verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message vicarious visions vicarious visions logo type subsidiary industry computer and video games founded 1990 ; 26 years ago 1990 founder karthik bala guha bala headquarters menands new york u.s. key people jennifer o neal products list of vicarious visions video games number of employees 200 developers additional qa and temporary parent independent 1990 2005 activision 2005 present website www.vvisions.com vicarious visions is an american video game developer . vicarious visions games accounted for over 2.5 billion dollars in retail sales and over 40 million units of its software have been sold worldwide . the headquarters of vicarious visions is located in menands new york . contents 1 studio history 2 game history 3 games developed 4 cancelled games 5 awards received 6 references 7 external links studio history edit the studio was founded by brothers karthik and guha bala in 1990 while both were in high school . in the late 1990s vicarious visions appointed michael marvin an albany based investor and entrepreneur and founder and former ceo of mapinfo corporation ; and charles s. jones investor who sat on the boards of various software and industrial companies including geac and psdi to its board of directors . under their leadership a sale of the company was negotiated to activision earning the original investors over 20x their initial investment . in january 2005 vicarious visions was acquired by publisher activision . in april 2016 the bala brothers announced that they had left the company . 1 game history edit terminus an online multiplayer space trading and combat simulation game won two independent games festival awards in 1999 . they became known as a leading developer of handheld games breaking ground by the tony hawk s pro skater series developing every game boy advance and nintendo ds title in the franchise s main series as well as one spin off . they developed the first three crash bandicoot gba games . they are also well known for many games including spider man spider man 2 ultimate spider man crash nitro kart jedi knight ii jedi academy and doom 3 for the xbox . vicarious visions developed for the guitar hero series on the nintendo ds and wii platforms . for guitar hero on tour vicarious visions created the guitar grip peripheral for the nintendo ds which emulates the guitar controller for the portable system . it was revealed on june 10 2011 that vicarious visions was working on the 3ds version of skylanders spyro s adventure . 2 games developed edit year game platform s 1996 synnergist microsoft dos pc cd rom 1997 dark angael microsoft windows 1999 zebco fishing game boy color 1999 vigilante 8 game boy color 2000 polaris snocross game boy color nintendo 64 playstation 2000 terminus microsoft windows macos linux 2000 spider man game boy color 2000 the wild thornberrys rambler game boy color 2000 pro darts game boy color 2000 barbie magic genie adventure game boy color 2000 jimmy white s cue ball game boy color 2001 wanadoo snowcross game boy color microsoft windows 2001 rescue heroes fire frenzy game boy color 2001 blue s clues blue s alphabet book game boy color 2001 spongebob squarepants legend of the lost spatula game boy color 2001 tony hawk s pro skater 2 game boy advance 2001 sea doo hydrocross playstation 2001 power rangers time force game boy advance 2001 spider man mysterio s menace game boy advance 2001 zoboomafoo playtime in zobooland game boy color 2001 spider man 2 enter electro playstation 2001 monsters inc. game boy color 2001 kelly club clubhouse fun game boy color 2002 crash bandicoot the huge adventure game boy advance 2002 tony hawk s pro skater 3 game boy advance 2002 frogger advance the great quest game boy advance 2002 spongebob squarepants revenge of the flying dutchman game boy advance 2002 tony hawk s pro skater 4 game boy advance playstation 2002 the powerpuff girls him and seek game boy advance 2002 star wars jedi knight ii jedi outcast gamecube xbox 2002 whiteout microsoft windows playstation 2 xbox 2003 crash bandicoot 2 n tranced game boy advance 2003 the muppets on with the show game boy advance microsoft windows 2003 bruce lee return of the legend game boy advance 2003 x2 wolverine s revenge game boy advance 2003 finding nemo game boy advance 2003 jet grind radio game boy advance 2003 disney s extreme skate adventure game boy advance 2003 disney s the lion king 1 game boy advance 2003 tony hawk s underground game boy advance 2003 spongebob squarepants battle for bikini bottom game boy advance 2003 disney s brother bear game boy advance 2003 crash nitro kart game boy advance gamecube playstation 2 xbox n gage 2003 spy muppets license to croak game boy advance microsoft windows 2003 star wars jedi knight jedi academy xbox 2004 rivet mobile phone 2004 shrek 2 game boy advance 2004 spider man vs. doc ock mobile phone 2004 crash bandicoot purple ripto s rampage and spyro orange the cortex conspiracy game boy advance 2004 shark tale game boy advance 2004 tony hawk s underground 2 game boy advance 2004 that s so raven game boy advance 2004 shrek 2 beg for mercy game boy advance 2004 kids next door operation s.o.d.a. game boy advance 2004 spider man 2 nintendo ds playstation portable 2005 doom 3 xbox 2005 madagascar game boy advance nintendo ds 2005 batman begins game boy advance 2005 ultimate spider man game boy advance nintendo ds 2005 x men legends ii rise of apocalypse playstation portable 2005 tony hawk s american sk8land game boy advance nintendo ds 2005 madagascar operation penguin game boy advance 2006 over the hedge game boy advance nintendo ds 2006 over the