FTL Games
FTL Games (Faster Than Light) was the video game development division of Software Heaven Inc. FTL created several popular video games in the 1980s. Despite the company's small size, FTL products were consistently number-one sellers and received the highest critical acclaim and industry awards.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Wayne Holder |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Wayne Holder Bruce Webster Doug Bell |
| Products | SunDog Oids Dungeon Master series |
| Parent | Software Heaven Inc. |
| Website | ftlgames.com (offline, existed in the mid 90s) |
FTL was founded by Wayne Holder in 1982. Holder started Software Heaven and FTL as its game division after founding Oasis Systems, which specialized in spell checking software. He hired Bruce Webster, with whom he graduated from high school, to head FTL. After Webster left FTL in 1984, Doug Bell joined FTL and served as the Technical Director until FTL ceased operations in 1996.
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