Alligata

Alligata

Alligata was a computer games developer and publisher based in Sheffield in the UK in the 1980s.

The company was founded by Mike Mahoney and Dave Palmer around 1982. They produced games for a number of home computers including the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and ZX Spectrum. They also published budget priced software under the Budgie label.

Dave Palmer left in October 1986 to set up the budget label "Alternative Software". Mike Mahoney also left in 1988 with the company releasing its final games in 1989.

Notable games

* 1983 "Aztec Tomb" (C64)
* 1983 "Here Comes The Sun" (ZX Spectrum)
* 1983 "Blagger" (C64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, MSX) A version was also released through "Amsoft" for the Amstrad CPC
* 1983 "Bug Blaster" (C64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron)
* 1983 "Lunar Rescue" (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron)
* 1983 "Guardian" (C64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron)
* 1984 "Loco" (C64, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit)
* 1984 "Son of Blagger" (C64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro)
* 1985 "Who Dares Wins" (C64)
* 1985 "Jack Charlton's Match Fishing" (C64, ZX Spectrum)
* 1985 "Blagger Goes to Hollywood" (C64)
* 1986 "Who Dares Wins II" (C64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC)
* 1986 "Night World" (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron)
* 1987 "Livingstone, I Presume" (C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC) UK release of Spanish "Opera Soft" game "Livingstone, Supongo"
* 1987 "Addicta Ball" (C64, MSX, Amiga, Atari ST) An unreleased version was developed for the ZX Spectrum
* 1989 "Repton Mania" (ZX Spectrum) Ports of the first 2 "Repton" games from "Superior Software"

Budgie label

Alligata published budget games under the Budgie label from 1985. When a typical Alligata game would cost around £6.95, Budgie games sold for only £1.99 in order to compete with the likes of budget software pioneer Mastertronic, already selling games at that level. Almost all titles were original rather than re-issues of Alligata games. Probably the most well known game is space shoot 'em up "Video's Revenge" (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron) with others including "Convoy" (ZX Spectrum), "Super Sam" (ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC), "Raskel" (C64) and "Shuffle" (BBC Micro, Acorn Electron).

External links

* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Alligata+Software+Ltd$&loadpics=on "Alligata" at "World of Spectrum"]
* [http://www.beebgames.com/games.php?company=13&start=1 "Alligata" at the "BBC Games Archive"]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Budgie+Budget+Software$&loadpics=on "Budgie" at "World of Spectrum"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Carex alligata — Carex alligata …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carex alligata — Carex alligata …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carex alligata — ID 14436 Symbol Key CAAL12 Common Name Hawai i sedge Family Cyperaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Graminoid Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Carex alligata Boott — Symbol CAAL12 Common Name Hawai i sedge Botanical Family Cyperaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Carex alligata Boott var. degeneri R.W. Krauss — Symbol CAAL12 Synonym Symbol CAALD Botanical Family Cyperaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • List of Acorn Electron games — Following is a work in progress List of Acorn Electron games, with original publishers.compactTOC2 NOTOC #* 3D Bomb Alley (Software Invasion) * 3D Dotty (Blue Ribbon) * 3D Maze (IJK) * 3D Tankzone (Dynabyte) * 737 Flight Simulator (Salamander) *… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste bekannter C64-Spiele — Der C64 ist ein 8 Bit Heimcomputer, der in den 1980er Jahren u. a. als Spielkonsole sehr verbreitet war. Hier eine unvollständige Liste bekannter Spiele: Spiele, die schon einen eigenen Artikel haben, stehen auch in der Kategorie:C64 Spiel.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Список игр на ZX Spectrum — Список игр для ZX Spectrum. Название Издатель Разработчик Лицензировано у Дата выхода Adventure A: Planet of Death Artic Computing 1982 Adventure B: Inca Curse Artic Computing 1982 Galaxians Artic Computing William J. Wray 1982 Football Manager… …   Википедия

  • Son of Blagger — Infobox VG title= Son of Blagger caption= developer= Antony Crowther publisher= Alligata distributor= designer= series= Blagger engine= version= released= 1983 genre= Platform game modes= Single player ratings= platforms= C64; ZX Spectrum; BBC… …   Wikipedia

  • Blagger — Infobox VG title = Blagger developer = Antony Crowther, R.S. Goodley publisher = Alligata distributor = designer = Antony Crowther engine = version = released = 1983 genre = Platform modes = One player ratings = platforms = Acorn Electron,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”