U.S. Gold: История британского игрового издателя (1984–1996)

Введение

U.S. Gold Limited — британский издатель видеоигр, существовавший в 1984–1996 годах.

U.S. Gold Limited была британским издателем видеоигр, базировавшимся в Виттоне, Бирмингем, Англия. Компания была основана в 1984 году Энн и Джеффом Браун одновременно с их дистрибьюторской фирмой CentreSoft, обе из которых вошли в состав Woodward Brown Holdings (позднее переименованной в CentreGold). Основной целью компании было издание игр, импортированных из Соединенных Штатов, по более низкой цене в Европе и, в особенности, в Соединенном Королевстве.

История

К 1985 году U.S. Gold прогнозировала оборот в 150 миллионов долларов за первый финансовый год и ожидала выпустить еще 150 игр в следующем году. В 1988 году U.S. Gold получила награду Golden Joystick Award как "Программный дом года". Компания также управляла бюджетной линейкой Kixx. В 1988 году компания заключила соглашение с японской компанией Capcom о портировании их аркадных видеоигр для домашних компьютеров в Европе. Они заплатили или за контракт на десять игр с Capcom. Первые четыре игры, анонсированные в рамках соглашения, были портами аркадных игр 1987 года Street Fighter, Tiger Road, 1943: The Battle of Midway и Black Tiger для платформ Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST и Amiga. Их первые пять релизов Capcom продали более 250 000 копий в Великобритании к 1989 году, а самым продаваемым релизом Capcom на тот момент была Bionic Commando с объемом продаж более 70 000 копий в Великобритании. Следующим релизом Capcom стала Forgotten Worlds в 1989 году. В апреле 1996 года Eidos Interactive приобрела всю группу компаний CentreGold (включая U.S. Gold) за , в результате чего U.S. Gold и CentreSoft прекратили свою деятельность.

Опубликованные игры

Год Название Платформа(ы) 1984 Beach Head Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro 1984 The Dam Busters Amstrad CPC, Apple II, C64, MS DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1984 Dropzone Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, NES 1984 Raid over Moscow Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC 1984 Impossible Mission Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1985 Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1985 Bruce Lee ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1985 Road Runner Atari ST 1986 Summer Games Commodore 64, Amiga, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8 bit, Atari ST, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1986 Summer Games II Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari ST, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga 1985 The Goonies Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1985 Whirlinurd Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64 1985 Winter Games Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Macintosh 1985 Spy Hunter Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8 bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC 1986 Gauntlet Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, NES, Genesis, ZX Spectrum, MS DOS, PlayStation 1986 Revolution ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1986 Zorro ZX Spectrum 1986 World Games Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, PC, ZX Spectrum 1986 Ace of Aces Amstrad CPC, Atari 8 bit, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, MS DOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1986 Kung Fu Master Commodore 64 1986 Infiltrator Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1986 Leader Board Commodore 64/128, Atari 8 bit, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, DOS, Macintosh, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Mega Drive, Acorn Archimedes 1987 California Games Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari 2600, Lynx, Atari ST, MS DOS, MSX, NES, Sega Genesis, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1987 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1987 Tower Toppler Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS DOS 1987 Out Run NEC PC 8801, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Engine, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1987 RoadBlasters Genesis, Lynx, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, NES 1987 Solomon's Key Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC, PC Engine 1987 Street Sports Basketball Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1987 Tag Team Wrestling Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC 1987 Gauntlet II Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS DOS, NES, ZX Spectrum 1988 1943: The Battle of Midway Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1988 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, FM Towns, MS DOS, MSX2, NEC PC 8801, 9801, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1988 Bionic Commando Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1988 Dive Bomber Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1988 Last Duel Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1988 Vigilante Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1988 Thunder Blade Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS DOS, MSX, IBM PC, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum 1988 Techno Cop Apple II, Atari ST, MS DOS, Amiga 1988 Street Fighter Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1989 Strider Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC, X68000, ZX Spectrum 1989 U. N. Squadron Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1989 Tiger Road Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, DOS 1989 Turbo Outrun Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1989 Dragons of Flame Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Famicom, MS DOS, PC 9801, ZX Spectrum 1989 Beast Busters Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST 1989 Crack Down Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1989 Cyber Police ESWAT Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 1989 Forgotten Worlds Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MS DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, Genesis, Master System, NES, ZX Spectrum 1990 Line of Fire Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1990 Black Tiger Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1990 Bonanza Bros Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1990 California Games II Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Master System, SNES 1990 E Motion Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1990 Mega Twins Amiga, Atari ST 1990 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1990 Murder! Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1990 Strider II Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Master System, Genesis, ZX Spectrum 1991 Gauntlet III: The Final Quest Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1991 Alien Storm Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1991 Another World Amiga, Atari ST 1991 Cruise for a Corpse Amiga, Atari ST, MS DOS 1991 James Pond 2 Game Gear, Master System 1991 Mercs Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 1991 Out Run Europa Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, iOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1991 Final Fight Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1991 Shadow Dancer Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST 1991 Shadow Sorcerer Amiga, Atari ST, MS DOS 1992 Olympic Gold Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Master System 1992 Flashback Amiga, Acorn Archimedes, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS DOS, NEC PC 9801, SNES, Sega CD, FM Towns, 3DO, CD i, Atari Jaguar 1992 Championship Hockey Master System, Game Gear 1992 Super Kick Off Master System, Game Boy, Genesis, SNES 1992 Putty Amiga, SNES, CD32 1993 James Pond 3 Game Gear, Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Winter Olympics Amiga, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, SNES, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Master System 1993 Star Wars Master System, Game Gear 1994 Road Rash Master System, Game Gear 1994 The Incredible Hulk SNES, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear 1994 Power Drive Amiga, CD32, Game Gear, MS DOS, Genesis, SNES 1994 World Cup Golf: Professional Edition PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO, CD i, DOS 1994 World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach 32X 1994 World Cup USA '94 Genesis, Sega CD, SNES, Master System, DOS, Amiga, Game Gear, Game Boy 1994 Dominus MS DOS 1994 Hurricanes SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Gear 1995 Fever Pitch Soccer SNES, Sega Genesis, Atari Jaguar 1995 Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Mega Man Game Gear 1996 Izzy's Adventure Windows 95, Windows 3.1 1996 Johnny Bazookatone 3DO, MS DOS, PlayStation, Saturn 1996 Olympic Soccer PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, 3DO 1996 Olympic Summer Games PlayStation, 3DO 1996 Shellshock PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1996 Duke Nukem 3D MS DOS

