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'''Toys For Bob''' are the creators of — among other games — [[Star Control]] and [[Star Control II]]. They were not responsible for [[Star Control 3]]. Prominent members of the company include [[Paul Reiche III]], [[Fred Ford]], [[Robert Leyland]], [[Dan Nicholson]], and [[Erol Otus]]. On May 3, 2005 Toys For Bob announced that they were bought by Activision.

The name "Toys for Bob" was chosen just because the founders liked it; it has no other significance.{{ref|1}} {{ref|2}}

==Released games==
{|border="1"
! Game
! Release date
! Publisher
! Genre
! Platform
! Notes
|-
| [[Star Control]]
| July 1990
| [[Accolade]]
| Action/Strategy
| PC (DOS), Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis
| The Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum versions were not done by Toys for Bob.<br>''More information needed on the release dates and publishers for all the versions.''
|-
| [[Star Control II]] - The Ur-Quan Masters (PC version)
| November 1992
| [[Accolade]]
| Action/RPG
| PC (DOS)
|
|-
| [[Star Control II]] - The Ur-Quan Masters (3DO version)
| 1994
| [[Crystal Dynamics]]
| Action/RPG
| [[3DO]]
|
|-
| The Horde
| April 1994
| [[Crystal Dynamics]]
| Action/Strategy
| [[3DO]], PC (DOS)
| [XXX: Was the Saturn version also done by TFB?]
|-
| Pandemonium!
| November 1996
| [[Crystal Dynamics]]
| Action/Platform
| PlayStation
| The N-Gage version was not done by Toys for Bob
|-
| The Unholy War
| September 1998
| Eidos
| Fighting/Strategy
| PlayStation
|
|-
| Majokko Dai Sakusen (Little Witching Mischiefs)
| February 1999
| Bandai
| Action/Strategy
| PlayStation
| Released in Japan only.
|-
| [http://www.eidos.co.uk/games/info.html?gmid=111 102 Dalmatians - Puppies to the Rescue]
| November 1999
| Eidos
| Kid's Action/Platform
| PlayStation
| The Game Boy Color version was not done by TFB. [XXX: Was the Dreamcast version also done by TFB?]
|-
| [http://www.extremeskateadventure.com/ Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure]
| September 2003
| Activision
| Extreme Sports
| Game Cube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
|
|-
| [http://www.activision.com/en_US/game_specific/2bbe7b15-06e7-4f9d-b409-b9d50739b8e1.html Madagascar]
| May 2005
| Activision
| Platform/Action
| Game Cube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
| The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions were not done by TFB.
|-
| [http://www.thdownhilljam.com/ Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]
| November 19, 2006
| Activision
| Skate-boarding
| Nintendo Wii
| The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions are not done by TFB.
|-
| [http://www.madagascarthegame.com/ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]
| April 11, 2008
| Activision
| Platform/Action
| PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, XBox 360, Wii, PC (Windows)
| The Nintendo DS version is not done by TFB.
|-
| [http://www.skylandersgame.com/ Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]
| October 11, 2011
| Activision
| Platform/Action
| 3DS, PlayStation 3, XBox 360, Wii, PC (Windows) [XXX: all need to be verified]
|
|}

==See also==
* [http://www.toysforbob.com/ Official Toys for Bob website]
* [[IRC chats with Toys For Bob]]
* [[Precursors Remixing Team]]

==Notes and references==
{{note|1}}{{FredMail}}
::<nowiki>:</nowiki> Also, what is the significance of "Toys for Bob". Is it just a name
::<nowiki>:</nowiki> for fun, or does it have special meaning that you would want to share?
::There is no particular meaning. We just liked the name and it sure
::generates curiosity.
{{note|2}}''From an [http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/whats-in-a-name-toys-for-bob/ interview on engadget.com]:''
::[...] my wife — she's a poet, very interested in psychology — she said create a name that generates interest, that doesn't distance yourself from people, and that you can reinvent. I love toys, I always have, and she knows that and Fred knows that. And so it was just a perfect fit. Bob is also a universal name — everyone knows a Bob [...]

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