Bubble Bus Software
Bubble Bus Software was a publisher of video game software for home computers in the mid-1980s, founded by Mark Meakins and based in Tonbridge, Kent. Their releases targeted popular home computers of the time, such as the Commodore 64, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum. Their most notable releases were Starquake and Wizard's Lair, both written by Stephen Crow.
Bubble Bus Software
- Founded
- 1980
- Headquarters
- Tonbridge
- Activity
- video game industry
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Bubble Bus Software was a publisher of video game software for home computers in the mid-1980s, founded by Mark Meakins and based in Tonbridge, Kent. Their releases targeted popular home computers of the time, such as the Commodore 64, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum. Their most notable releases were Starquake and Wizard's Lair, both written by Stephen Crow.
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1980
Bubble Bus Software established.
1980
Bubble Bus Software is recorded from 1980.
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Wizard's Lair was notable for its similarity to both Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf.
• Alien Panic 64 (Commodore 64) • Aqua Racer (Commodore 64) • Awesome Earl in SkateRock (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS) • Boardello (MSX, Tatung Einstein) • Boing (Commodore 64) • Brainstorm (ZX Spectrum) • Bumping Buggies (Commodore 64) • Cave Fighter (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64) • Cavern Run 64 (Commodore 64) • Classic Invaders (Amiga, Amstrad CPC) • Classic Muncher (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum) • Exterminator (Commodore 64, VIC-20) • Final Frontier (MS-DOS) • Flying Feathers (Commodore 64) • Hustler (Commodore 16, Plus/4) • Kick Off (Commodore 64) • Krazy Kong (Commodore 64) • Max Torque (Commodore 64) • Metranaut (Commodore 64) • Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum) • Moonlight Madness (ZX Spectrum) • Starquake (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum) • Tazz (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64) • The Fifth Quadrant (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum) • The Ice Temple (ZX Spectrum) • Trizons (Commodore 16, Plus/4) • Widow's Revenge (Commodore 64) • Wizard's Lair (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum)
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- 1.Bubble Bus Software. Retro Gamer. 165. 68–73. 2017.
- 2.Argus Specialist Publication. GOSH new recruit. Home Computing Weekly. 74. 1984.
- 3.Graeme Kidd. Interview with Stephen Crow. Crash. 1985.
- 4.CRASH 14 - Wizard's Lair. www.crashonline.org.uk.
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