▁widely ▁asked - for ▁. ▁Their ▁first ▁successful ▁Am iga ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁pin ball ▁game ▁Pin ball ▁W izard , ▁other ▁significant ▁titles ▁include ▁Emer ald ▁Mine ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁Emer ald ▁Mine ▁II , ▁designed ▁by ▁Vol ker ▁W ert ich ; ▁ 1 9 9 1 ' s ▁Hä gar ▁der ▁Sch reck liche , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁only ▁lic ensed ▁game ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁game ▁Lo com otion . ▁Other ▁King soft ▁games ▁for ▁Am iga ▁include ▁Ex cal ib ur , ▁Cor pio , ▁and ▁Cy ber na uts . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁company ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 ▁employees ▁( including ▁six ▁full - time ▁employees ) ▁and ▁had ▁h ired ▁Marc ▁Ober hä user ▁as ▁an ▁account ing ▁manager . ▁Due ▁to ▁game ▁development ▁becoming ▁more ▁expensive ▁and ▁requiring ▁larger ▁teams , ▁the ▁company ▁h ired ▁Nor bert ▁Beck ers ▁as ▁development ▁director . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁King soft ▁ceased ▁operations ▁as ▁a ▁game ▁publish er ▁and ▁shift ed ▁its ▁focused ▁to ▁only ▁distrib uting ▁games . ▁Par allel ly , ▁Sch ä fer ▁established ▁I kar ion ▁Software ▁GmbH ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁video ▁game ▁developer . ▁As ▁a ▁distribution - f oc used ▁company , ▁King soft ▁became ▁a ▁vi able ▁ac quisition ▁target ▁for ▁companies ▁seeking ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁their ▁games ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ 1 9 9 4