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'''Logical Design Works, Inc.''' is a now defunct [[United States|US]]-based video game developer that developed games between 1986 and 1991.
{{notability|Companies|date=February 2018}}
'''Logical Design Works, Inc.''' was a [[United States|US]]-based video game developer that developed games between 1983 and 1993. The name comes from the initials of the founder [[Lucjan Daniel Wencel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pixelpost.pl/karen-logical-desing-works-i-dzial-oprogramowania-eksportowego/|title = Karen, Logical Design Works i Dział Oprogramowania Eksportowego &#124; PIXELPOST|date = 23 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125153829/http://pixelpost.pl/karen-logical-desing-works-i-dzial-oprogramowania-eksportowego/|archive-date= 25 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Games ==
== Games ==
* 1985 ''[[Phantasie]]''
* 1985 ''[[Phantasie]]''
* 1987 ''[[Phantasie 3]]''
* 1987 ''[[Phantasie III]]''
* 1987 ''[[Vegas Gambler]]''
* 1988 ''[[TrianGO]]''
* 1989 ''[[Blockout]]''
* 1989 ''[[Street Rod]]''
* 1989 ''[[Street Rod]]''
* 1989 ''[[Tunnels of Armageddon]]''
* 1991 ''[[Street Rod 2: The Next Generation]]''
* 1991 ''[[Street Rod 2: The Next Generation]]''
* 1988 ''[[TrianGO]]''
* 1993 ''[[Ancient Glory]]''
* 1989 ''[[Tunnels of Armageddon]]''
 
* 1987 ''[[Vegas Gambler]]''
==California Dreams==
* 1989 ''[[Blockout]]''
California Dreams was a publishing label used by Logical Design Works between 1987 and 1991. All of its games were developed by its Polish in-house studio P.Z.Karen whose job was to create Polish designed games aimed at American market.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California Dreams |url=https://www.mobygames.com/company/california-dreams |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=MobyGames}}</ref> It contributed to the development of computer games in the late 1980s with titles such as ''[[Blockout]]'', ''[[Street Rod (video game)|Street Rod]]'', and ''[[Street Rod 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Street Rod : Hall Of Light - The database of Amiga games |url=http://hol.abime.net/2141/review |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=hol.abime.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=archive.ph |url=http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/154/154133p1.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=archive.ph |archive-date=2012-07-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716132907/http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/154/154133p1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Genre(s)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[Vegas Gambler]]''
| Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Casino game|Casino]]
|-
| ''[[Vegas Craps]]''
| Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Casino game|Casino]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| ''[[Club Backgammon]]''
| Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|-
| ''[[Mancala]]''
| Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|-
| ''[[TrianGO]]''
| Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989
| ''[[Blockout]]''
| Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|-
| ''[[Street Rod (video game)|Street Rod]]''
| Amiga, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Racing video game|Racing]]
|-
| ''[[Tunnels of Armageddon]]''
| Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Action game|Action]]
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Solidarność (video game)|Solidarność]]''
| Amiga, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Street Rod 2]]''
| Amiga, C64, MS-DOS
| [[Racing video game|Racing]]
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{cite web|url=http://www.netprophetsglobal.com/mobile-application-development.htm |title=Home of the Underdogs - Company Profile: Logical Design Works |accessdate=2007-01-21 |format= |work= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20160215232449/http://www.netprophetsglobal.com/mobile-application-development.htm |archivedate=February 15, 2016 }}  
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/company.php?name=Logical+Design+Works |title=Company Profile: Logical Design Works |accessdate=2020-06-21 |website=[[Home of the Underdogs]] |url-status= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/logical-design-works-inc/offset,0/so,1a/list-games/ Games by Logical Design Works] in the MobyGames database
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/logical-design-works-inc Logical Design Works] at [[MobyGames]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/california-dreams California Dreams] at [[MobyGames]]


[[Category:Defunct video game companies]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]]

Latest revision as of 17:06, 5 October 2026

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Logical Design Works, Inc. was a US-based video game developer that developed games between 1983 and 1993. The name comes from the initials of the founder Lucjan Daniel Wencel.[1]

Games

California Dreams

California Dreams was a publishing label used by Logical Design Works between 1987 and 1991. All of its games were developed by its Polish in-house studio P.Z.Karen whose job was to create Polish designed games aimed at American market.[2] It contributed to the development of computer games in the late 1980s with titles such as Blockout, Street Rod, and Street Rod 2.[3][4]

Games

Year Title Platform(s) Genre(s)
1987 Vegas Gambler Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Casino
Vegas Craps Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Casino
1988 Club Backgammon Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Puzzle
Mancala Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Puzzle
TrianGO Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Puzzle
1989 Blockout Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Puzzle
Street Rod Amiga, C64, MS-DOS Racing
Tunnels of Armageddon Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS Action
1991 Solidarność Amiga, C64, MS-DOS Strategy
1991 Street Rod 2 Amiga, C64, MS-DOS Racing

References

  1. ↑ "Karen, Logical Design Works i Dział Oprogramowania Eksportowego | PIXELPOST". 23 November 2019. http://pixelpost.pl/karen-logical-desing-works-i-dzial-oprogramowania-eksportowego/. 
  2. ↑ "California Dreams". https://www.mobygames.com/company/california-dreams. 
  3. ↑ "Street Rod : Hall Of Light - The database of Amiga games". http://hol.abime.net/2141/review. 
  4. ↑ "archive.ph". http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/154/154133p1.html. 
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