# Ratbag Games
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{{Not to be confused|Ratbags}}
{{Short description|Company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Ratbag Games
| logo = RatbagGamesLogo.jpg
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| type = [Private](/source/Privately_held_company)
| industry = [Video games](/source/Video_game_industry)
| founded = {{start date and age|1993}} in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), [Australia](/source/Australia)
| founder = Richard Harrison
[Greg Siegele](/source/Greg_Siegele)
| fate = Acquired and shut down by [Midway Games](/source/Midway_Games)[{{Cite web|last=Wallis|first=Alistair|title=Q&A: Krome Studio's Robert Walsh on Melbourne House Acquisition|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102492/QA_Krome_Studios_Robert_Walsh_on_Melbourne_House_Acquisition.php|access-date=2020-06-26|website=www.gamasutra.com|date=2 November 2006|language=en|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628222734/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102492/QA_Krome_Studios_Robert_Walsh_on_Melbourne_House_Acquisition.php|url-status=dead}}][{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=James 'DexX'|date=2015-04-24|title=The fall of the great Australian video games studio|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-fall-of-the-great-australian-video-games-studio-20150424-1mshm2.html|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103053926/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-fall-of-the-great-australian-video-games-studio-20150424-1mshm2.html|url-status=live}}]
| defunct = {{end date|df=yes|2005|12|15}}
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| num_employees = 60 (2001)[{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010820/mnm009.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011004143550/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010820/mnm009.html|title=Infogrames, Inc. Unleashes 'World of Outlaws(R) Sprint Cars 2002' For PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System|website=[Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire)|publisher=[Berkshire Hathaway](/source/Berkshire_Hathaway)|via=[Yahoo.com](/source/Yahoo!_Finance)|archivedate=October 4, 2001|date=August 20, 2001|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}]
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'''Ratbag Games Pty Ltd''' was a [video game developer](/source/video_game_developer) based in Australia.
== History ==
Ratbag was founded in 1993 in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), South Australia, by Richard Harrison and [Greg Siegele](/source/Greg_Siegele). Known initially as "Emergent Games", the company took three years to prototype their first title ''[Powerslide](/source/Powerslide_(video_game))''. A sequel of Powerslide was in the works for Xbox and PlayStation 2, but never released.[{{Cite web |title=TITLE PAGE |url=http://www.ratbaggames.com/powerslide/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003062103/http://www.ratbaggames.com/powerslide/ |archive-date=2003-10-03 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.ratbaggames.com}}] Following its acquisition by [Midway Games](/source/Midway_Games) on 4 August 2005, the company was known as "Midway Studios - Australia".[{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A134814514/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=c52247cb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209071946/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA134814514&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=c52247cb|title=Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag|website=[Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire)|archivedate=December 9, 2024|date=August 4, 2005|accessdate=December 9, 2024|via=[Gale Research](/source/Gale_Research)|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|first=David|last=Jenkins|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/midway-acquires-australian-developer-ratbag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119062051/https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6120|title=Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag|website=[Gamasutra](/source/Gamasutra)|archive-date=November 19, 2005|date=August 4, 2005|url-status=live|access-date=June 29, 2019}}]
=== Games ===
* ''[Powerslide](/source/Powerslide_(video_game))'' – Windows
* ''[Dirt Track Racing](/source/Dirt_Track_Racing_(video_game))'' – Windows
* ''[Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars](/source/Dirt_Track_Racing%3A_Sprint_Cars)'' – Windows
* ''[Dirt Track Racing 2](/source/Dirt_Track_Racing_2)'' – Windows
* ''[Leadfoot](/source/Leadfoot_(video_game))'' – Windows
* Dirt Track Racing: Australia – Windows
* ''[World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002](/source/World_of_Outlaws%3A_Sprint_Cars_2002)'' – PS2, Windows
* ''Saturday Night Speedway'' – PS2, Windows
* ''[The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard%3A_Return_of_the_General_Lee)'' – PS2, Xbox
==See also==
* [Greg Siegele](/source/Greg_Siegele)
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030326074545/http://www.ratbaggames.com/ Website] (in the Webarchive)
* [http://blog.funkyj.com/2005/12/midway-shafts-ratbag-studios.html Midway shafts Ratbag Studios] Employee's account of company closure
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Category:Defunct video game companies of Australia
Category:Midway Games
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2005
Category:Video game companies established in 1993
Category:Video game development companies
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