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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Spectrum_HoloByte/WRunVuEY">Spectrum HoloByte</a></i> acquired SimTex in 1995.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="games">Games</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Master_of_Orion/XbmkbF09">Master of Orion</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Master_of_Magic/bdtlubp8">Master of Magic</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/1830%3a_Railroads_%2526_Robber_Barons/D0bQWhUl">1830: Railroads & Robber Barons</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Master_of_Orion_II%3a_Battle_at_Antares/WYYXxvHM">Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i>Mech Lords</i> (renamed <i>Metal Lords</i> during development following <a href="/facts/FASA_Corporation/TJ55BPKk">FASA</a> dispute) (1995 — unreleased)</li> <li><i>Guardians: Agents of Justice</i> (in development at time of closure — never finished)</li></ul> <p>The rights to Simtex's games were held by <a href="/facts/Atari/XK95bfqH">Atari</a> until sold to various parties in a 2013 auction. <a href="/facts/Wargaming_(company)/5FWP8hBH">Wargaming</a> now owns the rights to the Master of Orion series, while Slitherine holds the publishing rights to Master of Magic;<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> it is eXtremePro Group Inc, that owns the full IP, based on trademark records.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> A third <i>Master of Orion</i> game named <a href="/facts/Master_of_Orion_III/zgKN1cCK">Master of Orion III</a> was published by Atari (a subsidiary company of <a href="/facts/Infogrames/HhLc12L2">Infogrames</a>) in <a href="/facts/2003_in_video_gaming/AodSV5w4">2003</a>, having been developed by <a href="/facts/Quicksilver_Software/VMYv0E2Y">Quicksilver Software</a>. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Corporate Background". MicroProse. Archived from the original on December 21, 1996. Retrieved March 27, 2025. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961221145952/http://www.microprose.com/corporatedesign/corporate/index.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19961221145952/http://www.microprose.com/corporatedesign/corporate/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Brown, Fraser (5 August 2019). "Master of Magic acquired by strategy publisher Slitherine". PC Gamer. <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/master-of-magic-acquired-by-strategy-publisher-slitherine/" target="_blank">https://www.pcgamer.com/master-of-magic-acquired-by-strategy-publisher-slitherine/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Sliwinski, Alexander. "More Atari IP auction winners announced, Stardock plans Star Control reboot". Joystiq. Retrieved 13 November 2013. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/22/more-atari-ip-auction-winners-announced-stardock-plans-star-con/" target="_blank">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/22/more-atari-ip-auction-winners-announced-stardock-plans-star-con/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>