private defunct industry software fate dissolved founded march 4 1981 1981 03 04 3 founder tod zipnick defunct february 14 1998 1998 02 14 2 headquarters wheeling illinois key people tod zipnick president 1 rick maningas vice president 4 dennis defensor president darin adler primary developer 5 products hard hat mack 1983 joe junk man 1983 galactic chase 1983 rat patrol 1983 pig pen 1983 deja vu a nightmare comes true 1985 uninvited 1986 shadowgate 1987 deja vu ii lost in las vegas 1988 beyond shadowgate 1993 oncue tmon revenue n a number of employees 25 1 1989 45 1991 website none icom simulations was a software company based in wheeling illinois . it is best known for creating the macventure series of adventure games including shadowgate . following the foundation in 1981 a number of game titles for the panasonic jr 200 were produced . later products for the apple macintosh included the debugger tmon and an application launching utility called oncue . contents 1 history 2 games 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit icom simulations was formed as tmq software 6 on march 4 1981 by tod zipnick . with the macventure series icom pioneered the point and click adventure interface and later multiplatform cd rom development with sherlock holmes consulting detective . zipnick died of cancer in 1991 just as the company was beginning to take off . in the early to mid 1990s icom simulations was a major third party developer for the turbografx 16 platform in the us . they produced many games for the console including the tg 16 exclusive shadowgate sequel beyond shadowgate . the company was acquired in 1993 by viacom new media which closed its operations in 1997 . renamed to rabid entertainment vnm icom was dismantled in 1998 . the rights to icom s game portfolio were held by the company infinite ventures but they are now owned by david marsh who obtained most of the rights in january 2012 . 7 on march 5 2012 dave marsh and karl roelofs both former developers at icom simulations formed a new game development company called zojoi llc and have begun releasing upgraded versions of previous icom simulations titles starting with sherlock holmes consulting detective for ios tablets . 8 games edit title release date credited as published by platform d j vu a nightmare comes true 19850719850710july 10 1985 na 9 icom simulations mindscape macintosh uninvited 19860319860301march 1 1986 na 10 icom simulations mindscape macintosh shadowgate 19870719870730july 30 1987 na 11 icom simulations mindscape macintosh d j vu ii lost in las vegas 1988 icom simulations mindscape macintosh addams family the 1991 icom simulations nec technologies turbografx cd yo bro 1991 icom simulations nec technologies turbografx 16 sherlock holmes consulting detective 1991 icom simulations icom simulations pc sherlock holmes consulting detective vol . ii 1992 icom simulations icom simulations pc road runner s death valley rally 1992 icom simulations sunsoft snes ghost manor 1992 icom simulations turbo technologies inc. turbografx 16 shape shifter 19921019921001october 1 1992 na 12 icom simulations turbo technologies inc. turbografx cd sherlock holmes consulting detective vol . iii 1993 icom simulations icom simulations pc beyond shadowgate 1993 icom simulations turbo technologies inc. turbografx cd camp california 1993 icom simulations turbo technologies inc. turbografx cd daffy duck the marvin missions 1993 icom simulations sunsoft snes dracula unleashed 19931019931024october 24 1993 na 13 icom simulations viacom new media pc bugs bunny rabbit rampage 1994 viacom new media sunsoft snes nickelodeon guts 1994 viacom new media viacom new media snes mtv club dead 1994 viacom new media viacom new media macintosh pc rocko s modern life spunky s dangerous day 1994 viacom new media viacom new media snes phantom 2040 1995 viacom new media viacom new media snes beavis and butt head in virtual stupidity 1995 viacom new media viacom new media playstation pc beavis and butt head in little thingies 1996 viacom new media viacom new media pc beavis and butt head in wiener takes all 1996 viacom new media viacom new media pc beavis and butt head in calling all dorks 1996 viacom new media viacom new media pc mtv slamscape 1996 viacom new media viacom new media playstation beavis and butt head in screen wreckers 1997 viacom new media viacom new media macintosh pc see also edit macventure sherlock holmes consulting detective zojoi references edit a b c office computer games can be waste of time or good training . chicago tribune . scripps howard news service . july 16 1989 . retrieved october 3 2012 . trademark principal register rabid entertainment . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 29 march 1998 . date abandoned . u.s. trademark 75 172 722 . retrieved 2012 10 10 . corporation file detail report tmq software inc. springfield illinois illinois secretary of state . 1 august 1991 . incorporation date domestic . file no. 52314178 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . writer s digest books 30 january 2006 1983 . brad m. mcgehee ed . 1984 programmer s market . writer s digest books . p. 184 . isbn 9780898791242 . retrieved october 5 2012 . adler darin february 2 2002 . darin adler resume . bentspoon.com . retrieved october 3 2012 . adler darin . monologue . pp. 1986 1987 macintosh community . retrieved december 28 2007 . lucard alex march 29 2012 . interview with david marsh about his sherlock holmes consulting detective kickstarter project . diehard gamefan . retrieved october 3 2012 . zojoi facebook page . june 4 2012 . retrieved october 3 2012 . trademark principal register d j vu . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 26 july 1994 . first use . u.s. trademark 74 456 226 ; registration no. 1 858 715 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . trademark principal register uninvited . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 20 september 1994 . first use . u.s. trademark 74 456 244 ; registration no. 1 867 092 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . trademark principal register shadowgate . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 9 february 1993 . first use . u.s. trademark 74 317 464 ; registration no. 1 768 768 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . trademark principal register shapeshifter . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 2 february 1993 . first use . u.s. trademark 74 317 474 ; registration no. 1 860 448 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . trademark principal register dracula unleashed . alexandria virginia united states patent and trademark office . 27 december 1994 . first use . u.s. trademark 74 497 207 ; registration no. 1 913 485 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . external links edit mobygames homepage zojoi homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title icom simulations & oldid 739823092 categories companies based in cook county illinoiscompanies established in 1980companies disestablished in 1998defunct companies based in 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