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Manley & Associates was an independent software developer, founded in 1982, which developed or converted over 70 video games, multimedia, and educational entertainment titles which were published by other companies, including Electronic Arts, Activision, Disney, GameTek, Publishing International, and Spectrum HoloByte. Many of the company's early games were one or two person projects created in founder Ivan Manley's house, but eventually it grew to roughly 60 people working from an office park in Issaquah, Washington.2 It ceased to exist in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1982Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1

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Manley & Associates was an independent software developer, founded in 1982, which developed or converted over 70 video games, multimedia, and educational entertainment titles which were published by other companies, including Electronic Arts, Activision, Disney, GameTek, Publishing International, and Spectrum HoloByte. Many of the company's early games were one or two person projects created in founder Ivan Manley's house, but eventually it grew to roughly 60 people working from an office park in Issaquah, Washington.2

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Listed on Wikidata.1

As Manley & Associates

Hometown, U.S.A. (1988) (MS-DOS, Mac, Apple II, Apple IIGS, C64, Amiga, FMTowns)

Pharaoh's Revenge (1988) (Apple II, C64, MS-DOS)

The Third Courier (1989)

Xenocide (1990) (MS-DOS), port

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Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1991) (Amiga, MS-DOS), port

Are We There Yet? (1991) (MS-DOS)

Home Alone (1991) (Amiga, MS-DOS)

An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends (1992) (MS-DOS)

Paperboy 2 (1992) (Game Gear), port

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1993) (MS-DOS)

Super Conflict (1993) (SNES)

The Wizard of Oz (1993) (SNES)

Pink Goes to Hollywood (1993) (SNES)

DinoPark Tycoon (1993) (MS-DOS, Mac, 3DO)

Wolf (1994) (MS-DOS)

WildSnake (1994) (SNES), designed externally

King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (1995) (SNES)

Lion (1995) (MS-DOS)

As EA Seattle

Need for Speed II (1997)

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998)

Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999)

Championship Bass (2000)

Motor City Online (2001)

Matt Hayes' Fishing (2002)

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) (Windows, GameCube, Xbox)

From Wikipedia’s article on Manley & Associates, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1982Founded Founded1

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