Rainbow Arts
| Company type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Marc Ullrich, Thomas Meiertoberens |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Acquired by Rushware in 1986; later merged into THQ Deutschland |
| Headquarters | Gütersloh , Germany |
| Parent | Rushware (from 1986), later THQ Deutschland |
Rainbow Arts Software GmbH operated as a German video game publisher headquartered in Gütersloh. Established in 1984 by Marc Ullrich alongside Thomas Meiertoberens, the firm was purchased by Rushware in 1986. The company’s downturn commenced during the early 1990s when the costs associated with worldwide distribution exceeded income, while the expenses of development increased. As a result, the Rainbow Arts label gradually diminished in significance. In 1999, American game producer THQ acquired parent companies Rushware and Softgold. Following Funsoft Holding's acquisition of Rushware and Softgold in 1992, it divested Rushware to THQ, which subsequently merged it into its German division, THQ Deutschland.
In 1993, Rainbow Arts was involved in a landmark legal case that confirmed trademark rights between a software enterprise and a bulletin board system with a similar name ("Rainbow BBS"), a ruling upheld by the Munich District Court.
In January 2022, Ziggurat Interactive purchased a catalog exceeding 80 titles originally developed by Rainbow Arts.
Games
- 3001 O'Connor's Fight
- Apprentice
- The Baby of Can Guru
- Bad Cat
- Black Gold
- Der Blaue Kristall
- Blockout (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
- Bozuma
- Circus Attractions
- Claim to Power
- Conqueror
- The Curse of RA
- Day of the Pharaoh
- Danger Freak
- Denaris
- Down at the Trolls
- Earthworm Jim (MS-DOS)
- Earthworm Jim 2 (MS-DOS)
- East vs. West: Berlin 1948
- Future Tank
- Flies: Attack on Earth
- Garrison
- Garrison II: The Legend Continues
- Graffiti Man
- Grand Monster Slam
- The Great Giana Sisters
- Hard'n'Heavy
- Hurra Deutschland
- Imperium Romanum
- In 80 Days Around the World
- Jinks
- Katakis
- Khalaan
- Legend of Faerghail
- Logical
- Lollypop
- Mr. Pingo
- Money Molch
- M.U.D.S. – Mean Ugly Dirty Sport
- Mad TV
- Madness
- Masterblazer
- Mystery of the Mummy
- Nibbler (Amstrad CPC)
- Oxxonian
- Galactic Attack (Windows)
- Realm of the Trolls
- Rock'n Roll
- R-Type (Commodore 64)
- Rendering Ranger: R2
- Sarcophaser
- Shufflepuck Café (Amiga, MS-DOS)
- Sky Fighter
- Soldier
- Spaceball
- Spherical
- St. Thomas
- Starball
- StarTrash
- Street Cat
- Sunny Shine on the Funny Side of Life
- Thunder Boy
- To Be on Top
- Turrican
- Turrican II: The Final Fight
- Turrican 3: Payment Day
- Time
- Vision: The 5 Dimension Utopia
- Volleyball Simulator
- Warriors'
- X-Out
- Z-Out
External links
- Rainbow Arts profile at MobyGames
- Rainbow Arts entry at Hall of Light