Gray Matter (company)

{{Short description|Canadian video game developer}}

{{distinguish|Gray Matter Studios|Gray Matter Technologies}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Gray Matter Inc.

| industry = Video games

| foundation = 1985

| founders = Chris Gray

| defunct = 1997

| location = Oakville, Ontario, Canada

| num_employees = 75 (1995)

}}

Gray Matter Inc. was a Canadian video game developer based in Oakville, Ontario. It was established by Chris Gray in 1985 and disbanded in 1997.

History

Gray Matter was founded by Chris Gray in Oakville, Ontario in 1985.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/a-missed-opportunity-1.938438 |title=A missed opportunity |first=Peter |last=Nowak |date=September 10, 2010 |website=CBC.ca}}{{cite web|first=Bertrand|last=Marotte|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830161/the-vancouver-sun/|title=Canadians fighting game wars|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|page=42|date=November 30, 1996|accessdate=May 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}} At its peak in 1995, the studio had approximately 75 employees. Gray wound down the company in 1997 due to a lack of funding.{{cite web |url=https://strategyonline.ca/1998/05/11/21648-19980511/ |title=The Strategy Interview: Chris {{sic|Grey|hide=y}}, Enter Interactive |author=Strategy Staff |date=May 11, 1998 |website=Strategy}}

Games developed

= Chris Gray Enterprises Inc. =

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! scope="col" |Title

! scope="col" |Release date

! scope="col" |Platform(s)

Whirlinurd

|{{dts|1985}}

|Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit

Infiltrator

|{{dts|1986}}

|Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit

Infiltrator II

|{{dts|1987}}

|Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS (1988), NES (1989)

Captain Planet and The Planeteers

|{{dts|1991}}

|NES

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

|{{dts|1992}}

|NES

= Gray Matter Inc. =

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! scope="col" |Title

! scope="col" |Release date

! scope="col" |Platform(s)

Techno Cop

|{{dts|1988}}

|Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amiga (1989), Sega Genesis (1990)

Road Raider

|{{dts|1988}}

|Amiga, Atari ST

Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun

|{{dts|1989}}

|Amiga

The Ultimate Ride

|{{dts|1990}}

|Amiga

Mad Max

|{{dts|July 1990}}

|NES

Dirty Harry

|{{dts|Dec 14 1990}}

|NES

James Bond Jr.

|{{dts|Oct 1992}}

|Super NES

Wayne's World

|{{dts|Feb 18, 1993}}

|Super NES

The Terminator

|{{dts|April 1993}}

|Super NES

B.O.B.

|{{dts|June 1993}}

|Super NES

WWF King of the Ring

|{{dts|Sept 1993}}

|NES

The Incredible Crash Dummies

|{{dts|Oct 1993}}

|Super NES

The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!

|{{dts|Oct 1993}}

|Super NES

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

|{{dts|Nov 03, 1993}}

|Sega CD (additional graphics)

Foes of Ali

|{{dts|1995}}

|3DO

Phoenix 3

|{{dts|1995}}

|3DO

NHL All-Star Hockey

|{{dts|1995}}

|Sega Saturn, Game Gear

Super R.B.I. Baseball

|{{dts|June 1995}}

|Super NES

NBA Action

|{{dts|1996}}

|Sega Saturn

Perfect Weapon

|{{dts|November 21, 1996}}

|PlayStation, MS-DOS

The Crow: City of Angels

|{{dts|February 28, 1997}}

|PlayStation, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS

The Condemned{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-condemned-preview/1100-2558591/ |title=The Condemned Preview |first=Jeff |last=Sengstack |date=January 28, 1997 |website=GameSpot}}

|unreleased

|PC

References

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