Company:Papa Louie
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | February 28, 2005[1] |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Products | Papa Louie |
Number of employees | 2 |
| Website | flipline |
Flipline IDS LLC, also known as Flipline Studios, is an American video game development company which mainly produces online games, mobile games, and PC games made in Adobe Flash. It was founded by Matt Neff and Tony Solary in 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio. It is best known for producing the Papa Louie series.
2004–2006: Early years and web design
Matt Neff and Tony Solary were two digital arts students at the Cleveland Institute of Art.[2] During their time at college, they made The Mawglin: Rise of the Half-Breed, a side-scrolling role-playing game, and worked with a few clients such as Donley's, a construction company[3] and the Cleveland Museum of Art.[4]
After graduation, Neff and Solary wanted to make a digital design company, and so they founded Flipline Interactive Design Studios (shortened to Flipline IDS) in May 2004. It initially focused on web animation and web design, while continuing to work with clients. Their first product was an unreleased television series set in Antarctica, named Freezing Pointe. Jurgen Faust said about its creation, "Neff and Solary made more money than they paid tuition". He also said that they were capable of making a business before they started.[3]
Other personal projects made by them during this time include 555 Modified, a clothing shop for punk rock bands and FlipChat, a messaging service. They also went under the trade name of Frozen Dinner Studios.[5][6]
On February 28, 2005, Neff and Solary legally established Flipline IDS LLC.[1]
2006–2020: Papa Louie and online games
In 2006, Flipline discontinued Freezing Pointe and started releasing Adobe Flash games. Their first games were Guppy Guard Express and Meteor Blastor. Later that year, they made Papa Louie: When Pizzas Attack!, starting the Papa Louie (fr) series. In 2007, they completely moved away from web design and officially transitioned to just Flash games.[2]
In 2018, Flipline launched their last Adobe Flash web game, Papa's Scooperia. In 2020, they moved away from the Adobe Flash platform when Adobe announced its discontinuation.[7]
2019–present: Focus on mobile and PC games
In 2023, Flipline released their first game on Steam, Papa's Freezeria Deluxe.[8] The next year, they remastered their original Gameria, making Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe.
Other games
| Title | Release date | References |
|---|---|---|
| Guppy Guard Express | October 17, 2006 | [9] |
| Meteor Blastor | October 17, 2006 | |
| Rock Garden Deluxe | 2008 (paid)
June 29, 2010 (free) |
[10] |
| Remnants of Skystone | March 22, 2010 | [11] |
| The Expendables 8-Bit | July 12, 2010 | [12][13] |
| Steak and Jake | August 27, 2010 | |
| Steak and Jake: Midnight March | October 19, 2010 | |
| Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns | March 10, 2011 | [14] |
| Cactus McCoy 2: The Ruins of Calavera | October 6, 2011 | |
| Jacksmith | September 27, 2012 | |
| Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors | May 13, 2025 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Flipline Ids LLC". https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/200506902430.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Feran, Tom (19 June 2007). "The Plain Dealer: 2004 Institute Alumni Featured for Game Design". Cleveland Institute of Art. https://www.cia.edu/news/stories/the-plain-dealer-2004-institute-alumni-featured-for-game-design.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jackson, Tom (20 December 2004). "Success by design". Crain's Cleveland Business (Cleveland). https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20041220/SUB/412200710/success-by-design.
- ↑ "Play is Work for Game Designers". Link (Cleveland: Cleveland Institute of Art) 7 (2): 4. 2008. https://issuu.com/ciacollege/docs/link20082spring. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ↑ "Frozen dinner studios". https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/200514703212.
- ↑ "Frozen dinner studios". https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/201009900772.
- ↑ Kozma, Leila (29 December 2020). "Ignore the Rumors, 'Coolmath Games' Is Not Going to Shut Down". Distractify. https://www.distractify.com/p/why-is-coolmath-shutting-down.
- ↑ Taylor, Mollie (5 April 2023). "My ultimate childhood Flash game just got a Steam release". PC Gamer (Future plc). https://www.pcgamer.com/my-ultimate-childhood-flash-game-just-got-a-steam-release/. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ Guppy Guard Express, Flipline Studios, 2006-10-17, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13936916/, retrieved 2024-10-30
- ↑ "Flipline Studios". 2007-08-28. http://www.flipline.com/.
- ↑ Pitts, Russ (15 November 2007). "Kongregate Announces Premium Games". The Escapist (Themis Media). https://www.escapistmagazine.com/kongregate-announces-premium-games/. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ Pennings, Serge (15 August 2010). "The Expendables". The Observer. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/aug/15/the-expendables-game-review.
- ↑ Chester, Nick (13 July 2010). "Play a Contra-inspired 8-Bit The Expendables game now". Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/play-a-contra-inspired-8-bit-the-expendables-game-now/.
- ↑ Flipline Studios (2011-03-10), Cactus Mccoy, https://archive.org/details/cactus-mccoy, retrieved 2024-10-30
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