Tynesoft Computer Software was a software developer and publisher in the 1980s and early 1990s.

History

The company was originally set up in 1983 by Colin Courtney and Trevor Scott

to release educational software but soon moved into the video games market on which it concentrated for most of its time. It developed numerous games for a wide variety of 8-bit micros, particularly those less well catered for by other publishers such as the Commodore 16, BBC Micro and Atari 8-bit computers. They also had a budget label, MicroValue, that issued compilations, reissues and some original games. when its sister printing business incurred massive debts. never appeared. The company currently operates under the name Casual Arts and releases games for PC, Mac, Nintendo DS/3DS, iOS, Android and Kindle.

Select titles

  • 1984 Auf Wiedersehen Pet (Electron, BBC Micro, C64, ZSpectrum)
  • 1984 Bingo (C64, Spectrum)
  • 1984 Rig Attack (Electron, BBC, C16, Plus/4
  • 1984 Olympiad (C16/+4)
  • 1984 US Drag Racing (Electron, BBC, C16/+4)
  • 1985 Ian Botham's Test Match (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, C16/+4, Amstrad CPC)
  • 1985 Super Gran (C64, Spectrum, C16/+4, CPC)
  • 1985 Super Gran: The Adventure (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, C16/+4)
  • 1986 Future Shock (Electron, BBC, C16/+4)
  • 1986 Commonwealth Games aka European Games (Electron, BBC, C64, C16/+4,[MSX)
  • 1986 Mouse Trap (Electron, BBC, C64, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amiga)
  • 1986 Winter Olympics (Electron, BBC, C16/+4, Atari 8-bit, MSX)
  • 1986 The Big KO (Electron, BBC, C64)
  • 1987 Phantom (Electron, BBC, C64, C16/+4, Atari 8-bit)
  • 1987 Mirax Force (Atari 8-bit)
  • 1987 Who Dares Wins II (Atari 8-bit)
  • 1988 Summer Olympiad (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, ST, Amiga)
  • 1988 Winter Olympiad '88 (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, Atari 8-bit, ST, Amiga)
  • 1989 Circus Games (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, CPC, ST, Amiga, Apple II, MS-DOS)
  • 1989 Superman: The Man of Steel (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, CPC, ST, Amiga, MSX, Apple II, PC)
  • 1989 Buffalo Bill's Rodeo Games aka Buffalo Bill's Wild West Rodeo Show (Electron, BBC, C64, Spectrum, CPC, ST, Amiga, Apple II, PC)
  • 1989 Roller Coaster Rumbler (C64, ST, Amiga, PC)
  • 1989 Mayday Squad (C64, ST, Amiga, PC)
  • 1990 Beverly Hills Cop (BBC, C64, Spectrum, CPC, ST, Amiga, PC)

References

  • http://www.stairwaytohell.com/articles/KBlake.html