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Apex Computer Productions
Apex Computer Productions was the brothers John Rowlands (programmer), John and Steve Rowlands, United Kingdom, British based game designers and programmers on the Commodore 64 in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They programmed in pure assembly language and their earliest commercial release was ''Cyberdyne Warrior'', a platform shooter, for Hewson Consultants, Hewson in 1989. Soon after, they entered a relationship with Thalamus Ltd, Thalamus, the game publishing arm of Newsfield, who published their next game, Thalamus Ltd, Retrograde. Thalamus relationship After ''Creatures'', Apex began work on the sequel ''Creatures II: Torture Trouble'', still developing on the Commodore 64. In a startling coup—since Thalamus were associated with a rival magazine publisher in Newsfield, the home of ''ZZAP!64'' — ''Commodore Format'' (Future Publishing) secured the rights to serialise the development of the game, which again proved very popular. ''Creatures II'' was received favorably by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
