History Creator / DigitalEclipse

** ''VideoGame/Mappy''

Digital Eclipse is a video game developer based in Emeryville, California (the same city where Creator/{{Pixar}} is based) that was founded by Canadian [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Harvard University]] graduate Andrew Ayre in 1992. They are known for their commercially successful (and [[SugarWiki/GeniusProgramming pretty effective]]) UsefulNotes/{{emulation}}s of classic video and UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}s. Much of their emulation work is done via their in-house [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Eclipse Engine]], which is described by Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} as, "[A] tool that allows them to decompile the code from older games into a machine-readable format that is then used by the Eclipse Engine to play them on modern systems. While it may take some extra work by the company to decompile the older game into the proper format one time, this approach allows them to rapidly port the Eclipse Engine version to any modern gaming system, including personal computers, consoles, and portable and [[MobilePhoneGame mobile devices]], with minimal effort."

Digital Eclipse's modern ports and rereleases are notable for containing loads and loads of extras. See Creator/M2 for their Japanese equivalent.

* [[/index]]''VideoGame/PhantasyStar Collection'' (GBA; 2002)[[index[[

Digital Eclipse is a video game developer based in Emeryville, California (the same city where Creator/{{Pixar}} is based) that was founded by Canadian [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Harvard University]] graduate Andrew Ayre in 1992. They are known for their commercially successful (and [[SugarWiki/GeniusProgramming pretty effective]]) emulations of classic video and UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}s. Much of their emulation work is done via their in-house [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Eclipse Engine]], which is described by Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} as, "[A] tool that allows them to decompile the code from older games into a machine-readable format that is then used by the Eclipse Engine to play them on modern systems. While it may take some extra work by the company to decompile the older game into the proper format one time, this approach allows them to rapidly port the Eclipse Engine version to any modern gaming system, including personal computers, consoles, and portable and [[MobilePhoneGame mobile devices]], with minimal effort."

* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' (certain GBA entries; 2001–2003)

* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar Collection'' (GBA; 2002)
** VideoGame/PhantasyStarI
** VideoGame/PhantasyStarII
** VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII

** ''Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoDS; 2007)[[index]]
* ''VideoGame/NamcoMuseum [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary]]'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, PC, GBA; 2005)

* ''UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Collection''' ([=PS2=], PSP; 2006)

* ''Super Puzzle Fighter II [[UpdatedReRelease Turbo HD Remix]]'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, Xbox 360; 2007)

* ''Franchise/MegaMan Legacy Collection'' (UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne; 2015)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon Collection'' (Windows, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2017)

* ''Franchise/StreetFighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2018)

* ''Creator/{{SNK}} 40th Anniversary Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2018) -- * indicates that the home console version is included alongside the arcade version.

* ''Creator/{{Disney}} Classic Games: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|VirginGames}} and VideoGame/TheLionKing'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2019)
** ''Disney Classic Games Collection: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|Capcom}}, The Lion King, and VideoGame/TheJungleBook'' (2021)[[note]]UpdatedRerelease adding Virgin Games' ''The Jungle Book'' and Capcom's ''Aladdin'' to the previous compilation; DLC adding those games are also sold to those who got the initial release.[[/note]]

* ''[[Creator/BlizzardEntertainment Blizzard]] Arcade Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2021)

* ''VideoGame/DeathJr'' series (2005–2007) [[/index]]

** ''Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoDS; 2007) [[index]]

* ''VideoGame/DeathJr'' series (2005–2007)

** ''Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoDS; 2007)

** ''Disney Classic Games Collection: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|Capcom}}, The Lion King, and VideoGame/TheJungleBook'' (2021)[[note]]UpdatedRerelease adding Virgin Games' ''The Jungle Book'' and Capcom's ''Aladdin'' to the previous compilation; DLC adding those games will be sold to those who got the initial release.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/RockBand Unplugged'' (PSP, 2009)

* ''VideoGame/RockBand 3'' (DS, Wii; 2010)

** ''VideoGame/{{Crystalis}}'' (this game never received an arcade version)

** ''VideoGame/RockNRollRacing'' (SNES, UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, and remastered versions)

* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' (certain UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance entries; 2001–2003)

* ''VideoGame/NicktoonsBasketball'' (2004)

* ''VideoGame/NamcoMuseum [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary]]'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, PC, GBA)

* ''VideoGame/MonsterLab'' (Wii, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, Nintendo DS; 2008)

All of the current Digital Eclipse's games are compilations of emulated classic games.

* ''Franchise/StreetFighter [[MilestoneCelebration 30th Anniversary]] Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2018)

* ''Creator/{{SNK}} [[MilestoneCelebration 40th Anniversary]] Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], [=XB1=]; 2018) -- * indicates that the home console version is included alongside the arcade version

* ''VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo: Joint Strike'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, Xbox 360; 2008)
* ''VideoGame/{{Commando}} 3: Wolf of the Battlefield'' ([=PS3=], Xbox 360; 2008)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon Collection'' (Windows, [=PS4=], XBO; 2017)

** ''[[VideoGame/ChipNDaleRescueRangers Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' %%The video game doesn't use the colon according to Wikipedia.

