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'''Mythos Games''' was a British [[video game developer]] company founded by [[Julian Gollop]] with his brother Nick in 1988 as '''Target Games'''. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game ''[[UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mythosgames.com/ufoenemyunknow.htm|title=Mythos Games Ltd - UFO Enemy Unknown|date=2001-06-06|access-date=2017-06-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010606165240/http://www.mythosgames.com/ufoenemyunknow.htm|archivedate=2001-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-28-the-story-of-x-com-interview?page=2|title=0|last=Bickham|first=Al|date=2010-11-28|website=Eurogamer|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/04/14/why-x-com-matters-to-me/|title=Why X-COM Matters (To Me)|last=Meer|first=Alec|date=2010-04-14|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, Gollop founded [[Codo Technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/09/laser-squad-nemesis/#more-556|title=Making Of: Laser Squad Nemesis|last=Gillen|first=Kieron|date=2007-11-09|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/11/the-dreamland-chronicles-is-set-free|title=The Dreamland Chronicles is Set Free|last=Staff|first=I. G. N.|date=2001-04-11|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17}}</ref>
'''Mythos Games''' was a British [[video game developer]] company founded by [[Julian Gollop]] and Nick Gollop in 1988 as '''Target Games'''. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]'', which went on to become the first installment in the later [[XCOM|''XCOM'' series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mythosgames.com/ufoenemyunknow.htm|title=Mythos Games Ltd - UFO Enemy Unknown|date=2001-06-06|access-date=2017-06-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010606165240/http://www.mythosgames.com/ufoenemyunknow.htm|archivedate=2001-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-28-the-story-of-x-com-interview?page=2|title=0|last=Bickham|first=Al|date=2010-11-28|website=Eurogamer|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-06-16|archive-date=2017-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819164508/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-28-the-story-of-x-com-interview?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/04/14/why-x-com-matters-to-me/|title=Why X-COM Matters (To Me)|last=Meer|first=Alec|date=2010-04-14|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-16|archive-date=2016-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528190900/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/04/14/why-x-com-matters-to-me/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, the brothers founded [[Codo Technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/09/laser-squad-nemesis/#more-556|title=Making Of: Laser Squad Nemesis|last=Gillen|first=Kieron|date=2007-11-09|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005154/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/09/laser-squad-nemesis/#more-556|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/11/the-dreamland-chronicles-is-set-free|title=The Dreamland Chronicles is Set Free|author=IGN Staff|date=2001-04-11|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-17|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107093441/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/11/the-dreamland-chronicles-is-set-free|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Games==
==Games==
{| class="wikitable"
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* ''[[Rebelstar (series)#Rebelstar II|Rebelstar II]]'' (1988)
!Year
⚫
* ''[[Laser Squad]]'' (1988)
!Title
⚫
* ''[[Lords of Chaos (video game)|Lords of Chaos]]'' (1990)
!Publisher
⚫
* ''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]'' (1994)
|-
⚫
* ''[[X-COM: Apocalypse]]'' (1997)
| rowspan="2" |1988
⚫
* ''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'' (1998)
⚫
|''[[Rebelstar#Rebelstar II|Rebelstar II]]''
⚫
* ''[[The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge]]'' (cancelled)
|[[Silverbird Software]]
|-
⚫
|''[[Laser Squad]]''
|Blade Software<br>MicroLeague {{small|(MS-DOS)}}
|-
|1990
⚫
|''[[Lords of Chaos (video game)|Lords of Chaos]]''
|Blade Software
|-
|1994
⚫
|''[[X-COM: UFO Defense]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[MicroProse]]
|-
|1997
⚫
|''[[X-COM: Apocalypse]]''
|-
|1998
⚫
|''[[Magic & Mayhem]]''
|{{vgrelease|EU|[[Virgin Interactive]]|NA|[[Bethesda Softworks]]}}
|-
|Cancelled
⚫
|''[[The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge]]''
|{{n/a}}
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 May 2024

Mythos Games
IndustryVideo games
Founded1988
FounderJulian Gollop
Nick Gollop
Defunct2001
SuccessorCodo Technologies
Headquarters
Harlow
,
England (UK)

Mythos Games was a British video game developer company founded by Julian Gollop and Nick Gollop in 1988 as Target Games. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game X-COM: UFO Defense, which went on to become the first installment in the later XCOM series.[1][2][3] Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, the brothers founded Codo Technologies.[4][5]

Games

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Year Title Publisher
1988 Rebelstar II Silverbird Software
Laser Squad Blade Software
MicroLeague (MS-DOS)
1990 Lords of Chaos Blade Software
1994 X-COM: UFO Defense MicroProse
1997 X-COM: Apocalypse
1998 Magic & Mayhem
Cancelled The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge —

References

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  1. ^ "Mythos Games Ltd - UFO Enemy Unknown". 2001-06-06. Archived from the original on 2001-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  2. ^ Bickham, Al (2010-11-28). "0". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  3. ^ Meer, Alec (2010-04-14). "Why X-COM Matters (To Me)". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  4. ^ Gillen, Kieron (2007-11-09). "Making Of: Laser Squad Nemesis". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ^ IGN Staff (2001-04-11). "The Dreamland Chronicles is Set Free". IGN. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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