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Red Rat Software
Red Rat Software was a Manchester, UK-based video game developer and publisher founded by Charles Partington, Harry Nadler, and Don Rigby that operated between 1985 and 1993. The company first centered on the Atari 8-bit family home computers, before eventually expanding to other platforms. The company used the slogan "Red Rat has the power!". Games 1985 *''A Day at the Races'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Sprong: The Quest for the Golden Pogostick'' (Atari 8-bit) 1986 *'' Crumble's Crisis'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Escape from Doomworld'' (Atari 8-bit, C64) *''Freaky Factory'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Laser Hawk'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Panic Express'' (Atari 8-bit, C64) *''Rocket Repairman'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Screaming Wings'' (Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST) *''Space Gunner'' (Atari 8-bit) *''The Domain of the Undead'' (Atari 8-bit) *''War-Copter'' (Atari 8-bit) 1987 *''Astro-Droid'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Little Devil'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Nightmares'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Planet Attack'' (Atari 8-bit) *''River Rally'' (Ata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Games
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedback mostly commonly is shown on a video display device, such as a TV set, monitor, touchscreen, or virtual reality headset. Some computer games do not always depend on a graphics display, for example text adventure games and computer chess can be played through teletype printers. Video games are often augmented with audio feedback delivered through speakers or headphones, and sometimes with other types of feedback, including haptic technology. Video games are defined based on their platform, which include arcade video games, console games, and personal computer (PC) games. More recently, the industry has expanded onto mobile gaming through smartphones and tablet computers, virtual and augmented reality systems, and remote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Soccer Challenge
''International Soccer Challenge'' is a soccer video game developed by MicroStyle in 1990. Game play The game is quite similar to ''MicroProse Soccer'', but uses a 3D perspective. at Mobygames References External links ''International Soccer Challenge'' at MobyGames
MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes nearly 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms. The site is supported ...
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Defunct Video Game Companies Of The United Kingdom
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Disestablishments In England
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorists detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the United States., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Oslo I Accord rect 200 0 400 200 1993 Russian constitutional crisis rect 400 0 600 200 Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Establishments In England
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Push-Over (video Game)
''Push-Over'' is a puzzle-platform game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Ocean Software in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was sponsored by Smiths' British snack Quavers (now owned by Walkers), and the plot revolves around the then Quavers mascot Colin Curly losing his Quavers packets down a giant ant hill. The player is tasked with controlling G.I. Ant, a large soldier ant, to recover the Quavers by solving a series of puzzles. The Super NES version lacks the Quavers branding, and instead the aim is to recover bundles of cash dropped down the ant hill by Captain Rat. Gameplay The game consists of 100 levels of increasing complexity over nine different themed worlds. Each level features several interconnected platforms holding a number of " dominoes". The aim is to rearrange the dominoes, such that with a single push, all of the dominoes are toppled, thus opening the exit to the next level. There are 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Wheels
''Wild Wheels'' is a 1991 video game published by Ocean Software. Gameplay ''Wild Wheels'' is a game in which two teams of five cars equipped for arena combat play a sport that involves moving a huge metal ball into an opponent's goal to score. Reception Alan Emrich reviewed the game for ''Computer Gaming World'', and stated that "''Wild Wheels'' is a great arcade game with all of the pulse-pounding, joystick-jiggling, wrist-wrecking game play that a good 'computer sport' can generate." Brian Nesbitt for '' The One for ST Games'' would have liked more options for playing the sport, but concluded that "Wild Wheels isn't going to keep anyone glued to the screen for hours on end, but it is going to bring them back again and again for short blasts." '' Amiga Action'' felt that the game was not addictive and could not recommend it, but found the presentation to be average. '' CU Amiga'' liked the hybrid of car and football genres, but found its gameplay repetitive. Stuart Campbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Run (video Game)
''Lombard RAC Rally'' is a 1988 rally video game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Mandarin Software (an imprint of Europress). The game was based on the same rally (under the earlier sponsors' names) as the later ''Network Q RAC Rally'' games, and was the first of a series of related games published by Europress. It was released for the Atari ST, Amiga and MS-DOS formats. The game prominently features an animated driver, seen from behind moving the steering wheel, with the road seen through the car's windscreen. The game cover art features Jimmy McRae's Ford Sierra RS Cosworth from 1987. Inspiration for the game came to Charles Partington and Harry Nadler (of RedRat Software) one lunch time when they were watching Lombard RAC Rally coverage on TV at the Top Cat Tavern (Manchester Corn Exchange/Hanging Ditch), which was located just around the corner from RedRat's offices. Charles and Harry had not previously seen rally coverage from an 'in-car' perspective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman Britain, Roman fort (''castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorialism, manorial Township ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombard RAC Rally (video Game)
''Lombard RAC Rally'' is a 1988 rally video game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Mandarin Software (an imprint of Europress). The game was based on the same rally (under the earlier sponsors' names) as the later ''Network Q RAC Rally'' games, and was the first of a series of related games published by Europress. It was released for the Atari ST, Amiga and MS-DOS formats. The game prominently features an animated driver, seen from behind moving the steering wheel, with the road seen through the car's windscreen. The game cover art features Jimmy McRae's Ford Sierra RS Cosworth from 1987. Inspiration for the game came to Charles Partington and Harry Nadler (of RedRat Software) one lunch time when they were watching Lombard RAC Rally coverage on TV at the Top Cat Tavern (Manchester Corn Exchange/Hanging Ditch), which was located just around the corner from RedRat's offices. Charles and Harry had not previously seen rally coverage from an 'in-car' perspective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laser Hawk
''Laser Hawk'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for Atari 8-bit computers by UK-based Red Rat Software. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand by programmer Andrew Bradfield Andrew "Andy" Bradfield (1966 – 21 September 2001) was a video game programmer from New Zealand best known for his work on games for the Atari 8-bit computers. He created ''Laser Hawk'' (1986) and its sequel ''Hawkquest'' (1989). He teamed wit ... and artist Harvey A. Kong Tin. A sequel, ''HawkQuest'', also from Bradfield and Kong Tin, was released in 1989. Andrew Bradfield died in 2001 at age 35. Development Work on ''Laser Hawk'' started in 1985 and took about a year to complete. ''Laser Hawk'' was originally called ''Hot Copter'' by Bradfield. Red Rat Software came up with the name ''Laser Hawk.'' Reception A review of ''Laser Hawk'' in the January 1987 issue of '' Atari User'' concluded, "While the game concept is perhaps getting a little long in the tooth, Red Rat has tweaked it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
