Acornsoft Limited
Moby ID: 1192
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Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers. The company published software, both games and applications, for Acorn's computers, including the BBC Micro and the Electron.
In 1986, Acorn sold its games back catalogue and the rights to the name Acornsoft to Superior Software, who continued using the name on their releases and re-released several Acornsoft games as well.
Credited on 84 Games from 1981 to 1991
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| Play it Again Sam 16 (1991 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| Superior Soccer (1989 on Electron, BBC Micro) |
| The Acornsoft Hits: Volume 1 (1986 on Electron, BBC Micro) |
| The Acornsoft Hits: Volume 2 (1986 on BBC Micro) |
| The Acornsoft Hits: Volume 2 (1986 on Electron) |
| Revs (1985 on BBC Micro) |
| Magic Mushrooms (1985 on Electron, BBC Micro) |
| Elite (1984 on DOS, Amiga, NES...) |
| Black Box and Gambit (1984 on BBC Micro) |
| Boxer (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| Children From Space (1984 on Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64) |
| Crazy Tracer (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| Elite (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| Firebug (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| Go (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
| JCB Digger (1984 on BBC Micro) |
| Labyrinth (1984 on BBC Micro) |
| Maze (1984 on Electron, BBC Micro) |
| Meteor Mission (1984 on BBC Micro) |
| Paul Daniel's Magic Show (1984 on BBC Micro, Electron) |
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History +
- 1979
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Acornsoft Computers Ltd. founded by Herman Hausser and Chris Curry.
Trivia +
Location (1983)
Acornsoft Limited
4a Market Hall
Cambridge
CB2 3NI
England
Related Web Sites +
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The BBC Games Archive
Historical background on Acornsoft.
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 10 games with Applied Systems Knowledge Ltd.
- 6 games with Ivan Berg Software Ltd.
- 5 games with Superior Interactive
- 2 games with BBC Software
- 2 games with ESM
- 1 game with Prentice-Hall
- 5 games with Tim Dobson
- 5 games with Peter Killworth
- 5 games with Neil Raine
- 4 games with David Shepherd
- 3 games with Clive Feather
- 3 games with Ian Bell
- 3 games with Geoffrey J. Crammond
- 3 games with Walter Mansell
- 3 games with Jonathan Griffiths
- 2 games with Ian Stewart
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