Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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How could the same studio produce both the amazing Super Star Wars and the disastrous Captain Novolin? Like many contract developers, Salt Lake City-based Sculptured Software has a catalog filled with major hits and catastrophic failures. Let's discuss the challenges faced by a work-for-hire game company that hit it big in the 16-bit era as we play every game made by Sculptured Software, from C64 to N64!

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