======Ocean======
Once one of Europe's biggest videogame developers and publishers, **Ocean** have changed owners, and names three times. After being bought by [[Infogrames]] in the mid-nineties their name was changed to **Infogrames UK**, then **Atari UK**, and most recently **Atari, Inc.**

To people playing games in the 16-bit era they were known for their big catalogue of [[theme:licensed_games|licensed games]]. They seem to have had connections with [[Taito]] during the home computer era.

=====Selected Works=====
  * //[[game:the_addams_family_snes|The Addams Family]]//
  * //[[game:the_addams_family_pugsleys|The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt]]//
  * //[[game:batman_not_nes|Batman]]//
  * //[[game:jurassic_park_snes|Jurassic Park]]//

====='Ocean Loader'=====
Commonly called the 'Ocean Loader', but accurately referred to as 'Freeload', it is what is known as a //fastloader//: used to counter the slow load times of old home computers. Freeload became an iconic Ocean signiature, sometimes featuring animation, music, and even games.
  * [[http://www.pauliehughes.com/page3/page3.html|Freeload]] - [[people:Paulie Hughes]]'s page detailing the history of his Freeload program.

=====See Also=====
  * [[wp>Ocean Software]]
  * [[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1012096952890708986&hl=en|Commercial Breaks]] - 1983/4 documentary about Ocean, and Imagine.