Interstel Corporation
Moby ID: 1506
- Cygnus (from 1982 to 1986)
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Interstel Corporation was a company originally established as Cygnus by Trevor C. Sorensen. He had made a game for DEC computers called Starfleet in 1981 and the company was created to market Star Fleet I: The War Begins, an adaptation for home computers. Together with his partners the company was incorporated in 1986 to form Interstel Corporation and from then on the name Cygnus was no longer used. In the same year Interstel Corporation became an affiliated label of Electronic Arts.
In 1988 one of Interstel's games, Empire: Wargame of the Century, was named as Computer Game of the Year by Computer Gaming World magazine. Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander was released in 1989. A hostile takeover bid forced Sorensen to sell his shares and leave Interstel in 1990, and the company ceased operation in 1992. Before that, many titles were released, developed in-house or by external teams.
Sorensen's worked continued at Supernova Creations, a studio he co-founded in 1991.
Credited on 12 Games from 1985 to 2023
| Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander Version 2.0 (2023 on Windows) |
| Armada 2525 (1991 on DOS) |
| Dusk of the Gods (1991 on DOS) |
| Earthrise (1990 on DOS) |
| D.R.A.G.O.N. Force (1989 on DOS, Amiga) |
| Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander (1989 on DOS) |
| Scavengers of the Mutant World (1988 on DOS) |
| First Expedition (1988 on DOS) |
| Empire: Wargame of the Century (1987 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Gone Fishing (1987 on Amiga, Atari ST, DOS) |
| Quizam! (1986 on Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga) |
| Star Fleet I: The War Begins! (1985 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
History +
- 1992
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The company shuts down.
- 1986
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The company is incorporated as Interstel Corporation.
- 1982
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The company is founded.
Trivia +
Company address (1990):
Interstel Corporation
P.O. Box 57825
Webster, TX 77598
Phone: (713) 486-4163
Here are some quotations from Interstel former company President Trevor Sorensen regarding Interstel, from the trivia section of Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander:
*3. SF2 was NOT the cause of Interstel's demise, which was instead the result of a hostile takeover bid that caused me to leave the company in 1990 and a change of ownership by 1991. Bad management and marketing decisions caused Interstel to disappear in 1992 with the IRS hunting for its current owner.
- There was never a dispute between Interstel and EA, at least through 1990 when I was with the company. I don't know what happened after that.*
Related Web Sites +
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Underdogs Interstel site
A short description of the company plus links to the games
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 2 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 1 game with Valve Corporation
- 1 game with DreamForge Intertainment, Inc.
- 1 game with Sound Images
- 1 game with Northwest Software
- 1 game with Top Star Computer Services
- 1 game with GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 4 games with Dave Dorman
- 4 games with Van Collins
- 3 games with Mark Lewis Baldwin
- 3 games with Erin Green
- 3 games with Trevor C. Sorensen
- 3 games with David Winfrey
- 3 games with Arlon Harris
- 2 games with Kelly McCauley
- 2 games with Roger Damon
- 2 games with Robert Winkler
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