Mirrorsoft
| Mirrorsoft Ltd.
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| legal form | unlisted corporation |
| founding | 1982 |
| resolution | 1992 |
| Reason for dissolution | Acquisition by Acclaim Entertainment |
| Seat | Bristol, UK |
| management | Jim Mackonochie Robert Maxwell |
| Branch | Software, computer games |
Mirrorsoft was a British publisher of computer games. The company was founded in 1982 by Jim Mackonochie and Robert Maxwell . It belonged to the Mirror Group (today: Trinity Mirror plc. ).
history
The original business field was the sale of educational software. In June 1983 it was decided to expand the business to the distribution of computer games for home computers.
Mirrorsoft owned several smaller development studios and publishing labels, such as B. Image Works, Spectrum Holobyte , Cinemaware and PSS. Several of the games were sold under the Image Works sub-label .
In 1988 the game Tetris appeared , for which Mirrorsoft held the distribution rights for home computers and PCs in Europe. A complicated legal dispute ensued around the exploitation rights for Tetris , in which due to Maxwell's good contacts with Mikhail Gorbachev, politicians were even threatened. In 1989, the company was named Software House of the Year for 16bit at the Golden Joystick Awards . In 1991 the company's founder Maxwell died, in January of the following year Mirrorsoft was bought by Acclaim Entertainment , the brand then disappeared from the market.
Products (extract)
| title | genre | year | Platforms | developer | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action reflex | Jump 'n' run | 1986 | ZX Spectrum | Medusa | |
| Ancient quests | Edutainment | 1985 | ZX Spectrum | Mirrorsoft | Math educational games |
| Andy Capp | Action adventure | 1988 | C64, CPC, ZX Spectrum | Blitter animation | Comic implementation. |
| Antheads: It Came From The Desert II | Action adventure | 1990 | Amiga | Cinemaware | |
| Ashkeron! | Adventure | 1985 | CPC, ZX Spectrum | Texgate Computers | |
| Austerlitz | strategy | 1989 | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | Turcan Research Systems | |
| Battlemaster | strategy | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis | PSS | |
| BBC mastermind | quiz | 1984 | BBC Micro, C64, ZX Spectrum | Ivan Berg Software | Game to the quiz show |
| Bermuda Project | Adventure | 1987 | Amiga, Atari ST | Graphicfinal | |
| Biggles | Action | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Dalali software | |
| Bismarck | strategy | 1987 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum | PSS | |
| Caesar the Cat | Action | 1983 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Novotrade software | |
| Caesar's Travels | Edutainment | 1984 | Commodore 64 | Chalksoft | Follower of Caesar the Cat |
| Conflict: Europe | strategy | 1989 | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | PSS | |
| Defender of the Crown | strategy | 1986 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS | Cinemaware | Port for smartphones |
| Double-double bill | Sports | 1991 | Amiga | Cinemaware | |
| Dynamite Dan | Action adventure | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Mirrorsoft | |
| Dynamite Dan 2 | Action adventure | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum | Mirrorsoft | |
| Flight of the Intruder | Flight simulator | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, NES | Rowan software | |
| Intrigue! | Adventure | 1986 | Apple II, Commodore 64 | Kinemation | |
| It came from the desert | Action adventure | 1989 | Amiga, MS-DOS | Cinemaware | |
| Speedball 2 | Sports | 1990 | Acorn, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS | Bitmap Brothers | |
| Tetris | puzzle | 1987 | lots | Spectrum holobyte |
Web links
- Mirrorsoft at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Jim Mackonochie
- ^ Announcement of the purchase by Acclaim
- ^ The Rise and Fall of Tetris
- ↑ CVG Magazine Issue 92, pp. 62f., Available online