Krisalis Software
Krisalis Software Limited was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Tony Kavanagh, Peter Harrap, and Shaun Hollingworth in 1987 under the name Teque Software Development Limited as a subsidiary label (beginning in 1988) until the official company name was changed to Krisalis Software in 1991. The company was restructured in April 2001 with a new management team of Tony Kavanagh, Tim James and Simeon Pashley and reused the original name of Teque Software development.
 Logo of Krisalis Software from 1995 to 2001 | |
| Formerly | Teque Software Development Limited (1987) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1987[1] |
| Defunct | 30 November 2001 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Rotherham, England |
Key people |
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Krisalis Software worked on over 60 different computer and console games before permanently closing on 30 November 2001. Along with developing games and conversions themselves, they also provided sound development support for consoles like the Master System, the Game Gear and the Mega Drive through a proprietary Krisalis sound engine created by Shaun Hollingworth and handled by composer Matt Furniss, which was used in many externally developed games for the aforementioned systems. Their final game development was a port of The F.A. Premier League Stars 2001 for the Game Boy Color, released on 8 June 2001.
List of games
Developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Console | Handheld | ||
| 1987 | Moley Christmas | ZX Spectrum | — | — |
| Terramex | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST Commodore 64, MSX ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| 1988 | Chubby Gristle | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | — | — |
| The Flintstones | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| Laser Squad | MSX, MS-DOS | — | — | |
| 1989 | Blasteroids | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | — |
| Continental Circus | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| Thunderbirds | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| Passing Shot | MSX, MS-DOS | — | — | |
| 1990 | Badlands | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | — | — |
| Manchester United | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | — | |
| Mad Professor Mariarti | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST | — | — | |
| 1991 | Manchester United Europe | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | — |
| Face-Off | Amiga, Atari ST | — | — | |
| Rogue Trooper | Amiga, Atari ST | — | — | |
| Hill Street Blues | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | — | — | |
| 1992 | European Club Soccer | — | Mega Drive | — |
| European Football Champ | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 | — | — | |
| Sabre Team | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 | — | |
| John Barnes European Football | Amiga, Atari ST | Amiga CD32 | — | |
| 1993 | Soccer Kid | Amiga, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32, PlayStation, SNES | Game Boy Advance |
| Arabian Nights | Amiga | Amiga CD32 | — | |
| 1994 | Alone in the Dark | — | 3DO | — |
| Manchester United Premier League Champions | Amiga, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 | — | |
| 1995 | Alone in the Dark 2 | — | 3DO | — |
| Manchester United: The Double | Amiga, MS-DOS | — | — | |
| Manchester United Championship Soccer | — | SNES | — | |
| 1996 | Legends | Amiga, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 | — |
| Magic Carpet | — | PlayStation, Sega Saturn | — | |
| Player of the Year | MS-DOS | — | — | |
| Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation, Sega Saturn | — | |
| Star Fighter 3000 | MS-DOS | — | — | |
| 1997 | Ultra CD-i Soccer | — | Philips CD-i | — |
| Z | — | PlayStation, Sega Saturn | — | |
| 1998 | Lego Chess | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Theme Hospital | — | PlayStation | — | |
| 1999 | F.A. Manager | — | PlayStation | — |
| 2000 | Legoland | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Airport inc. | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| Cricket 2000 | — | PlayStation | — | |
| The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2000 | — | PlayStation | — | |
| 2001 | The F.A. Premier League Stars 2001 | — | — | Game Boy Color |
Published
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Console | ||
| 1990 | World Championship Boxing Manager | MS-DOS | — |
| Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash[2] | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | |
| Manchester United | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | — | |
| Mad Professor Mariarti | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga | — | |
| 1991 | Revelation | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST | — |
| Manchester United Europe | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | — | |
| Face-Off | Amiga, Atari ST | — | |
| Rogue Trooper | Amiga, Atari ST | — | |
| Hill Street Blues | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | — | |
| Chuck Rock | Acorn Archimedes | — | |
| 1992 | John Barnes European Football | Amiga, Atari ST | Amiga CD32 |
| Graham Taylor's Soccer Challenge | Amiga, Atari ST | — | |
| Sabre Team | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 | |
| Shadoworlds | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | — | |
| 1993 | Soccer Kid | Amiga, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 |
| Arabian Nights | Amiga | Amiga CD32 | |
| 1994 | Manchester United Premier League Champions | Amiga, MS-DOS | Amiga CD32 |
| Fly Harder | Amiga | Amiga CD32 | |
| Traps 'n' Treasures | Amiga | — | |
| 1995 | Manchester United: The Double | Amiga, MS-DOS | — |
References
- "Krisalis Software company profile". krisalis.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 1997. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash". Computer and Video Games. No. 115 (June 1991). 11 May 1991. pp. 59–62.