August 22nd, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »
Hands-On has announced a deal with AT New Media on behalf of Patrick Buckland in order to license Patrick’s 1987 smash hit Crystal Quest for release on mobile phones.
The reason why Crystal Quest became such a success lies in the fact that is was the very first Apple Macintosh game in full colour (for as much as full colour meant those days). After the Mac, the game was also ported to the Gameboy, PalmPilot and PocketPC platforms. In 2006 the game re-entered the market on X-Box Live and later in 2007 it became the Windows Vista launch game.
“Crystal Quest is an iconic arcade classic with gameplay that is perfectly suited to the mobile platform and is now sure to win a fresh set of fans,” said Eric Hobson President and General Manager EMEA, Hands-On Mobile. “We are delighted that Hands-On Mobile has been chosen to create and distribute mobile games on a property with such a strong gaming heritage as Crystal Quest, which has with thousands of gamers worldwide.”
Simon Kay, Business Development Director of AT New Media, said: “Our partnership with Hands-On Mobile, one of the world’s leading mobile media companies, has allowed us to successfully and seamlessly expand our activities onto extending the incredibly popular classic games market on mobile. Crystal Quest is set to be a modern mobile classic and is sure to delight old and new fans alike.”
