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Cinematronics, LLC

American game developer

Cinematronics, LLC, later known as Maxis South, was an American developer of computer games for the PC and Mac, based in Texas and founded in 1994 by David Stafford, Mike Sandige and Kevin Gliner. They developed Tritryst for Virgin Interactive, Full Tilt! Pinball for Maxis, and Jack Nicklaus 4 for Accolade.2 It ceased to exist in 1997.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersTexas1

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Cinematronics, LLC, later known as Maxis South, was an American developer of computer games for the PC and Mac, based in Texas and founded in 1994 by David Stafford, Mike Sandige and Kevin Gliner. They developed Tritryst for Virgin Interactive, Full Tilt! Pinball for Maxis, and Jack Nicklaus 4 for Accolade. The Space Cadet pinball table from Full Tilt! was also included with Microsoft Plus 95 and several versions of Microsoft Windows.2

The story

The company was founded in 1994 by David Stafford, Mike Sandige and Kevin Gliner. In 1996, the company was acquired by Maxis Software, Inc. and renamed Maxis South. As Maxis South, they developed games such as Marble Drop and an unreleased Diablo-type game called Crucible.

A year later, in June 1997, the entire company was acquired by Electronic Arts, Inc. for $125 million. Crucible, Remnants, and Nightfall - three titles in development from Maxis South have been canceled as a result.

Game credits

Jack Nicklaus 4 (1997)

Marble Drop (1997)

Full Tilt! Pinball (1995)

TriTryst (1995)

From Wikipedia’s article on Cinematronics, LLC, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1997Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

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