This list includes games by Distinctive Software, the predecessor to EA Canada.
Unknown lead platform:
Test Drive
First released for Amiga & Commodore 64 in October 1987
Released for Atari ST & PC in December 1987
Released for Apple II in June 1988
I have a recollection of reading that Commodore 64 was the lead development platform, but I can't find or remember the source.
The Duel: Test Drive II
First released for Commodore 64 & PC in March 1989
Released for Amiga in April 1989
Released for Apple IIgs in July 1989
Released for Macintosh in 1989
Ported to Amstrad CPC, MSX, & ZX Spectrum in 1989
Ported to Atari ST in 1990
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing
First released for Amiga in November 1989
Released for PC in December 1989
Released for Amstrad CPC, Macintosh, & ZX Spectrum in 1990
4-D Boxing
First released for Amiga, PC, & Macintosh in 1991
NHL '94
First released for SNES in October 1993
Released for Genesis & Sega CD in 1993
It's possible that all of these are independent conversions of the earlier DOS game NHL Hockey.
FIFA Soccer 96
First released for Playstation in November 1995
Released for PC in 1995
The Need for Speed: Special Edition
Simultaneous DOS/Windows release in August 1996
NBA Live 97
First released for Playstation in November 1996
Released for PC in 1996
NBA Live 97
Released for Genesis & SNES in 1996
FIFA Soccer 97
First released for DOS/Windows in November 1996
Released for Playstation in 1996
FIFA Soccer 97
Released for Genesis & SNES in 1996
Need for Speed II
First released for Playstation in March 1997
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
First released for PC in June 1997
Released for Playstation in November 1997
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Released for Genesis & SNES in 1997
NHL 98
First released for PC & Playstation in September 1997
NHL 98
Released for Genesis & SNES in 1997
World Cup 98
First released for Playstation in March 1998
Released for Nintendo 64 in May 1998
Released for PC in June 1998
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
First released for Playstation in March 1998
NHL 99
First released for Playstation in September 1998
Released for PC in October 1998
FIFA 99
First released for PC & Playstation in November 1998
Need for Speed: High Stakes
First released for Playstation in March 1999
Released for PC in June 1999
FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer
Released for Playstation & PC in October 1999
NBA Live 2000
Released for Nintendo 64, Playstation, & PC in November 1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
First released for PC on March 22, 2000
Released for Playstation on March 24, 2000
NHL 2001
First released for Playstation on September 27, 2000
Released for PC on September 28, 2000
Released for PS2 on October 2000
FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer
First released for PC in October 2000
Released for PS2 in November 2000
NHL 2002
First released for PC on September 18, 2001
Released for PS2 on September 25, 2001
Released for Xbox in December 2001
FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League Soccer
First released for PC on October 26, 2001
Released for PS2 on October 30, 2001
Released for Gamecube in November 2001
SSX Tricky
First released for PS2 on November 6, 2001
Released for Gamecube on November 27, 2001
Released for Xbox in December 2001
2002 FIFA World Cup
First released for PS2 & Xbox on April 15, 2002
Released for Gamecube on April 16, 2002
Released for PC on April 24, 2002
Released for Playstation on April 25, 2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
First released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox on October 2, 2002
Released for PC on October 20, 2002
FIFA Soccer 2003
Released for Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox in October 2002
007: Nightfire
First released for Gamecube & PS2 on November 19, 2002
Released for Xbox on November 20, 2002
SSX 3
Released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox in October 2003
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Released for Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox in September 2004
FIFA Soccer 2005
First released for Xbox on October 8, 2004
Released for Gamecube & PS2 on October 12, 2004
Released for PC on October 14, 2004
FIFA Soccer 06
First released for Gamecube, PC, & PS2 on September 29, 2005
Released for Xbox on September 30, 2005
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
First released for Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox on September 15, 2005
Released for Xbox 360 on September 25, 2005
Select chronology:
Distinctive era:
Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
Test Drive | ??? | 1987-10 | Simultaneous releases on Amiga & C64 Same-quarter releases on Atari ST & PC 1988 release on Apple II |
