Delta 4 Interactive
Moby ID: 1917
- Delta 4 Software (from 1984 to 1987)
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Delta 4 as it was colloquially known started out in the bedroom of Fergus McNeill where he self published text adventures and advertised in the classified ads. He gathered around him like minded people that worked with him on the game that would bring the company into the spotlight, a parody of the contemporary ZX Spectrum adventure scene, Quest for the Holy Joystick. It was followed by more satirical spoofs, such as Bored of the Rings and The Boggit: Bored Too which further cemented their status in the UK text adventure scene. Their success resulted in them being contracted to release the first computer game based in the highly successful Discworld by Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic. The company released pure text adventure games, until the wane of the text adventure caused it to shift gears. Its name was changed to 'Delta 4 Interactive' with the focus to release interactive multimedia games.
Credited on 14 Games from 1984 to 1992
| Psycho Killer (1992 on DOS, CDTV) |
| Town With No Name (1992 on DOS, CDTV) |
| The Big Sleaze (1987 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| The Boggit: Bored Too (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Murder off Miami (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC...) |
| The Colour of Magic (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Robin of Sherlock (1985 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Bored of the Rings (1985 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC...) |
| Quest for the Holy Joystick (1984 on ZX Spectrum) |
| Galaxias (1984 on ZX Spectrum) |
| The Dragonstar Trilogy Part I (1984 on ZX Spectrum) |
| The Dragonstar Trilogy Part II (1984 on ZX Spectrum) |
| The Dragonstar Trilogy Part III (1984 on ZX Spectrum) |
| The Land of Chark (1984 on BBC Micro) |
History +
- 1984
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Company formed
Trivia +
The former company website was http://www.delta4.icom43.net/
Related Web Sites +
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Delta 4 Interactive
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 4 games with CRL Group PLC
- 2 games with Prism Leisure Corporation Plc
- 2 games with Silversoft Ltd
- 2 games with On-Line Entertainment Ltd.
- 2 games with Piranha
- 1 game with Alternative Software Ltd.
- 1 game with On-Line PLC
- 14 games with Fergus McNeill
- 3 games with Judith Child
- 2 games with Clement Chambers
- 2 games with John Chasey
- 2 games with Phil Gascoine
- 2 games with Charlie Watts
- 2 games with Jason Somerville
- 2 games with Michael Hodges
- 1 game with Sean Koppans
- 1 game with Terry Pratchett
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