Paragon Software

{{short description|Video game developer}}

{{Distinguish|Paragon Software Group|Paragon Studios}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2018}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Paragon Software Corporation

| logo = Paragon-software-logo.jpg

| type = Private

| industry = Video games

| fate = Merged into MicroProse

| founded = {{Start date and age|1985|12|12}}

| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Mark E. Seremet|Antony Davies}}

| defunct = {{End date|1992|07|27}}

| hq_location_city = Greensburg, Pennsylvania

| hq_location_country = U.S.

| key_people =

| num_employees = 19

| num_employees_year = 1992

| parent = MicroProse {{small|(1992)}}

}}

Paragon Software Corporation was an American video game developer based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Founded on December 12, 1985, by Mark E. Seremet and Antony Davies, the company was best known for games developed around licenses from Marvel Comics,{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/city-of-heroes-team-renamed-paragon-studios/1100-6207897/ |title=City of Heroes team renamed Paragon Studios |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=April 14, 2009 |website=GameSpot |access-date=February 26, 2018}} including The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/09/top-10-tuesday-longest-game-titles |title=Top 10 Tuesday: Longest Game Titles |last=IGN Staff |date=May 8, 2007 |website=IGN |access-date=February 26, 2018}} and licenses from Game Designers' Workshop, such as the MegaTraveller series.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/07/sequels-wed-like-to-see |title=Sequels We'd Like to See |last=McNamara |first=Tom |date=December 6, 2004 |website=IGN |access-date=February 26, 2018}} On July 27, 1992, MicroProse announced that they had acquired Paragon Software, and that the company would be merged into MicroProse as a result of it.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MICROPROSE+ACQUIRES+PARAGON+SOFTWARE-a012393324 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227035421/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MICROPROSE+ACQUIRES+PARAGON+SOFTWARE-a012393324 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |title=MICROPROSE ACQUIRES PARAGON SOFTWARE |last=Gilmore |first=Kathy |last2=Bake |first2=Elizabeth |date=July 27, 1992 |website=TheFreeLibrary.com |access-date=February 26, 2018 }} The company had 19 employees at the time. The studio's final game, XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter, was released under the MicroProse branding on September 2, 1992.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MICROPROSE+RELEASES+MANTIS-a012585085 |title=MICROPROSE RELEASES MANTIS |last=Gilmore |first=Kathy |date=September 2, 1992 |website=TheFreeLibrary.com |access-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034835/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MICROPROSE+RELEASES+MANTIS-a012585085 |url-status=dead }}