Grand Prix Circuit | DOS | 1988-11 | Simultaneous port to C64 1989 ports to Amiga, Apple Iigs, & PC |
The Duel: Test Drive II | ??? | 1989-03 | Simultaneous releases on C64 & PC Same-quarter release on Amiga Same-year releases on Apple IIgs & Mac Same-year ports to Amstrad CPC, MSX, & ZX Spectrum 1990 port to Atari ST |
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing | ??? | 1989-11 | Same-quarter releases on Amiga & PC 1990 releases on Amstrad CPC, Mac, & ZX Spectrum |
Stunts | DOS | 1990-10 |
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4-D Boxing | ??? | 1991 | Same-year releases on Amiga, Mac, & PC 1992 port to FM Towns |
4th gen:
Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
FIFA International Soccer | Genesis | 1993 | 1994 ports to Amiga, PC, Game Gear, Sega CD, & SNES |
NHL Hockey | DOS | 1993 | Listed separately from NHL '94 |
NHL '94 | ??? | 1993-10 | Same-year releases on Genesis, Sega CD, & SNES |
The Need for Speed | 3DO | 12/9/1994 | Ported to PC in September 1995 |
NHL 95 | DOS | 1994 | Same-year ports to Genesis & SNES 1995 ports to Game Boy & Game Gear |
FIFA Soccer 96 | ??? | 1995-11 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 Same-year ports to Sega 32x & Saturn |
FIFA Soccer 96 | Genesis | 1995 | Same-year port to SNES |
The Need for Speed: Special Edition | ??? | 1996-08 | DOS & Windows release |
5th gen:
Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
NBA Live 97 | ??? | 11/1/1996 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 Same-month port to Saturn |
NBA Live 97 | ??? | 1996 | Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES |
FIFA Soccer 97 | ??? | 11/25/1996 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 Same-year port to Saturn |
FIFA Soccer 97 | ??? | 1996 | Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES |
Need for Speed II | ??? | 3/31/1997 | Same-quarter releases on PC & PS1 |
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | ??? | 6/17/1997 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 Same-year ports to N64 & Saturn |
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | ??? | 1997 | Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES |
NHL 98 | ??? | 9/24/1997 | Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1 Same-quarter port to Saturn |
NHL 98 | ??? | 1997 | Same-year releases on Genesis & SNES |
Need for Speed II: SE | Windows | 10/28/1997 |
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World Cup 98 | ??? | 3/13/1998 | Same-year releases on N64, PC, & PS1 |
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit | ??? | 3/25/1998 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 |
NHL 99 | ??? | 9/21/1998 | Same-quarter releases on PC & PS1 Same-quarter port to N64 |
FIFA 99 | ??? | 11/11/1998 | Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1 Same-quarter port to N64 |
Need for Speed: High Stakes | ??? | 3/1/1999 | Same-year releases on PC & PS1 |
FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer | ??? | 10/26/1999 | Simultaneous releases on PC & PS1 |
NBA Live 2000 | ??? | 11/17/1999 | Simultaneous releases on N64, PC, & PS1 |
6th gen:
Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed | ??? | 3/22/2000 |
Same-month releases on PC & PS1 |
NHL 2001 | ??? | 9/27/2000 | Same-quarter releases on PC, PS1, & PS2 |
FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer | ??? | 10/30/2000 | Same-quarter releases on PC & PS2 |
NHL 2002 | ??? | 9/18/2001 | Same-month releases on PC & PS2 Same-year release on Xbox |
FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League Soccer |
??? | 10/26/2001 | Same-month releases on PC & PS2 Same-quarter release on Gamecube |
SSX Tricky | ??? | 11/6/2001 | Same-quarter releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox |
007: Agent Under Fire | PlayStation 2 | 11/15/2001 | 2002 ports to Gamecube & Xbox |
2002 FIFA World Cup | ??? | 4/15/2002 | Same-month releases on PC and multiple consoles |
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | ??? | 10/2/2002 | Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox |
FIFA Soccer 2003 | ??? | 10/30/2002 | Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox |
007: Nightfire | ??? | 11/19/2002 | Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox |
SSX 3 | ??? | 10/21/2003 | Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox |
Def Jam: Fight for NY | ??? | 9/20/2004 | Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PS2, & Xbox |
FIFA Soccer 2005 | ??? | 10/8/2004 | Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox |
FIFA Soccer 06 | ??? | 9/29/2005 | Simultaneous releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, & Xbox |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | ??? | 11/15/2005 | Same-month releases on Gamecube, PC, PS2, Xbox, & Xbox 360 |
C'mon, just one more game, you got this!
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