Factor 5

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Based in San Rafael, California, originally founded in Cologne (Germany) in 1987 and privately held, Factor 5 LLC is a developer of interactive entertainment software and technology for a variety of console and computer platforms.

The team members come from the hacker scene and demo programming. They originally called themselves Light Circle, but then changed their name to avoid associations with their not-so-legal past, and since there were 5 members it became Factor 5. The first project was the Amiga game Katakis (1988), an R-Type clone. They were sued by Activision Europe for copying the concept, and were only allowed to hold on to the right to sell the game if they did the Amiga conversion for R-Type. They complied, and after that, they programming the scrolling 2D shoot-em-up Turrican for the Amiga, inspired by Metroid and Contra. The game did remarkably well, so they created a sequel and then pondered porting it to other systems and consoles.

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Based in San Rafael, California, originally founded in Cologne (Germany) in 1987 and privately held, Factor 5 LLC is a developer of interactive entertainment software and technology for a variety of console and computer platforms.

The team members come from the hacker scene and demo programming. They originally called themselves Light Circle, but then changed their name to avoid associations with their not-so-legal past, and since there were 5 members it became Factor 5. The first project was the Amiga game Katakis (1988), an R-Type clone. They were sued by Activision Europe for copying the concept, and were only allowed to hold on to the right to sell the game if they did the Amiga conversion for R-Type. They complied, and after that, they programming the scrolling 2D shoot-em-up Turrican for the Amiga, inspired by Metroid and Contra. The game did remarkably well, so they created a sequel and then pondered porting it to other systems and consoles.

Recently, Factor 5 has incorporated in the State of California and is now going under the name of Factor 5, Inc.

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Subject ID: 9878