Big Red Software
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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, that 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 |
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