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1	Argonaut Software was a video game company based in Edgware, North London, UK. It was founded in 1980 by Jez San as a software consulting firm, but made its mark later in the decade as a developer of 3D flight-simulation games.
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3	A 3D engine for the Platform/GameBoy created by Argonaut programmer Dylan Cuthbert (who later became an employee of Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment and the founder of Creator/QGames) attracted the attention of Creator/{{Nintendo}}, which led to the two companies jointly developing several games and the famous "Super FX" 3D graphics accelerator for the Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem.
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5	ARC International, a subsidiary company that developed RISC processors, was spun off in 1999.
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7	Argonaut became a publicly traded company, Argonaut Games Plc, in 2000, and proceeded to acquire several small independent studios over the next few years. This expanded company was not to last; in 2004, the company's stock was delisted and all its studios were sold off or closed.
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9	!!Games developed by Argonaut Software/Argonaut Games include:
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11	* ''VideoGame/AfterBurner'' (Amiga/Atari ST versions)
12	* ''VideoGame/{{BIONICLE}}: The Game''
13	* ''VideoGame/BuckBumble''
14	* ''VideoGame/Catwoman2004''
15	* ''VideoGame/CreatureShock''
16	* ''VideoGame/{{Croc}}'' series
17	* ''VideoGame/DisneysAladdinInNasirasRevenge''
18	* ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' ([=PlayStation=] version)
19	* ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' ([=PlayStation=] version)
20	* ''VideoGame/INinja''
21	* ''VideoGame/{{Malice}}''
22	* ''Race Drivin[='=]'' (Game Boy version)
23	* ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' (co-developed with Nintendo)
24	* ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' (co-developed with Nintendo)
25	* ''VideoGame/{{Starglider}}''
26	* ''VideoGame/Starglider2''
27	* ''VideoGame/{{Vortex}}''
28	* ''X'' (Game Boy game; co-developed with Nintendo)
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