MicroProse & MPS Labs

Founded by Sid Meier, Bill Stealey and Andy Hollis in 1982, MicroProse is a North American computer-game developer and publisher most famous for its strategy games and simulators. MPS Labs and MicroStyle were internal development divisions of MicroProse.

Here are a few of MicroProse's technical achievements:

Developed the first realistic gunship and stealth fighter sims (A. Hollis, J. Synoski)
Flat-shaded real-time 3D rendering on the Commodore 64 in 1986 (A. Hollis)
Developed vehicle physics in 1989 (D. Dennies, S. Spanburg, G. Crammond)
Developed low-altitude topographical 3D detail in 1991 (D. Dennies)
Developed the first realistic F1 sim in 1991 (G. Crammond)
Invented 4X TBS in 1991 (S. Meier)
Developed the first RTwP combat system ("pause for orders") in 1992 (J. Synoski)
Developed advanced pre-API computer-game GUIs and icon-driven interfaces

This is a chronological list of MicroProse, MPS Labs and MicroStyle computer games that I have so far covered on cRPG Blog. Note that my coverage ranges from a few lines of commentary to 200-article deep-delves. Headings link to coverage where applicable.

In my humble opinion, MicroProse are one the greatest computer-game developers of all-time; MicroProse games are not only entertaining, they are educational as well.

F-15 Strike Eagle Atari 8 Bit 1984

F-15 Strike Eagle IBM PC 1985

CGA:

EGA:

Silent Service IBM PC 1985

Gunship C64 1986

Gunship Atari ST 1986

Gunship IBM PC 1987

Project Stealth Fighter C64 1987

Sid Meier's Pirates IBM PC 1987

Airborne Ranger 1987 C64

F-19 Stealth Fighter IBM PC 1988

Red Storm Rising IBM PC 1989

Stunt Car Racer IBM PC 1989 (MicroStyle)

RVF Honda Amiga 1989 (MicroStyle)

RVF Honda was released by MicroStyle in 1989 for Atari ST and Amiga. It was designed and coded by Ed Hickman.

M1 Tank Platoon IBM PC 1989

F-15 Strike Eagle 2 IBM PC 1989

Knights of the Sky IBM PC 1990

Sid Meier's Covert Action IBM PC 1990

Sid Meier's Covert Action was released by MPS Labs in 1990 for Amiga and IBM PC MS-DOS 2.x & 3.x. Programmed by Sid Meier, Covert Action requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, Compaq, Tandy 1000 or such-like IBM compatible with at least 512K of RAM. Covert Action displays in 256-color VGA 320x200. Covert Action is a James Bond-like spy simulator featuring a mix of strategy, puzzle and action segments.