Big Red Software
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| Big Red Software | |
Company type | Private |
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| Fate | Merged into Eidos Interactive |
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| Headquarters | , England |
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The Big Red Software Company Limited, doing business as Big Red Software, was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa, England. It was founded by Paul Ranson in October 1989.
History
Big Red Software was incorporated on 16 October 1989[1] by Paul Ranson,[2] and was based in Leamington Spa, England.[3][4] In their early years, they focused on the 8-bit home computer game market, especially for ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. During this time, they formed a close relationship with Codemasters, who published many of their games.[2] This relationship was sufficiently close that Codemasters turned to them to develop the next Dizzy game after the series' creators, the Oliver Twins, moved onto other projects.[5] The resulting game, Magicland Dizzy, was a critical and commercial success. When Retro Gamer released a special retrospective edition of Your Sinclair in 2004, they rated it the 12th best game for ZX Spectrum of all time.[6] Other games released in collaboration with Codemasters include further Dizzy games, the Seymour series, and the PC port of Micro Machines.[2]
In the mid-1990s, as the industry moved away from the older 8-bit computers, Big Red Software started developing games such as Tank Commander and Big Red Racing for MS-DOS, with both these titles being published by Domark. On 25 September 1995, publicly traded Eidos Public Limited Company acquired Domark and Big Red Software, alongside Simis, for a total of Template:GBP.[7] The latter two were merged into Domark to create Eidos Interactive on 31 May 1996.[2][8][9]
Games developed
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Wacky Darts |
| Raster Runner | |
| NY Warriors | |
| Magicland Dizzy | |
| 1991 | Fun School 4 |
| Dizzy Panic | |
| Seymour Goes to Hollywood | |
| Spellbound Dizzy | |
| Super Seymour Saves the Planet | |
| Kamikaze | |
| CJ's Elephant Antics | |
| CJ in the USA | |
| Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | |
| 1992 | Wild West Seymour |
| Steg the Slug | |
| Grell and Fella | |
| Sergeant Seymour: Robot Cop | |
| 1994 | CJ: Elephant Fugitive |
| Pete Sampras Tennis | |
| Sink or Swim | |
| Dropzone | |
| Micro Machines | |
| 1995 | Tank Commander |
| Big Red Racing |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ltd, company check. "THE BIG RED SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as 02432568". Company Check. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crookes, David (2007). "Painting the Town Big Red Software". Retro Gamer. No. 42. Imagine Publishing. pp. 76–81.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Video games don't love or hate you - they're just built that way". eurogamer.net. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peters, Adam (1992). "Dizzy: this is your life". Amstrad Action. No. 87. Future Publishing. pp. 30–33.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 50 Games of All Time". Your Sinclair. Imagine Publishing. November 2004.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EIDOS ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES, UNVEILS PLACING". Telecompaper. 25 September 1995. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sherman, Christopher (April 1996). "Four Way Merger Between Domark, Big Red, Simis, and Eidos". Next Generation. No. 16. Imagine Media. p. 23.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mallinson, Paul (March 1998). "Final Fantasy VII". PC Zone. No. 61. Dennis Publishing. p. 49.
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