Editing Papyrus Design Group

{{Short description|Video game developer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name             = Papyrus Design Group
| logo             = File:Papyrus_Design_Group_Logo.png
| caption          = 
| type             = 
| fate             = Sold to FIRST.net
| successor        = 
| foundation       = 1987
| founder          = David Kaemmer<br/>Omar Khudari
| defunct          = 2004
| location_country = [[United States]]
| location_city    = [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]], [[Massachusetts]]
| key_people       = Omar Khudari (CEO)
| industry         = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| products         = ''[[Indianapolis 500: The Simulation|Indianapolis 500]]''<br>''[[IndyCar Racing]]'' series<br>''[[NASCAR Racing]]'' series<br>''[[Grand Prix Legends]]''
| parent           = [[Sierra Entertainment]] (1995–2004)
| homepage         = 
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'''Papyrus Design Group, Inc.''' was a [[computer game developer]] founded in 1987 by David Kaemmer and CEO Omar Khudari. Based in [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]], [[Massachusetts]], it is best known for its series of realistic [[sim racing]] games based on the [[NASCAR]] and [[IndyCar]] leagues, as well as the unique ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]''. Papyrus was acquired by [[Sierra On-Line]] in late 1995<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sherman |first=Christopher |title=Movers & Shakers|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=14 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1996|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=News Bits |magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=90 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=March 1996|page=17}}</ref> and Omar Khudari left Papyrus soon after that.  Dave Kaemmer left Papyrus in late 2002, just before the release of ''NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'' (''NR2003'').

In the [[2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|2001 Pop Secret 400]] at [[Rockingham Speedway|North Carolina Speedway]], Papyrus Design Group sponsored [[John Andretti]]’s car.

On June 5, 2003, ''NR2003'' community modders PWF (Project Wildfire) announced that many of their members would be joining a new group called FIRST.

At the end of the first quarter of 2004, ''NR2003'' was pulled from the shelves due to license expiration. This is when FIRST (later to become [[iRacing]]) started its acquisition of the ''NR2003'' code from [[Vivendi Universal]].

The Papyrus website was shut down on April 5, 2004.

On May 28, 2004, Vivendi and Papyrus sold copyrights to FIRST.net, LLC who became the registered owner of the copyrights for ''NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'' and would go on to develop [[iRacing]] using its engine.

==Games developed by Papyrus==
* ''[[Indianapolis 500: The Simulation]]'' (1989)
* ''[[J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan]]'' (1991) (co-developed with [[Beam Software]])<ref>{{cite web|title=J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan for DOS (1991)|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/jrr-tolkiens-riders-of-rohan|website=[[MobyGames]]|publisher=Blue Flame Labs|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref>
* ''[[IndyCar Racing]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Nomad (video game)|Nomad]]'' (1993)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing (video game)|NASCAR Racing]]'' (1994)
** ''[[NASCAR Racing (video game)|NASCAR Racing]]'' for the Sony PlayStation (1996)
* ''[[Links: The Challenge of Golf]]'' (1994) (Sega CD version)
* ''[[IndyCar Racing II]]'' (1995)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 2]]'' (1996)
** ''[[NASCAR Racing 2|NASCAR Racing: Grand National Series Expansion Pack]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Road Rash (1994 video game)|Road Rash]]'' (1996) (Windows version)
* ''[[SODA Off-Road Racing]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'' (1998)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition]]'' (1999)
** ''[[NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Racing]]'' (1999)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 3]]'' (1999)
** ''[[NASCAR Racing 3|NASCAR Racing 3: Craftsman Truck Series Expansion Pack]]''
* ''[[NASCAR Legends]]'' (1999)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 4]]'' (2001)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 2002 Season]]'' (2002)
* ''[[NASCAR Racing 2003 Season]]'' (2003)
* '' NASCAR Racing 5 (''2003) (scrapped Xbox game)
* ''The Simpsons'' (2004) (game pitched for the Xbox)

==See also==
*''[[iRacing]]'', a racing simulator developed by David Kaemmer

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mobygames.com/company/papyrus-design-group-inc/ Papyrus Design Group] at [[MobyGames]]

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[[Category:Sierra Entertainment]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 1987]]
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[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Defunct companies based in Massachusetts]]


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