Unknown lead platform:
Ninja
Released for Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, & PC in 1986
Released for Amiga & Atari ST in 1987
Ported to Amstrad CPC & ZX Spectrum in 1987 by Icon Design
Mobygames credits designer Steve Coleman for the Atari 8-bit & Atari ST versions. Credits for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum are unknown, though the latter is through British studio Icon Design.
I would guess that C64 is a conversion of the Atari 8-bit version for two reasons - first, Atari is more colorful, though this is subtle. Secondly, Wikipedia states that Coleman's previous work was on Atari 8-bit.
Atari ST, on the other hand, is less colorful than the Amiga version, suggesting to me that Coleman's ST version is a conversion from the Amiga (which itself is probably derived from Coleman's Atari version).
WWF Raw
Released for Game Boy, Game Gear, and SNES in November 1994
Released for Genesis and 32X in 1994/1995
Sources disagree on the Genesis & 32X U.S. release dates. Mobygames states 32X is '94, Genesis '95, and Wikipedia the other way around.
WWF Attitude
First released for Playstation on August 6, 1999
Released for N64 in August 31, 1999 by Iguana Entertainment
Ported to Dreamcast in November 1999 by Iguana Entertainment
Select chronology:
Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
Ninja | ??? | 1986 | Same-year releases on Atari 8-bit, C64, & PC 1987 releases on Amiga & Atari ST 1987 ports to Amstrad CPC & ZX Spectrum by Icon Design |
James Bond 007 in The Living Daylights: The Computer Game |
Commodore 64 | 1987 | Same-year ports to various 8-bit computers |
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf |
DOS | 1988-10 | Same-quarter port to C64 1989 ports to various computers and consoles |
Monopoly | NES | 1991-6 | Same-year port to Gameboy 1992 ports to Genesis & SNES |
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NES | 3/12/1992 | Same-year port to Gameboy |
WWF Super WrestleMania | SNES | 1992-3 | Same-year port to Genesis |
Super Star Wars | SNES | 6/1/1992 |
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The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare | SNES | 2/18/1993 | Same-year port to Genesis |
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | SNES | 6/1/1993 |
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WWF Royal Rumble | SNES | 6/11/1993 | Same-year port to Genesis |
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | SNES | 6/1/1994 | 1995 port to Gameboy |
WWF Raw | ??? | 1994-11 | Same-month releases on Gameboy, Game Gear, & SNES 1994/1995 releases on Genesis & 32X |
WWF War Zone | PlayStation | 7/24/1998 | Same-quarter port to Nintendo 64 |
WWF Attitude | ??? | 8/6/1999 | Same-month releases on N64 & PS1 Same-year port to Dreamcast |
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