Corrosive Software
Moby ID: 55
- The Big Red Software Company Ltd. (from 1989 to 1997)
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This English company was started as The Big Red Software Company by Paul Ranson in 1989. They primarily developed conversions, budget games and licensed titles, working closely with Codemasters in their early years. Later, their eponymous racing game was successful.
In 1995, Big Red Software was acquired by Eidos Interactive.
The division was renamed Corrosive Software in about 1997 and was a development unit of Eidos. The division completed the game Assault Corps but it was never released. Eidos closed down Corrosive Software in 1998.
Credited on 22 Games from 1987 to 1995
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| Big Red Racing (1995 on DOS, Windows) |
| Tank Commander (1995 on DOS) |
| Pete Sampras Tennis (1994 on Genesis, Game Gear) |
| CJ: Elephant Fugitive (1994 on Game Gear) |
| Sink or Swim (1993 on DOS, SNES, Genesis...) |
| Grell and Fella (1992 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Antstream...) |
| Sergeant Seymour: Robot Cop (1992 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Steg the Slug (1992 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Wild West Seymour (1992 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| CJ in the USA (1991 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Dizzy Panic (1991 on Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
| Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991 on DOS, Amiga, NES...) |
| Fun School 4: for 7 to 11 year olds (1991 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Micro Machines (1991 on DOS, Game Boy, SNES...) |
| Seymour Goes to Hollywood (1991 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Spellbound Dizzy (1991 on Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
| Super Seymour Saves the Planet (1991 on Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
| Magicland Dizzy (1990 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| NY Warriors (1990 on DOS, Amiga, ZX Spectrum...) |
| Raster Runner (1989 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
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History +
- 1995
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Became part of Eidos Interactive.
- 1989
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Company founded by Paul Ranson.
Trivia +
Big Red was also the developer of the Game Gear version of the Game Genie, and the never-released Master System version.
Related Web Sites +
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Corrosive Software
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 17 games with Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
- 3 games with Acclaim Studios Teesside
- 2 games with Domark Software, Inc.
- 2 games with Domark Software Ltd.
- 2 games with Avalon Interactive
- 2 games with Rave Computer Programming
- 1 game with Northwest Synergistic Software
- 1 game with Europress Software Ltd.
- 1 game with MicroProse (Alameda)
- 1 game with Kixx
- 15 games with Peter J. Ranson
- 13 games with Paul Ranson
- 12 games with Shân Savage
- 12 games with R. Fred Williams
- 11 games with Stewart Regan
- 7 games with Pat Stanley
- 7 games with Brian Hartley
- 5 games with Lyndon Sharp
- 5 games with Gerard Gourley
- 5 games with Allister Brimble
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