Microdeal

U.K. founded in 1981 closed in 1990 status: dead

226
games
24.7
per year
9
years active

The company publishing licences were sold to "Hi-Soft" and it ceased trading in the early 1990s.

Notable collaborators: Steve Bak, Ken Kalish and Pete Lyon

It is known for Cuthbert, Frogger series

Releases per year

1981 1
1982 17
1983 50
1984 56
1985 36
1986 19
1987 17
1988 15
1989 11

222 video games with valid date were considered (98.2%)

Overall rankings

5
39
48
8
2
3.4
average

Common gametypes

action/reflex24%shooter24%maze10%adventure10%platformer7%other22%

Top platforms

  Dragon32 89
  Tandy Coco 33
  Atari ST 23
  Amiga 21
  C64 13
  QL 9
  MS-DOS 8
  C16/Plus4 7
  Atari 400/800 6
  BBC 5
  Oric 3
  ZX Spectrum 2
  Electron 2
  Enterprise 2
  Aquarius 1
The Karate Kid Part II image #0 The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part II
Amiga 1987
Goldrunner image #1 Goldrunner
Goldrunner
Atari ST 1987
Slots & Cards image #2 Slots & Cards
Slots & Cards
MS-DOS 1989
Airball image #3 Airball
Airball
Amiga 1989
Goldrunner image #4 Goldrunner
Goldrunner
Amiga 1987
The Lands of Havoc image #5 The Lands of Havoc
The Lands of Havoc
QL 1985
International Soccer image #6 International Soccer
International Soccer
Atari ST 1987
Leatherneck image #7 Leatherneck
Leatherneck
Amiga 1988
Storm image #8 Storm
Storm
Dragon32 1983
Arena 3000 image #9 Arena 3000
Arena 3000
Atari 400/800 1982
TechMate Chess image #10 TechMate Chess
TechMate Chess
Atari ST 1986
Airball image #11 Airball
Airball
Atari ST 1987

Microdeal best rated games

Time Bandit 1988 dos
Danger Ranger 1983 d32
Goldrunner 1987 st
QL Flight Simulator 1986 ql
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout 1983 d32
Worlds of Flight 1984 d32
The King 1983 d32
Cuthbert in the Tombs 1984 c64
Tanglewood 1987 st
Lunar Rover Patrol 1983 d32

Microdeal worst games

Mudpies 1985 st
Slip Stream 1989 ocs
Space Raiders 1983 d32
Cuthbert in the Jungle 1983 d32
Turbo Trax 1988 ocs

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