Four Door Lemon Ltd was a video game company based in
Bradford, West Yorkshire and was one of the UK's longest-lived independent video games and
middleware
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developers. Commonly known as "FDL", the company’s name derived from a children’s joke.
History
The company was founded in 2005 by programmers Simon Barratt and Tim Wharton. After developing and launching the Lemon Engine as a middleware program, the team expanded and began development on games for various publishers alongside continued development on the Lemon Engine.
The company's workforce grew in size over time, with its operations encompassing the creation of games for multiple publishers in addition to the development and release of proprietary titles. Ultimately, the company was disbanded in September 2018.
Company philosophy
After years of focusing on middleware and game developments, Four Door Lemon started to develop games to be self-published on various platforms, alongside completing work-for-hire titles for other publishers.
Technology
Four Door Lemon utilized its own technology for developments. The multi-platform Lemon Engine has been used in all FDL-developed titles, with a version now being used for the
PS4 and
Xbox One
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developments.
Games
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101 Ways To Die' (PC) published by 4 Door Lemon Vision 1
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Foul Play'' (PS4/PS Vita) published by Mastertronic/
Mediatonic
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Joe Danger Infinity'' (PS Vita) published by Hello Games
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Joe Danger Touch'' (Android) published by Hello Games
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Table Mini Golf'' (PS Vita) published by SCEE
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Table Football
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'' (PS Vita) published by SCEE
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Table Ice Hockey
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'' (PS Vita) published by SCEE
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Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD'' (PS3/PS Vita) published by Oddworld Inhabitants
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New Star Soccer 1.5'' (iOS/Android) published by NewStarGames
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Football Director'' (NDS) published by Sports Director
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The Lighthouse HD'' (iOS) published by Kavcom Ltd
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You are the Ref'' (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published
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You are the Umpire'' (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published
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Cricket Captain 2010'' (iOS) published by Myinteractive
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Premier Manager'' (PS2/PC) licensed technology published by Focus Multimedia
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Puzzler Collection'' (NDS/PS2/PSP/Wii/PC) published by Ubisoft
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Little Britain: The Video Game'' (PS2) published by Mastertronic
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Tic Toc Body Pop'' (iOS) self-published
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Quizquizquiz'' (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile/Kindle) self-published
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Aurifi'' (iOS) published by Punk Pie Ltd
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Busy Bees'' (PC touch screen) developed for the
Eureka National Children’s Museum
Industry organizations
Four Door Lemon was a member of numerous video games related bodies, including
UKIE (board member), Game Republic,
TIGA, Made in creative UK and Ga-Ma-Yo.
References
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External links
Official Four Door Lemon website archive
Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
Video game development companies
Companies based in Bradford
Video game companies established in 2005
2005 establishments in England