Red Rat Software was a

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, UK-based

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and publisher founded by Charles Partington, Harry Nadler, and Don Rigby that operated between 1985 and 1993. The company first centered on the

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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) *''

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'' (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'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Robot Knights'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Space Lobsters'' (Atari 8-bit)

1988

*'' Lombard RAC Rally'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS) *'' Speed Run'' (Atari 8-bit)

1989

*''Hawkquest'' (Atari 8-bit) *''Time Runner'' (Amiga, Atari ST)

1990

*''

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'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

1992

*'' Push-Over'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, SNES)

1993

*''One Step Beyond'' (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS) 1985 establishments in England 1993 disestablishments in England Defunct companies based in Manchester Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Atari 8-bit family Video game companies established in 1985 Video game companies disestablished in 1993