Mere Mortals

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|founder = David Jeffries & Graeme Love

|location_city = Newcastle upon Tyne

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Established in 1999, Mere Mortals was a British video game developer based in Newcastle upon Tyne.{{r|Crossley-2011}} It announced its withdrawal from games in 2010{{r|Moby-Games-2012}} and confirmed that decision the next year, intending to work with internet, television and film.{{r|Crossley-2011}}

In addition to its games, Mere Mortals contributed to three films by Danny Boyle: Sunshine, 28 Weeks Later and Slumdog Millionaire.{{r|Crossley-2011}}

Games

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;" \|+ Selected games{{r\|Moby-Games-2012}}
Title !Platform(s) !Year !Notes
Aquattack! \| PlayStation 3, PSP \| 2010 \|
Petanque Master \| Wii \| 2010 \| Sequel to Petanque Pro. Compatible with the Wii MotionPlus.
Pocket Pack: Words & Numbers \|DS \|2010 \|
Pocket Pack: Strategy Games \|DS \|2010 \|
Vacation Sports \|Wii \|2009 \|
Encleverment Experiment \| Xbox 360 \| 2009 \|
World Sports Party \| Wii \| 2009 \| {{r\|Crossley-2011}}
Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge \| Wii \| 2009 \|
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 \|PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, PSP, Xbox 360 \|2008 \|
Vegas Casino II \|PlayStation 2 \|2007 \|
Winter Sports \|PlayStation 2 \|2007 \|
Fruit Fall \|PlayStation 2 \|2007 \|
Pétanque Pro \| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii \| 2007 \|
Ultimate Board Game Collection \| Wii, PlayStation 2 \| July 2006 \|
¡Qué pasa Neng! El videojuego \| PlayStation 2 \| 2006 \|Published by Phoenix Games B.V. & Atari
PDC World Championship Darts \| PlayStation 2 \| December 1, 2006 \| {{r\|Crossley-2011}}
X-Treme Quads \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Turbo Trucks \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
The Ultimate World Cup Quiz \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Superbike GP \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Speed Machines III \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Snow Rider \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Search & Destroy \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Obliterate \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Maniac Mole \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
London Cab Challenge \| PlayStation 2 \| July 28, 2006 \|Published by Phoenix Games B.V.
Guerrilla Strike \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Extreme Sprint 3010 \| PlayStation 2 \| 2006 \|Published by Phoenix Games B.V.{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4J6BS97NiQ \|title=Gamepro 09/2005 - Testcheck \|date=2015-10-31 \|last=PastGaming - Archiv \|access-date=2024-11-04 \|via=YouTube}}
Dynamite 100 \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Drag Racer USA \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Downhill Slalom \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
D-Unit Drift Racing \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Combat Ace \| PlayStation 2 \| 2006 \| Published by Phoenix Games B.V.{{cite web \|title=Combat Ace \|at=HTML head meta description \|work=Collectorz \|url=https://core.collectorz.com/games/ps2/combat-ace \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423152606/https://core.collectorz.com/games/ps2/combat-ace \|url-status=live \|archivedate=23 April 2017}}
Air Raid 3 \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Arcade USA \|PlayStation 2, PC \|2006 \|
21 Card Games \|PlayStation 2 \|2006 \|
Poker Masters \|PlayStation 2, PC \|2005 \|{{Cite web \|date=2007-06-18 \|title=Previous games \|url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=28&msgset=1 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124357/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=28&msgset=1 \|archive-date=18 June 2007 }}
Shadow of Ganymede \|PlayStation 2 \|2005 \|
Family Board Games \|PlayStation 2 \|2005 \|
Doomsday Racers \|PlayStation 2 \|2005 \|
Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder! \|PC \|2005 \|
Xtreme Speed \|PlayStation 2 \|2004 \|
RC Toy Machines \|PlayStation 2 \|2004 \|
Junior Board Games \|PlayStation 2 \|2004 \|
Arcade Action: 30 Games \|PlayStation 2 \|2004 \|
SRS \|PC \|2004 \|{{Cite web \|date=2007-06-18 \|title=Previous games \|url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=27&msgset=1 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124428/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=27&msgset=1 \|archive-date=18 June 2007 }}
All Star Action \|PlayStation \|2003 \|
Big Mutha Truckers \|PC \|2003 \|{{Cite web \|date=2007-06-18 \|title=Previous games \|url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=26&msgset=1 \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124455/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=26&msgset=1 \|archive-date=18 June 2007 }}
Sports Superbike 2 \|PlayStation \|2002 \|
Speed Machines \|PlayStation \|2002 \|
Monte Carlo Games Compendium \|PlayStation \|2002 \|
Backgammon \|PlayStation \|1999 \|

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|+ Selected games{{r|Moby-Games-2012}}

Title

!Platform(s)

!Year

!Notes

Aquattack!

| PlayStation 3, PSP

| 2010

Petanque Master

| Wii

| 2010

| Sequel to Petanque Pro. Compatible with the Wii MotionPlus.