hedge hammy goes nuts game boy advance 2006 tony hawk s downhill jam nintendo ds 2006 marvel ultimate alliance playstation portable wii 2007 shrek the third game boy advance nintendo ds 2007 spider man 3 game boy advance nintendo ds playstation 2 playstation portable wii 2007 transformers decepticons nintendo ds 2007 transformers autobots nintendo ds 2007 guitar hero iii legends of rock wii 2007 tony hawk s proving ground nintendo ds 2007 bee movie game nintendo ds 2008 kung fu panda nintendo ds 2008 guitar hero on tour nintendo ds 2008 guitar hero aerosmith wii 2008 guitar hero world tour wii 2008 quantum of solace nintendo ds 2008 guitar hero on tour decades nintendo ds 2009 mixed messages dsiware 2009 transformers revenge of the fallen decepticons nintendo ds 2009 transformers revenge of the fallen autobots nintendo ds 2009 guitar hero 5 wii 2009 marvel ultimate alliance 2 playstation 3 xbox 360 2009 band hero nintendo ds wii 2009 guitar hero on tour modern hits nintendo ds 2010 guitar hero ios 2010 transformers war for cybertron decepticons nintendo ds 2010 transformers war for cybertron autobots nintendo ds 2010 guitar hero warriors of rock wii 2011 skylanders spyro s adventure nintendo 3ds 2012 skylanders cloud patrol ios android kindle fire 2012 skylanders lost islands ios android 2012 skylanders battlegrounds ios android 2012 skylanders giants wii u 2013 skylanders swap force playstation 3 playstation 4 wii u 3 xbox 360 xbox one 2014 skylanders trap team ios android kindle fire 2015 skylanders superchargers playstation 3 playstation 4 xbox 360 xbox one wii u ios 2016 skylanders imaginators crash edition playstation 3 playstation 4 2017 crash bandicoot remastered collection playstation 4 cancelled games edit year game platform s 2000 amf xtreme bowling game boy color 2000 carnivale game boy color 2001 sea doo hydrocross game boy color 2008 call of duty roman wars microsoft windows ps3 xbox 360 2010 dj hero 3d nintendo 3ds 2011 guitar hero 7 ps3 xbox 360 wii 2012 untitled crash bandicoot game ps3 xbox 360 wii awards received edit year award for 1999 gdc independent games festival awards best programming terminus 1999 gdc independent games festival awards best audio soundtrack terminus 2001 e3 award best handheld game tony hawk s pro skater 2 2001 e3 award best sports game for handheld tony hawk s pro skater 2 2001 e3 award technological excellence in handheld tony hawk s pro skater 2 2001 editor s choice award best of 2001 for handheld games best extreme sports game tony hawk s pro skater 2 2002 gamespot best sports game on game boy advance for 2002 tony hawk s pro skater 3 2003 gamespy best action sports game tony hawk s underground 2003 gamespy 10 gba game of the year tony hawk s underground 2004 1up sports extreme sports game of the year tony hawk s underground 2005 gamespy 2005 xbox game of the year 5 overall of top 10 doom 3 2005 teamxbox 2005 game of the year first runner up for first person shooter and best graphics doom 3 2005 gamespy 2005 ds game of the year tony hawk s american sk8land 2005 gamespy 2005 ds sports game of the year tony hawk s american sk8land 2005 ign best of 2005 best action game tony hawk s american sk8land 2005 ign best of 2005 best artistic design ultimate spider man 2005 ign best of 2005 best rpg x men legends ii rise of apocalypse 2006 ign best of 2006 ds racing game tony hawk s downhill jam 2006 ign best of 2006 ds racing game tony hawk s downhill jam 2007 ign best of 2007 music game of the year guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 reader s choice for best music game guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 best licensed soundtrack guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 reader s choice for best licensed soundtrack guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 best local multiplayer game guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 reader s choice for best local multiplayer game guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 gamespy 2007 awards 5 of top 10 wii games of the year guitar hero iii legends of rock 2007 ign best of 2007 runner up best platform game spider man 3 2007 ign best of 2007 runner up most innovative design spider man 3 2007 gamespy 2007 awards sports game of the year tony hawk s proving ground 2007 gamespy 2007 awards 9 of top 10 ds games of the year tony hawk s proving ground 2007 ign best of 2007 reader s choice for best sports game tony hawk s proving ground 2008 ign best of 2008 best music rhythm game guitar hero on tour 2008 ign best of 2008 best music rhythm game guitar hero world tour 2008 ign best of 2008 wireless category best multiplayer game guitar hero world tour mobile 2008 editor s game chronicles magazine choice award june 2008 kung fu panda 2009 ign best of 2009 best music game guitar hero warriors of rock 2009 gameindustry game of the year best ds game of 2009 guitar hero on tour 2009 nickelodeon kid s choice awards favorite video game guitar hero world tour 2009 ign best of 2009 best multiplayer game mixed messages 2009 ign 25 top 25 games of all time 2009 tony hawk s american sk8land 2009 ign 5 top 25 gba games of all time 2009 tony hawk s pro skater 2 2009 webby award best hands on mobile game guitar hero iii legends of rock 2010 28th annual golden joystick awards the golden joystick guitar hero warriors of rock references edit futter mike april 5 2016 . vicarious visions co founder brothers depart after 25 years . game informer . retrieved april 5 2016 . report job losses at vicarious visions . nintendo world report . east thomas july 2 2013 . skylanders swap force wii will be very close to the hd versions