Quicksilva Ltd.
Overview
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.
Games
| Pac-Land | (1988) |
| Power Pyramids | (1988) |
| Star Soldier | (1987) |
| Red Scorpion | (1987) |
| Elevator Action | (1987) |
| Sector 90 | (1987) |
| Romulus | (1987) |
| Tube, The | (1987) |
| Mean City | (1987) |
| Hocus Focus | (1986) |
| Max Headroom | (1986) |
| Yabba Dabba Doo! | (1986) |
| Defcom | (1986) |
| Glider Rider | (1986) |
| Tantalus | (1986) |
| Captain Kelly | (1986) |
| SoftAid | (1985) |
| Black Thunder | (1985) |
| Glass | (1985) |
| Rupert and the Toymaker's Party | (1985) |
| Schizofrenia | (1985) |
| Death Wake | (1985) |
| SoftAid | (1985) |
| Strontium Dog and the Death Gauntlet | (1984) |
| Fred | (1984) |
| Dragonsbane | (1984) |
| Zombie Zombie | (1984) |
| Battlezone | (1984) |
| Snowman, The | (1984) |
| Magic Micro Mission | (1984) |
| Traffic | (1984) |
| Gryphon | (1984) |
| 3D Tunnel | (1984) |
| Escape | (1984) |
| Fantastic Voyage | (1984) |
| See-Saw | (1984) |
| Strontium Dog: The Killing | (1984) |
| Thompson Twins Adventure, The | (1984) |
| Gatecrasher | (1984) |
| Summer Games | (1984) |
| Ant Attack | (1983) |
| Wizard, The | (1983) |
| Gridrunner | (1983) |
| Bugaboo (The Flea) | (1983) |
| Mined-Out | (1983) |
| Traxx | (1983) |
| Aquaplane | (1983) |
| Laser Zone | (1983) |
| Time-Gate | (1983) |
| Falcon Patrol | (1983) |
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Trivia
Company location and contact (1987)Quicksilva Ltd.
Victory House
Leicester Place
London
WC2H 7NB
United Kingdom
Tel 01 439 0666
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Top Games
Most popular games as rated by MobyGames users.
| 4.2 | Yabba Dabba Doo! |
| 4.1 | Gridrunner |
| 3.5 | 3D Tunnel |
| 3.5 | Battlezone |
| 3.5 | Summer Games |
| 3.2 | Pac-Land |
| 3.2 | Falcon Patrol |
| 3.2 | Ant Attack |
| 3.1 | Mined-Out |
| 3.0 | Elevator Action |