Editing After Dark (software) (section)

==History==
In 1997, Berkeley Systems was acquired by the [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]] division of [[CUC International]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1997/04/2902 |title=Berkeley Systems Acquired by CUC |first=Kaitlin |last=Quistgaard |date=1 April 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615052153/http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1997/04/2902 |archive-date=June 15, 2010|magazine=Wired.com |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Joan Blades]] and [[Wes Boyd]], the founders of Berkeley Systems, went on to create [[MoveOn.org]]. [[Ed Fries]], co-developer of the popular ''Fish!'' screensaver, became vice president of game publishing at [[Microsoft]].

The [[Bad Dog (TV series)]] based on the "Bad Dog" screensaver<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=57–58}}</ref> was produced by [[CinéGroupe]] and [[Saban Entertainment]] for the [[Teletoon]] and [[Fox Family Channel]] networks that first aired on Teletoon on March 1, 1999.

An official version of After Dark was released for [[macOS|Mac OS X]] running on [[PowerPC]] by Infinisys, Ltd. of Japan in May 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.infinisys.co.jp/release/20030529_1.html |title=Press Release : Infinisys Releases After Dark X+Fish for Mac OS X |publisher=Infinysys |access-date=2010-03-18}}</ref> For [[Apple silicon]] and [[Apple–Intel architecture|Intel Macs]], remakes of three popular modules — ''Flying Toasters'', ''Mowing Man'' and ''Boris'' — are being sold as standalone screensavers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.infinisys.co.jp/product/afterdarkclassicset/index.shtml|title=After Dark Screensavers : Classic Set (Macintosh)|publisher=Infinysys|access-date=2014-08-05}}</ref>

Sierra released a Flying Toaster video game for cell phones in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpot|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/vivendi-universal-games-mobile-announces-six-new-titles-6151587 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124004522/http://www.gamespot.com/news/vivendi-universal-games-mobile-announces-six-new-titles-6151587 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-24 |title=Vivendi Universal Games Mobile Announces Six New Titles |publisher=Gamespot.com |date=2006-05-19 |access-date=2010-03-18}}</ref>

[[Sierra Entertainment]] was eventually acquired by [[Vivendi Games]], which in turn was merged with [[Activision]] to form [[Activision Blizzard]], and later [[Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft|acquired]] by [[Microsoft]].

===''After Dark Games''===
Sierra Attractions and Berkeley Systems released ''After Dark Games'' in 1998 for the Macintosh and Windows platforms, which contained several games modeled after their previously released screensavers.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://archive.org/details/after-dark-games |title=After Dark Games |publisher=Berkeley Systems |year=1998 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/archivistgamer_afterdarkgames |title=Advertisement Video:After Dark Games |publisher=Sierra Entertainment |year=1998 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> These games included ''Mowin' Maniac'' (a ''[[Pac-Man]]'' clone based on the ''Mowin' Man'' and ''Mowin' Boris'' modules); ''Roof Rats'' (similar to ''[[SameGame]]'' and variants); [[Solitaire (game)|Solitaire]] (''After Dark'' themed); ''Toaster Run'' (an isometric ''[[Glider (video game)|Glider]]'' clone featuring several ''After Dark'' characters, including a Flying Toaster and Super Guy); ''Zapper'' (a trivia game); ''Hula Girl'' (an endless 2D [[platforming game]] based on the ''Hula Twins'' module from After Dark 4.0); two word scramble games — ''Bad Dog 911'' (based on the ''Bad Dog'' modules) and ''Fish Shtick'' (based on the ''Fish'' modules, mainly ''Fish World''); ''Foggy Boxes'' (a [[dots and boxes]] game based on the ''Messages 4.0'' module); ''MooShu Tiles'' (a [[Mahjong]]-like game featuring many ''After Dark'' characters throughout the years); and ''Rodger Dodger'' (a ''[[Raimais]]'' clone that originated as an in-module game).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/after-dark-games |title=After Dark Games |website=MobyGames}}</ref>

J.C. Herz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that the "sheer simplicity" of these games helped make them as "engaging and addictive as the mega-selling 40-hour sagas with souped-up 3-D sound and state-of-the-art computer graphics."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herz |first1=J. C. |title=GAME THEORY; Flying Toasters That You Can Play With |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/29/technology/game-theory-flying-toasters-that-you-can-play-with.html |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=29 April 1999 |url-access=limited}}</ref> A review in ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' stated that, "If nothing else, it makes for a good time-killer."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Baker II |first1=Samuel |title=After Dark Games |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=April 1999 |issue=177 |page=217 |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_177/page/n220/mode/1up?q=after+dark |publisher=Golden Empires Publication}}</ref>