Factor 5

The programming group which would eventually become Factor 5 had originally formed in the 1980s, in what cofounder Julian Eggebrecht described as a culture of hacking and multimedia programming on the local demo scene. Eggebrecht attended the Filmhochschule in Munich to become a movie director, and all the other members studied computer science. Their first important success, however, came with Turrican, The suit was filed in Marin Superior Court. ==Games==

Factor 5 GmbH Amiga • 1988: Katakis • 1989: R-Type • 1990: Turrican • 1990: Masterblazer (intro only) • 1991: Turrican II: The Final Fight • 1992: BC Kid • 1993: Turrican 3 (conversion program by Neon Studios) • 1994: ''Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land'' Atari ST • 1990: Turrican • 1991: Turrican II: The Final Fight Super Nintendo Entertainment System • 1993: Super Turrican • 1994: ''Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures'' • 1995: Super Turrican 2 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis • 1993: Mega Turrican (released in 1994) • 1994: Mega Bomberman 8-players (unpublished demo) • 1996: International Superstar Soccer Deluxe Game Boy • 1994: Contra: The Alien Wars • 1995: Animaniacs MS-DOS • 1994: ''Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land'' PlayStation • 1996: Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire • 1997: Ballblazer Champions Cancelled games • ''Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures'' (completed but unreleased) (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) Factor 5, Inc. Nintendo 64 • 1998: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron • 1999: Pokémon Stadium (Sound Compression Technology) • 1999: Resident Evil 2 (Sound Compression Technology) • 1999: ''Elmo's Letter Adventure'' (Sound Compression Technology) • 2000: San Francisco Rush 2049 (Sound Compression Technology) • 2000: Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo • 2000: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine • 2000: Pokémon Stadium 2 (Sound Compression Technology) Microsoft Windows • 1999: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D • 2001: Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo GameCube • 2001: Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader • 2003: Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike PlayStation 3 • 2007: Lair Cancelled games • Animal Wars (PS3) • Icarus (reboot of Kid Icarus) (Wii) • Untitled Pilotwings project (GameCube) • Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leaders Wii (completed but unreleased) (Wii) • Thornado (Nintendo 64) • Thornado (GameCube) • Turrican: Cyclone (PS3) • Virus (PS3) • WeFly (Wii) • Superman (PS3, Xbox 360) ==Technology==

• MusyX: Dolby Sound Tools - Developed for Nintendo 64, GameCube, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance • DivX For Games SDK - Developed for GameCube ==References==