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#REDIRECT [[Action 52]] {{R from related topic}} |
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{{merge to|Action 52|discuss=Talk:Action 52#Proposed merge with Active Enterprises|date=August 2015}} |
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{{Infobox company |
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| name = Active Enterprises, Ltd. |
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| logo = |
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] |
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| founder = Vince Perri, Raul Gomila |
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| foundation = [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], [[United States]] |
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| location = Miami, Florida, United States {{small|(headquarters)}}<br />[[Nassau, Bahamas]] {{small|(management)}} |
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| key_people = Vince Perri<br />Raul Gomila |
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| industry = [[Interactive entertainment]] |
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| products = ''[[Action 52]]''<br />''Cheetahmen II''<br/>''Cheetahmen: The Creation'' |
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| homepage = |
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{{Refimprove|date=October 2007}} |
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'''Active Enterprises Ltd.''' is a defunct [[United States|American]] [[video game]] developer headquartered in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]<ref>"[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5487678_ITM Video Creator Plays 52 Games to Win.]." ''[[The Miami Herald]]''.</ref> which was active in the early 1990s. Their best known game, officially released by the company, was the infamous ''[[Action 52]]'' [[multicart]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis]] video game consoles. |
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==Company history== |
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Active Enterprises was formed by Raul Gomila and Vince Perri in 1989, and was founded by the genesis of the idea behind ''Action 52'', a collection of 52 original games on one [[Cartridge (electronics)|cartridge]] which was developed and published internally and eventually released for the NES in 1991. The game was [[Nintendo Entertainment System#Unlicensed games|not licensed]] by [[Nintendo]]. |
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Promising 52 "new and original exciting games", ''Action 52'' was initially sold for the comparatively high price of $199 [[USD]] (or "less than $4 for each game"), and was backed up by a promotional contest which offered a grand prize of $104,000.<ref>[http://cheetahmen.silius.net/contest.html Cheetahmen Corner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, the title soon became notorious for the poor quality of its games and their numerous bugs and glitches, while the contest, which involved reaching a stage in the game ''Ooze'' became essentially unwinnable due to these same factors. Nonetheless, in 1993 Active Enterprises contracted [[FarSight Studios|Farsight Technologies]] to port ''Action 52'' to the Sega Genesis and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and develop the sports game ''Sports 5''. Only Action 52 for the Genesis was released out of these 3 games. |
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''Action 52'' also included a game titled ''The Cheetahmen'', which Active Enterprises trademarked in 1992 and hoped to turn into a ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''-inspired media franchise consisting of action figures, a comic book series and even a television cartoon series. A sequel, ''[[Cheetahmen II]]'' was developed but never released. |
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By late 1994, Active Enterprises had left the video game industry, but not before making a final [[Consumer Electronics Show]] presentation, which included promotion for a third ''Cheetahmen'' game and announcing an ambitious [[handheld game console]], the [[Action Gamemaster]], which promised compatibility with NES, SNES, Genesis and [[CD-ROM]] games via separately sold adapters.<ref>[http://cheetahmen.silius.net/ces94.html Cheetahmen Corner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/actiongamemaster/|title=Active Enterprises Action Gamemaster (Never Made)|author=|date=|work=Console Database|accessdate=13 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/special/active11.html|title=Active Enterprises exposed|author=|date=|work=atarihq.com|accessdate=13 March 2015}}</ref> |
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Contrary to popular opinion, Active Enterprises reportedly continued trading in the computer technology sector after their short-lived foray in the video game industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neswarpzone.com/active.html|title=The Warp Zone|author=|date=|work=neswarpzone.com|accessdate=13 March 2015}}</ref> During its years in business, the company was headquartered in [[Florida]] and managed in [[The Bahamas]].<ref>[http://cheetahmen.silius.net/history.html Cheetahmen Corner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Released games== |
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[[Image:Cheetahmen2.jpg|right|thumb|Intended Cheetahmen II box art]] |
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* ''[[Action 52]]'' (1991) ([[Nintendo Entertainment System]]) |
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* ''Action 52'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis]]) |
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==Unreleased games== |
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* ''Action 52'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]) |
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* ''Sports 5'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]) ([[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis]]) |
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* ''Cheetahmen II'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System]]) |
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* ''Cheetahmen III'' ([[Action Gamemaster]]) |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* ''[http://www.mobygames.com/company/active-enterprises-ltd Active Enterprises]'' at [[MobyGames]] |
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* [http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/special/active.html Active Enterprises exposed] |
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* {{moby game|id=/cheetahmen-ii|name=''Cheetahmen II''}} |
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