** ''VideoGame/{{Darkwing Duck|Capcom}}''
** ''[=DuckTales=] 2''
** ''Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers 2''
* ''Franchise/StreetFighter [[MilestoneCelebration 30th Anniversary]] Collection'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], XBO; 2018)

** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''

** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''

** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''

** ''Creator/{{SNK}} [[MilestoneCelebration 40th Anniversary]] Collection'' (Switch; 2018 / [=PS4=], XBO, Windows; 2019) -- * indicates that the home console version is included alongside the arcade version
*** ''Ozma Wars''
*** ''Sasuke vs. Commander''
*** ''Fantasy''
*** ''VideoGame/{{Vanguard}}''
*** ''Munch Mobile''
*** ''Alpha Mission'' *
*** ''TNK III'' *
*** ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'' *
*** ''VideoGame/IkariWarriors'' *
*** ''Victory Road'' *
*** ''Bermuda Triangle''
*** ''VideoGame/GuerrillaWar'' *
*** ''VideoGame/PsychoSoldier''
*** ''Time Soldiers''
*** ''World Wars''
*** ''Chopper I''
*** ''P.O.W.: Prisoners of War'' *
*** ''Paddle Mania''
*** ''Baseball Stars'' (console version only; Xbox One exclusive)
*** ''VideoGame/BeastBusters''
*** ''VideoGame/{{Ikari|Warriors}} III: The Rescue'' *
*** ''VideoGame/PrehistoricIsle''
*** ''SAR: Search and Rescue''
*** ''Street Smart''
*** ''VideoGame/{{Crystalis}}'' (this game never received an arcade version)
* ''Disney Classic Games: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|VirginGames}} and VideoGame/{{the Lion King}}'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], XBO; 2019)
** ''Disney Classic Games Collection: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|Capcom}}, The Lion King, and VideoGame/{{the Jungle Book}}'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], XBO; 2021)[[note]]UpdatedRerelease adding Virgin Games' ''The Jungle Book'' and Capcom's ''Aladdin'' to the previous compilation; DLC adding those games will be sold to those who got the initial release.[[/note]]

** ''Disney Classic Games Collection: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|Capcom}}, The Lion King, and VideoGame/TheJungleBook'' (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], XBO; 2021)[[note]]UpdatedRerelease adding Virgin Games' ''The Jungle Book'' and Capcom's ''Aladdin'' to the previous compilation; DLC adding those games will be provided to those who got the initial release.[[/note]]

** ''Disney Classic Games Collection: VideoGame/{{Aladdin|Capcom}}, The Lion King, and VideoGame/TheJungleBook (Windows, Switch, [=PS4=], XBO; 2021)[[note]]UpdatedRerelease adding Virgin Games' ''The Jungle Book'' and Capcom's ''Aladdin'' to the previous compilation; DLC adding those games will be provided to those who got the initial release.[[/note]]

** ''Creator/{{SNK}} [[MilestoneCelebration 30th Anniversary]] Collection'' (Switch; 2018 / [=PS4=], XBO, Windows; 2019) -- * indicates that the home console version is included alongside the arcade version

The current Digital Eclipse is actually the third incarnation of the company and the second to use the name. In 2003, the original Digital Eclipse merged with {{edutainment game}} developer [=ImaginEngine=] to create Backbone Entertainment, with Digital Eclipse's studios (which included a second studio in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} becoming Backbone Emeryville and Backbone Vancouver. Another subsidiary studio, Backbone Charlottetown (in the capital and largest city of [[UsefulNotes/CanadianProvincesAndTerritories Prince Edward Island]]), opened in February 2006 under the lead of Ayre, although he and several former Digital Eclipse employees later spun off that studio in May the following year to become Other Ocean Interactive. Backbone Vancouver was mostly dismantled in September 2008 before closing entirely in May 2009, and the majority of Backbone Emeryville were later laid off in October 2012. Other Ocean's parent company, Other Ocean Group, announced the reformation of Digital Eclipse as part of its Other Ocean Emeryville studio on June 8, 2015, with Ayre, original Digital Eclipse technical director Mike Mika, and former ''Gamasutra'' writer Frank Cifaldi being among the co-founders. With Digital Eclipse now focusing on video game preservation, Cifaldi has stated that the studio is aiming to become the video game equivalent of Creator/TheCriterionCollection.

Digital Eclipse is a video game developer based in Emeryville, California (the same city where Creator/{{Pixar}} is based) that was founded by Canadian [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Harvard University]] graduate Andrew Ayre in 1992. They are known for their commercially successful (and [[SugarWiki/GeniusProgramming pretty effective]]) emulations of classic video and UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}s. Much of their emulation work is done via their in-house [[GameEngine Eclipse Engine]], which is described by Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} as, "[A] tool that allows them to decompile the code from older games into a machine-readable format that is then used by the Eclipse Engine to play them on modern systems. While it may take some extra work by the company to decompile the older game into the proper format one time, this approach allows them to rapidly port the Eclipse Engine version to any modern gaming system, including personal computers, consoles, and portable and [[MobilePhoneGame mobile devices]], with minimal effort."

All of the current Digital Eclipse's games are emulated compilations of classic games.

%%!!!As Digital Eclipse (2015–present)

Digital Eclipse is a video game developer based in Emeryville, California (the same city where Creator/{{Pixar}} is based) that was founded by Canadian expatriate and [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Harvard University]] graduate Andrew Ayre in 1992. They are known for their commercially successful (and [[SugarWiki/GeniusProgramming pretty effective]]) emulations of classic video and UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}s. Much of their emulation work is done via their in-house [[GameEngine Eclipse Engine]], which is described by Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} as, "[A] tool that allows them to decompile the code from older games into a machine-readable format that is then used by the Eclipse Engine to play them on modern systems. While it may take some extra work by the company to decompile the older game into the proper format one time, this approach allows them to rapidly port the Eclipse Engine version to any modern gaming system, including personal computers, consoles, and portable and [[MobilePhoneGame mobile devices]], with minimal effort."

* ''VideoGame/SpyroSeasonOfIce'' (UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance; 2001)