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Argus Press Software

1980 / 1966 tot 1 1981 / 1966 tot 3 1982 / 1966 tot 4 1983 / 1966 tot 9 1984 / 1966 tot 27 1985 / 1966 tot 41 1986 / 1966 tot 49 1987 / 1966 tot 62 1988 / 1966 tot 73 1989 / 1966 tot 75 1990 / 1966 tot 76
Founded in 1966 closed in 1987
Status: dead
Country: U.K.

79
games
11
active years
6.9
per year
aka(s): Argus Press, Argus, Argus Specialist Publications

80's computer games developer.

Releases per year

19801
19812
19821
19835
198418
198514
19868
198713
198811
19892
19901

76 video games with valid date were considered (96.2%)

Overall rankings

1
16
24
3
1

Common gametypes

action/reflex19%strategy17%adventure14%sport6%platformer6%other35%

Top platforms

C64 30
ZX Spectrum 13
Amstrad CPC 9
BBC 9
C16/Plus4 3
Atari 400/800 3
Apple II E 2
Amiga 2
Commodore PET 1
TRS-80 1
Sharp MZ 1
Atari ST 1
MS-DOS 1
MSX 1
Electron 1
Terramex (Amiga OCS)
Terramex
OCS 1987
The Hunt for Red October (MS-DOS)
The Hunt for Red October
DOS 1988
The Hunt for Red October (Amiga OCS)
The Hunt for Red October
OCS 1987
Terramex (Atari ST)
Terramex
ST 1987
The Detective Game (Commodore 64)
The Detective Game
C64 1986
Terramex (Amstrad CPC)
Terramex
CPC 1988
Grange Hill: The Computer Game (ZX Spectrum)
Grange Hill: The Computer Game
SPC 1987
The Hunt for Red October (Amstrad CPC)
The Hunt for Red October
CPC 1988
Alien (ZX Spectrum)
Alien
SPC 1984
Agent Orange (Commodore 64)
Agent Orange
C64 1987
Terramex (Commodore 64)
Terramex
C64 1987
Terramex (ZX Spectrum)
Terramex
SPC 1988

Argus Press Software best rated games

Terramex1988spc
Nether Earth1987cpc
Nick Faldo Plays the Open1986cpc
The Hunt for Red October1988dos
Terramex1988msx
Give My Regards to Broad Street1985c64
The Detective Game1986c64
Nether Earth1987spc
Savage Pond1984c64
Terramex1987st

Argus Press Software worst games

Grange Hill: The Computer Game1987c64
Detective1984cpc
Power Pyramids1988c64
Roundheads1987spc
Droid One1986c16

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