Company Bio Established in October, 1982,
Access Software is a developer of entertainment software, including sports, simulation, and adventure games.
Access Software entered the home software industry in the era of the Commodore 64 personal computer. The first application produced, "Spritemaster," was created to help Commodore 64 users program and place sprites, the animated block figures used in customized programs. Over the next six years, 11 titles were produced for the Commodore 64.
With the production of the flight simulator Echelon,
Access Software ventured into the IBM home computer market. As the demand for larger, more realistic game software increased, the programming staff began devoting all of its time and attention to entertainment titles. The creation of the Links series of golf simulations ensured the continued success of
Access Software .
The company has been a pioneer in the computer industry.
Access Software was the first entertainment software company to produce: VGA-only software products,
MS-DOS "talking" products, DOS-Extended program (memory scheme), a Super VGA-only program, Digitized characters with speech motion, an interactive movie game, and a game developed for DVD.
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Developed/Manufactured 10th Frame (Commodore 64/128),
Beach Head (Commodore 64/128),
Microsoft Golf 2.0 CD (IBM PC Compatible),
The Pandora Directive (IBM PC Compatible),
Links LS 1998 Edition (IBM PC Compatible),
Under A Killing Moon (IBM PC Compatible),
Mean Streets (IBM PC Compatible),
Countdown (IBM PC Compatible),
Martian Memorandum (IBM PC Compatible),
Amazon: Guardians of Eden (IBM PC Compatible),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 3 (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Tex Murphy Overseer (IBM PC Compatible),
Tex Murphy Double Feature (IBM PC Compatible),
Mean Streets (Commodore 64/128),
Links LS 1999 (IBM PC Compatible),
Links LS Pinehurst (IBM PC Compatible),
10th Frame (Atari ST),
Leader Board (Atari ST),
Links Championship Course: Bountiful Golf Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Firestone Country Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Bighorn (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Banff Springs (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Innisbrook -- Copperhead Course (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Prairie Dunes Country Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Riviera Country Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: The Belfry (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Mauna Kea (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Fantasy Course: Devil's Island (IBM PC Compatible),
Links LS Championship Course: Valhalla Golf Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 4 (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links LS 2000 Add-On Courses: 10 Course Pack -- Vol. 1 (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Extreme (IBM PC Compatible),
Leader Board (Commodore 64/128),
Links LS 2000 (IBM PC Compatible),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 1 (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 2 (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 1 [Microsoft Corporation] (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 3 [Microsoft Corporation] (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 4 [Microsoft Corporation] (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Tex Murphy: Overseer (IBM PC Compatible),
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive (IBM PC Compatible),
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon (IBM PC Compatible),
Microsoft Golf (IBM PC Compatible),
Microsoft Golf 3.0 (IBM PC Compatible),
Microsoft Golf 2.0 (IBM PC Compatible),
Microsoft Golf: Multimedia Edition (IBM PC Compatible),
Links LS for Macintosh (Macintosh),
U.S. Open at Pinehurst No.2 (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links LS Add-On Course: Phoenix Country Club of Miyazaki, Japan (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Heavy Metal (Commodore 64/128),
Leaderboard Golf (Arcade),
Links LS Add-On Course: Phoenix Country Club of Miyazaki, Japan (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
10th Frame (Amstrad CPC),
Links Championship Course: Belfry Golf & Country Club (IBM PC Compatible),
Links: Championship Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Hyatt-Dorado Beach Resort (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Barton Creek (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Championship Course: Devil's Island Course (IBM PC Compatible),
Links LS Championship Course & Tour Player: Sea Island and Davis Love III (IBM PC Compatible),
Links Pro (Macintosh),
Countdown (Macintosh),
Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back (Commodore 64/128),
Leader Board Executive (Commodore 64/128),
Leader Board II (Commodore 64/128),
Ollie's Follies (Commodore 64/128),
DE Block (Arcade),
Links LS Classic (IBM PC Compatible),
Countdown (IBM PC Compatible),
Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back (Apple II),
Crime Wave (IBM PC Compatible),
Echelon (IBM PC Compatible),
Heavy Metal (IBM PC Compatible),
Neutral Zone (Commodore 64/128),
Raid Over Moscow (Commodore 64/128),
Links 5-Course Library: Vol. 2 [Microsoft Corporation] (Hybrid Windows/Mac),
Links LS 2000 [Jewel Case] (IBM PC Compatible),
Microsoft Golf for Windows 95 [SmartSaver Series] (IBM PC Compatible),
Mean Streets (Commodore 64/128)