Year Title Platform(s) 1984 Beach Head Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro 1984The Dam BustersAmstrad CPC, Apple II, C64, MS DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1984 Dropzone Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, NES 1984 Raid over Moscow Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC 1984 Impossible Mission Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1985 Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1985 Bruce Lee ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1985Road RunnerAtari ST 1986Summer GamesCommodore 64, Amiga, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8 bit, Atari ST, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1986Summer Games IICommodore 64, Apple II, Atari ST, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga 1985 The Goonies Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1985 Whirlinurd Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64 1985Winter GamesCommodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Macintosh 1985 Spy Hunter Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8 bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC 1986 Gauntlet Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, NES, Genesis, ZX Spectrum, MS DOS, PlayStation 1986 Revolution ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1986 Zorro ZX Spectrum 1986 World Games Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, PC, ZX Spectrum 1986 Ace of Aces Amstrad CPC, Atari 8 bit, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, MS DOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1986 Kung Fu Master Commodore 64 1986 Infiltrator Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1986 Leader Board Commodore 64/128, Atari 8 bit, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, DOS, Macintosh, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Mega Drive, Acorn Archimedes 1987California GamesApple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari 2600, Lynx, Atari ST, MS DOS, MSX, NES, Sega Genesis, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1987Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomAmstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1987 Tower Toppler Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS DOS 1987 Out Run NEC PC 8801, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Engine, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1987 RoadBlasters Genesis, Lynx, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, NES 1987Solomon's KeyCommodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC, PC Engine 1987Street Sports BasketballAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1987Tag Team WrestlingApple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC 1987 Gauntlet II Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS DOS, NES, ZX Spectrum 1988 1943: The Battle of Midway Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1988 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, FM Towns, MS DOS, MSX2, NEC PC 8801, 9801, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1988 Bionic Commando Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1988Dive BomberCommodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1988 Last Duel Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1988 Vigilante Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1988 Thunder Blade Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS DOS, MSX, IBM PC, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum 1988 Techno Cop Apple II, Atari ST, MS DOS, Amiga 1988 Street Fighter Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1989 Strider Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC, X68000, ZX Spectrum 1989 U. N. Squadron Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1989 Tiger Road Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, DOS 1989 Turbo Outrun Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1989Dragons of FlameAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Famicom, MS DOS, PC 9801, ZX Spectrum 1989 Beast Busters Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST 1989 Crack Down Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1989 Cyber Police ESWAT Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 1989 Forgotten Worlds Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MS DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, Genesis, Master System, NES, ZX Spectrum 1990 Line of Fire Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1990 Black Tiger Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum 1990 Bonanza Bros Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1990California Games IIAmiga, Atari ST, DOS, Master System, SNES 1990E MotionAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum 1990 Mega Twins Amiga, Atari ST 1990Michael Jackson's MoonwalkerAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1990 Murder! Amiga, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1990 Strider II Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Master System, Genesis, ZX Spectrum 1991Gauntlet III: The Final QuestAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum 1991 Alien Storm Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1991 Another World Amiga, Atari ST 1991Cruise for a CorpseAmiga, Atari ST, MS DOS 1991 James Pond 2 Game Gear, Master System 1991 Mercs Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 1991 Out Run Europa Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, iOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum 1991 Final Fight Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 1991 Shadow Dancer Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST 1991Shadow SorcererAmiga, Atari ST, MS DOS 1992 Olympic Gold Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Master System 1992 Flashback Amiga, Acorn Archimedes, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS DOS, NEC PC 9801, SNES, Sega CD, FM Towns, 3DO, CD i, Atari Jaguar 1992 Championship Hockey Master System, Game Gear 1992 Super Kick Off Master System, Game Boy, Genesis, SNES 1992 Putty Amiga, SNES, CD32 1993 James Pond 3 Game Gear, Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Winter Olympics Amiga, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, SNES, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Master System 1993 Star Wars Master System, Game Gear 1994 Road Rash Master System, Game Gear 1994 The Incredible Hulk SNES, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear 1994 Power Drive Amiga, CD32, Game Gear, MS DOS, Genesis, SNES 1994 World Cup Golf: Professional Edition PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO, CD i, DOS 1994 World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach 32X 1994 World Cup USA '94 Genesis, Sega CD, SNES, Master System, DOS, Amiga, Game Gear, Game Boy 1994DominusMS DOS 1994 Hurricanes SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Gear 1995 Fever Pitch Soccer SNES, Sega Genesis, Atari Jaguar 1995 Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Mega Man Game Gear 1996 Izzy's Adventure Windows 95, Windows 3.1 1996 Johnny Bazookatone 3DO, MS DOS, PlayStation, Saturn 1996 Olympic Soccer PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, 3DO 1996 Olympic Summer Games PlayStation, 3DO 1996 Shellshock PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1996 Duke Nukem 3D MS DOS