Krisalis Software

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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.

Krisalis Software Limited
FormerlyTeque Software Development Limited (1987)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)[1]
Defunct30 November 2001 (2001-11-30)
FateDissolved
HeadquartersRotherham, England
Key people
  • Tony Kavanagh
  • Peter Harrap
  • Shaun Hollingworth
  • Mark Edwards
  • Matt Furniss

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

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Developed

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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
Sega Chess[2] Master System
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

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Year Title Platform(s)
PC Console
1990 World Championship Boxing Manager MS-DOS
Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash[3] 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

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  1. ^ "Krisalis Software company profile". krisalis.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 1997. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ Probe Software (1991). Sega Chess (Master System). Sega. Level/area: Credits screen. Developed by The Probe Software Team, programming by Antony Lill, graphic art by Hugh Riley, produced by Neil Young, music by Krisalis Software
  3. ^ "Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash". Computer and Video Games. No. 115 (June 1991). 11 May 1991. pp. 59–62.