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Summary
Software Projects was a computer game development company which was started by Manic Miner developer Matthew Smith, Alan Maton and Colin Roach. After leaving Bug-Byte as a freelance developer, Smith was able to take the rights to his recently developed Manic Miner game with him, due to an oversight in his freelance contract.[1] Software Projects was then able to market and publish the ZX Spectrum hit game separately from Bug-Byte. Their logo was a Penrose triangle.
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Matthew Smith, Alan Maton[1] |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Bear Brand Complex, Allerton Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 7SF |
Key people | Matthew Smith, Alan Maton Colin Roach |
| Products | Computer games |
In 1987, the company had a deal with Special FX Software to release the company's first title Hysteria. The team would soon join Ocean Software afterwards.[2]
Released games edit
- Anaconda
- Astronut[3]
- BC's Quest for Tires[4]
- Binky[5]
- Crazy Balloon[6]
- Crypt Capers[7]
- Dinky Doo[8]
- Dodo Lair[9]
- Dragon's Lair[10]
- Dragon's Lair Part II - Escape from Singe's Castle[10]
- Ewgeebez[11]
- Fatty Henry
- Galactic Gardener[12]
- Harvey Smith Showjumper[13]
- Hunchback at the Olympics
- Hysteria
- Jet Set Willy[1]
- Jet Set Willy II
- Karls Kavern[14]
- Learning with Leeper
- Ledgeman
- Legion
- Loderunner[15]
- McKensie
- Manic Miner
- Nutcraka[16]
- Ometron[17]
- Orion
- Project Graphics Language
- Push Off
- Run and Plunder
- Space Swarm
- Space Joust
- Star Paws
- The Perils of Willy
- Thrusta[18]
- Tribble Trubble[19]
In 1984 and 1985 they released a number of budget titles at £2.99 on the Software Supersavers label.[20]
References edit
- ^ a b c Graham Taylor (April 1984). "And pigs will fly... Graham Taylor talks to Matthew Smith and Alan Maton of Software Projects". Popular Computing Weekly.
- ^ "NEWS". Crash. Newsfield. March 1988. p. 8. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "World of Spectrum - Astronut".
- ^ "BC's Quest for Tires".
- ^ "Amstrad Action-001-Binky-AMS.JPG".
- ^ "Crazy Balloon (1983 Software Projects) [388]".
- ^ "Crypt Capers - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ "Dinky Doo - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ "Dodo Lair - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ a b "Commodore User Magazine Issue 41". February 1987.
- ^ "Ewgeebez - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ "Galactic Gardener - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ "Harvey Smith Showjumper - Software - Computing History".
- ^ "Karls Kavern - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-inlays/l/LodeRunner.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Nutcraka".
- ^ "Ometron - Software - Game - Computing History".
- ^ "Personal Computer Games Issue15".
- ^ "Tribble Trubble | Retro Gamer". 23 December 2008.
- ^ "More at less". ZX Computing. Argus Specialist Publications: 82. February–March 1985.