Pocket Pack: Words & Numbers

|DS

|2010

Pocket Pack: Strategy Games

|DS

|2010

Vacation Sports

|Wii

|2009

Encleverment Experiment

| Xbox 360

| 2009

World Sports Party

| Wii

| 2009

| {{r|Crossley-2011}}

Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge

| Wii

| 2009

PDC World Championship Darts 2008

|PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, PSP, Xbox 360

|2008

Vegas Casino II

|PlayStation 2

|2007

Winter Sports

|PlayStation 2

|2007

Fruit Fall

|PlayStation 2

|2007

Pétanque Pro

| Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii

| 2007

Ultimate Board Game Collection

| Wii, PlayStation 2

| July 2006

¡Qué pasa Neng! El videojuego

| PlayStation 2

| 2006

|Published by Phoenix Games B.V. & Atari

PDC World Championship Darts

| PlayStation 2

| December 1, 2006

| {{r|Crossley-2011}}

X-Treme Quads

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Turbo Trucks

|PlayStation 2

|2006

The Ultimate World Cup Quiz

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Superbike GP

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Speed Machines III

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Snow Rider

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Search & Destroy

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Obliterate

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Maniac Mole

|PlayStation 2

|2006

London Cab Challenge

| PlayStation 2

| July 28, 2006

|Published by Phoenix Games B.V.

Guerrilla Strike

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Extreme Sprint 3010

| PlayStation 2

| 2006

|Published by Phoenix Games B.V.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4J6BS97NiQ |title=Gamepro 09/2005 - Testcheck |date=2015-10-31 |last=PastGaming - Archiv |access-date=2024-11-04 |via=YouTube}}

Dynamite 100

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Drag Racer USA

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Downhill Slalom

|PlayStation 2

|2006

D-Unit Drift Racing

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Combat Ace

| PlayStation 2

| 2006

| Published by Phoenix Games B.V.{{cite web |title=Combat Ace |at=HTML head meta description |work=Collectorz |url=https://core.collectorz.com/games/ps2/combat-ace |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423152606/https://core.collectorz.com/games/ps2/combat-ace |url-status=live |archivedate=23 April 2017}}

Air Raid 3

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Arcade USA

|PlayStation 2, PC

|2006

21 Card Games

|PlayStation 2

|2006

Poker Masters

|PlayStation 2, PC

|2005

|{{Cite web |date=2007-06-18 |title=Previous games |url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=28&msgset=1 |access-date=2024-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124357/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=28&msgset=1 |archive-date=18 June 2007 }}

Shadow of Ganymede

|PlayStation 2

|2005

Family Board Games

|PlayStation 2

|2005

Doomsday Racers

|PlayStation 2

|2005

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder!

|PC

|2005

Xtreme Speed

|PlayStation 2

|2004

RC Toy Machines

|PlayStation 2

|2004

Junior Board Games

|PlayStation 2

|2004

Arcade Action: 30 Games

|PlayStation 2

|2004

SRS

|PC

|2004

|{{Cite web |date=2007-06-18 |title=Previous games |url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=27&msgset=1 |access-date=2024-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124428/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=27&msgset=1 |archive-date=18 June 2007 }}

All Star Action

|PlayStation

|2003

Big Mutha Truckers

|PC

|2003

|{{Cite web |date=2007-06-18 |title=Previous games |url=http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=26&msgset=1 |access-date=2024-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618124455/http://www.mere-mortals.com/html/games_services.php?game_id=26&msgset=1 |archive-date=18 June 2007 }}

Sports Superbike 2

|PlayStation

|2002

Speed Machines

|PlayStation

|2002

Monte Carlo Games Compendium

|PlayStation

|2002

Backgammon

|PlayStation

|1999

References

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{{cite web |last=Crossley |first=Rob |date=9 September 2011 |title=Mere Mortals quits game development |publisher=gamesindustry.biz |url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/mere-mortals-quits-game-development/0110085 |accessdate=23 April 2017}}

{{cite web |title=Mere Mortals Ltd |date=2 February 2012 |work=Moby Games |url=http://www.mobygames.com/company/mere-mortals-ltd |accessdate=23 April 2017}}

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Category:British companies established in 1999

Category:Video game development companies

Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom

Category:Video game companies established in 1999

Category:Companies based in Newcastle upon Tyne

Category:1999 establishments in England

Category:Privately held companies of England