-interactive|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-04-22|title=Crawfish Interactive|work=IGN}}
Overview
The company was founded in March 1997 and closed in November 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/company.asp?co=Crawfish+Interactive&sec=5&i=243|title=Crawfish Interactive news and reviews, Pocket Gamer|work=pocketgamer.co.uk}} The company specialised in games software for the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance formats. Upon closure, former employees of the company joined Climax as a development team for handheld formats.{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2003/04/03/ex-crawfish-talks-gba|title=Ex-Crawfish Talks GBA|work=IGN}} The last two games, Superman: Countdown to Apokolips and Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!, both started development at the studio, but it was later finished by Mistic Software and Climax, respectively.
Games developed
- Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition (GB, 1998)
- WWF War Zone (GB, 1998)
- Bust-a-Move 3 (GB, 1998)
- Bust-A-Move 4 (GBC, 1999)
- WWF Attitude (GBC, 1999)
- Space Invaders (GBC, 1999)
- Maya the Bee & Her Friends (GBC, 1999)
- The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley (GBC, 1999)
- ECW Hardcore Revolution (GBC, 2000)
- Godzilla: The Series (GBC, 1999)
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing (GBC, 1999)
- Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars (GBC, 2000)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (GBC, 2000)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Get A Clue (GBC, 2000)
- Street Fighter Alpha (GBC, 2000)
- Disney's Aladdin (GBC, 2000)
- Cruis'n Exotica (GBC, 2000)
- Driver (GBC, 2000)
- X-Men: Mutant Academy (GBC, 2000)
- Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (GBC, 2001)
- Ecks vs. Sever (GBA, 2001)
- Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (GBC, 2001)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course (GBC, 2001)
- Roswell Conspiracies (GBC, 2001)
- Razor Freestyle Scooter (GBC, 2001)
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (GBA, 2001)
- Razor Freestyle Scooter (GBA, 2001)
- Driven (GBA, 2001)
- Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction (GBA, 2001)
- Disney's Peter Pan: Return to Neverland (GBA, 2002)
- NASCAR Heat 2002 (GBA, 2002)
- Nicktoons Racing (GBA, 2002)
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (GBA, 2002)
- Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (GBA, 2002)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (GBA, 2002)
- Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)
- Reign of Fire (GBA, 2002)
- The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)
- Wings (GBA, 2003)
===Cancelled===
- Grand Theft Auto: III (GBA, unreleased)
- Gods (GBA, unreleased){{cite web|url=http://www.unseen64.net/tag/crawfish-interactive/|title=Beta & Cancelled Crawfish Interactive Games - Unseen64|work=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!}}
- South Park (GBC, unreleased)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201192121/http://www.crawfishinteractive.com/ Official website] (archived)
- [https://www.mobygames.com/company/2229/crawfish-interactive-ltd/ Crawfish Interactive] at MobyGames
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Category:Companies based in the London Borough of Croydon
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom