U.S. Gold
U.K. publisher and developerfounded in 1984 closed in 1995 status: bought
aka(s): US Gold, Kixx, Go!
Originally a distributor of US coded C64 games, they began to convert them to other machines and became a key UK based publisher.
Notable collaborators: Tim Follin, Frederick David Thorpe, Paul Cuisset, Andrew R. Threlfall and Eric Chahi
It is known for 194x, Alien Storm, Another World, Bionic Commando, Eye of the Beholder, Final Fight, Flashback, Gauntlet, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Heroes of Dragonlance, Impossible Mission, James Pond, Kick Off, Leader Board Golf, Mad Mix series, Mega Man, Might and Magic, Miner 2049er, Nebulus, Northland Trilogy, OutRun, Paperboy, Pool of Radiance, Road Rash, Rolling Thunder, Rygar, Shinobi, Spy Hunter, Stellar 7, Street Fighter, Strider, Tenchi wo Kurau, Tex Murphy, Xevious, Zaxxon
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| C64 | 132 | |
|---|---|---|
| ZX Spectrum | 126 | |
| Amstrad CPC | 117 | |
| Amiga | 94 | |
| Atari ST | 87 | |
| MS-DOS | 55 | |
| Atari 400/800 | 22 | |
| Master System | 17 | |
| Game Gear | 15 | |
| MSX | 15 | |
| Mega Drive | 15 | |
| BBC | 12 | |
| SNES | 9 | |
| Saturn | 7 | |
| 3DO | 5 |
U.S. Gold best rated games
| Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 | gen | |
| Firestorm Thunderhawk 2 | 1995 | sat | |
| Super Kick Off | 1991 | sms | |
| Cruise For a Corpse | 1991 | ocs | |
| James Pond 2: Codename Robocod | 1991 | sms | |
| Jetfighter II | 1990 | dos | |
| Flashback | 1992 | ocs | |
| Killed Until Dead | 1987 | spc | |
| Night Shift | 1991 | spc | |
| Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers | 1995 | ocs |
U.S. Gold worst games
| Breakthru | 1987 | c64 | |
| Final Fight | 1991 | c64 | |
| Shackled | 1988 | c64 | |
| BreakThru | 1986 | cpc | |
| Return to Oz | 1986 | cpc |