Quicksilva Ltd.
Moby ID: 4209
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Quicksilva was founded by Nick Lambert in 1981. It became one of the UK industry's first big companies, releasing at least 50 Spectrum games and 20 Commodore 64 titles, including games from Jeff Minter and titles from Spain's Indescomp team such as Bugaboo (The Flea) and Fred. They released games from at least 1982 to 1987.
In 1984, Quicksilva was bought by The Argus Press Group, itself a division of British Electric Traction, for a seven-figure sum. The deal made Nick Lambert and John Hollis, who between them owned 80% of the company's shares, millionaires.
Rod Cousens, then Managing Director of Quicksilva stayed on after the sale until the new owners moved the headquarters from Southampton to London.
Credited on 78 Games from 1981 to 1988
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| Power Pyramids (1988 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Mean City (1987 on Commodore 64) |
| Red Scorpion (1987 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Romulus (1987 on Commodore 64) |
| Sector 90 (1987 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| The Tube (1987 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Hocus Focus (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Max Headroom (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Captain Kelly (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Defcom (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Glider Rider (1986 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Star Soldier (1986 on Commodore 64) |
| Tantalus (1986 on ZX Spectrum) |
| Death Wake (1985 on Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum) |
| Yabba Dabba Doo! (1985 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
| Black Thunder (1985 on Commodore 64) |
| Schizofrenia (1985 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Glass (1985 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX) |
| Rupert and the Toymaker's Party (1985 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) |
| Fantastic Voyage (1985 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC) |
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History +
- December 1987
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Argus Press Software's managing director Stephen Hall bought out Argus Press Software (including its Quicksilva and Bug-Byte subsidiaries) from Argus Press group and renamed it to Grandslam Entertainments.
- June 1985
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Argus Press moved Quicksilva from Southampton to their London offices. Quicksilva's managing director Rod Cousens and the remaining original members left the company.
- August 1984
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Quicksilva was sold (after eight months of negotiations) for £1.25 million to Argus Press group. Quicksilva's original founders Nick Lambert and John Hollis left the company.
- 1981
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Company founded by Nick Lambert and John Hollis in Southampton, England, UK.
Trivia +
Company Location and contact: (1988)
QUICKSILVA LIMITED
Liberty House
222 Regent Street
London
W1R 7DB
United Kingdom
Telephone 01-439 0666
Company location (1983)
Quicksilva
13 Palmerston Road,
Southampton
Hampshire, S011 ILL
United Kingdom
Company location and contact (1987)
Quicksilva Ltd.
Victory House
Leicester Place
London
WC2H 7NB
United Kingdom
Tel 01 439 0666
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 7 games with Binary Design, Ltd.
- 3 games with Llamasoft Ltd.
- 3 games with Salamander Software
- 2 games with Chartec
- 2 games with Indescomp
- 2 games with New Generation Software Ltd.
- 2 games with Grandslam Interactive Ltd.
- 2 games with Andromeda Software
- 2 games with Channel 8 Software
- 2 games with Gannon Designs
- 15 games with David John Rowe
- 9 games with Steinar Lund
- 6 games with David Whittaker
- 6 games with Richard Shenfield
- 6 games with Ste Pickford
- 5 games with Mark Eyles
- 5 games with John Hollis
- 3 games with Pete Harrison
- 3 games with Jeff Minter
- 3 games with Paul Ranson
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