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Software Studios

1986 / 1986 tot 2 1987 / 1986 tot 23 1988 / 1986 tot 34 1989 / 1986 tot 50 1990 / 1986 tot 56 1994 / 1986 tot 57
Founded in 1986 closed in 1989
Status: dead
Country: U.K.

57
games
9
active years
6.3
per year
aka(s): Software Studio

Internal development team of Electric Dreams. Also handled Activision's products marketed in countries outside the United States.

It is known for After Burner, Altered Beast, Hang-On, R-Type, Rampage, Wonder Boy

Releases per year

19862
198721
198811
198916
19906
19941

57 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

0
25
23
4
0

Common gametypes

shooter18%racing/driving16%strategy13%sport12%beat 'em up10%other28%

Top platforms

C64 15
ZX Spectrum 13
Amstrad CPC 10
Atari ST 9
Amiga 7
MS-DOS 1
Amiga CD32 1
Atari 400/800 1
International Karate + (Amiga OCS)
International Karate +
OCS 1988
Millennium 2.2 (Amiga OCS)
Millennium 2.2
OCS 1989
SDI (Amiga OCS)
SDI
OCS 1989
Altered Beast (Amiga OCS)
Altered Beast
OCS 1989
R-Type (Amstrad CPC)
R-Type
CPC 1989
Atomic Robo-Kid (Amiga OCS)
Atomic Robo-Kid
OCS 1990
Altered Beast (Commodore 64)
Altered Beast
C64 1989
R-Type (Atari ST)
R-Type
ST 1988
After Burner (Commodore 64)
After Burner
C64 1988
Power Drift (Amiga OCS)
Power Drift
OCS 1989
Enduro Racer (ZX Spectrum)
Enduro Racer
SPC 1987
Altered Beast (Atari ST)
Altered Beast
ST 1989

Software Studios best rated games

Millennium 2.21989st
International Karate +1988st
International Karate +1988ocs
Super Hang-On1989ocs
Super Hang-On1988st
Power Drift1989spc
Enduro Racer1987spc
Millennium 2.21989ocs
R-Type1988st
Aliens1986spc

Software Studios worst games

Fighting Soccer1989c64
Galactic Games1987c64
After Burner1988c64
Karnov1988c64
Enduro Racer1987c64

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