Software Projects
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Industry | Video games |
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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 |
Software Projects was the name of 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.
Released Games
- Anaconda
- Astronut
- BC's Quest for Tires
- Binky
- Crazy Balloon
- Crypt Capers
- Dinky Doo
- Dodo Lair
- Dragon's Lair
- Dragon's Lair Part II - Escape from Singe's Castle
- Ewgeebez
- Fatty Henry
- Galactic Gardener
- Harvey Smith´s Showjumper
- Hunchback at the Olympics
- Hysteria
- Jet Set Willy[1]
- Jet Set Willy II
- Karls Cavern
- Learning with Leeper
- Ledgeman
- Legion
- Loderunner[2]
- McKensie
- Manic Miner
- Nutcraka[3]
- Ometron
- Orion
- Project Graphics Language
- Push Off
- Run and Plunder
- Space Swarm
- Space Joust
- Star Paws
- The Perils of Willy
- Thrusta
- Tribble Trubble
In 1984 and 1985 they released a number of budget titles at £2.99 on the Software Supersavers label.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-inlays/l/LodeRunner.jpg
- ^ http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=229
- ^ "More at less". ZX Computing. Argus Specialist Publications: 82. February–March 1985.
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