Johnson Games (Johnsonverse)

Johnson Games is an American video game developer and publisher. It was formed in 1982 by Phil Stacker, then-CEO of Johnson Industries, to develop and produce games for the Atari 2600. However, the Great Video Game Crash of 1983 resulted in low sales until the company shifted its focus to the Nintendo Entertainment System. The resulting game, Colt's Crushin', was released in November 1985 as an NES launch title, and is credited with helping to bring the video game industry out of the crash.
After Stacker's resignation from Johnson, the company continued acquiring video game studios and franchises. 
== History ==
== Licenses ==
=== Johnson Sports ===
NOTE: All sports games are developed by Papyrus Games. From 1983-1988, Johnson's sports games were developed by Johnson Games' Florida studio.
*NASCAR (1983-present; as Dale Earnhardt NASCAR)
*MLB (1985-present; as Hank Aaron MLB from 1985-2020, and Mike Trout MLB since 2021)
*NBA (1988-present; as Julius Erving NBA)
**WNBA (1998-present; as Sheryl Swoopes WNBA)
*WWF/WWE (1990-present)
*NFL (1991-present; as Joe Namath NFL)
*NHL (1992-present; as Wayne Gretzky NHL)
*FIFA (1992-present; as Diego Maradona FIFA from 1992-2020, and Lionel Messi FIFA since 2021)
*NCAA (1993-present; as Michael Jordan NCAA)
*WCW (1994-2001)
*NHRA (1994-present; as John Force NHRA)
*USAC (1983-present; as Mario Andretti USAC)
*IROC (1995-present; as Mark Martin IROC)
*ARCA (1996-present; as Ken Schrader ARCA)
*Formula One (1997-present; as Michael Schumacher F1)
*USAC (1998-present; as Tom Bigelow USAC)
*PGA (1998-present; as Greg Norman PGA)
*UFC (2000-present; as Anderson Silva UFC)
*Monster Jam (2001-present)
*World of Outlaws (2004-present; as Steve Kinser World of Outlaws)
*XFL (2020-present; as Cam Phillips XFL)
*SRX (2021-present; as Tony Stewart SRX)
=== Television Series===
*American Dad! (2008-present)
*Family Guy (2008-present)
*My Little Pony (2011-present)
*Star Wars (2012-present)
*Gravity Falls (2012-present)
*K-On! (2016-present)
* Harvey Beaks (2018-present)
*Welcome to the Wayne (2019-present)
*The Fairly OddParents (2021-present)
===Other===
*The Rock-afire Explosion (1990-present)
*Chuck E. Cheese's (1997-present)
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011-present, shared with Konami)
==Labels==
* Papyrus Games (2001-present; sports simulation games)
Category:Johnsonverse