Mindcraft

Not to be confused with Minecraft.

Mindcraft Software (or simply Mindcraft) was an American video game developer, founded in 1989 by Ali Atabek. It is best recognized for the award-winning The Magic Candle series.^[1]

Mindcraft Software, Inc.

Industry	Video games
Founded	1989
Founder	Ali Atabek
Headquarters	Torrance, California
Key people	Ali Atabek Ed Del Castillo
Products	The Magic Candle series

History

After Ali Atabek enjoyed Ultima II, he created Rings of Zilfin for SSI. With his wife Ugur Atabek, and business partner Jim Thomas, Atabek formed Mindcraft Software to publish his next game, The Magic Candle.^[2] By 1993 the company was publishing six titles a year and had about 30 employees.^[3] The company's games were primarily developed for DOS systems, but they also developed games for Apple II, Commodore 64, and Amiga computers. The company developed 15 games between 1989 and 1997.

Games developed

Year	Game	Platform
1989	The Magic Candle	Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, PC-98
1990	The Keys to Maramon	Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS
1991	The Magic Candle II: The Four and Forty	DOS
	Rules of Engagement	Amiga, DOS
1992	The Magic Candle III	DOS
	Siege	DOS
	Siege: Dogs of War	DOS
	Star Legions	DOS
	Tegel's Mercenaries	DOS
1993	Ambush at Sorinor	DOS
	Bloodstone: An Epic Dwarven Tale	DOS
	Strike Squad	DOS
	Walls of Rome	DOS