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Electric Dreams Software

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156:'s products marketed in countries outside the United States. The concept behind this team was to pool resources and ideas between all Electric Dreams projects, but they were also directly responsible for two 638: 633: 628: 623: 89: 242: 298: 234: 209: 27: 517: 546: 162: 618: 140:
In late 1986, the label was adapted by the American division to publish titles outside of England for the American market.
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was Software Studios, set up in April 1986 and run by John Dean and Dave Cummings. Software Studios also handled
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between 1985 and 1989, becoming one of the top eight UK software houses by 1987.
130: 126: 468: 153: 122: 118: 37: 317: 306: 344:(1987), Simon Freeman, Gary Stark and Bruce Poelman; under license from 391: 383: 223: 96: 396: 228: 395:(1988), Manfred Trenz and Andreas Escher; under license from 387:(1988), Mr. Micro; under license from Data East USA 121:and run by Rod Cousens and Paul Cooper formerly of 77: 67: 59: 51: 43: 33: 639:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom 355:(1987), Software Studios; under license from Atari 379:(1988), Catalyst Coders; under license from Atari 371:(1986), Software Studios; under license from Sega 363:(1987), David Pridmore; under license from Atari 8: 316:(1987), Source Software; under license from 125:. The company published video games for the 19: 634:Video game companies disestablished in 1989 456:. No. 78. Focus Magazines. p. 78. 25: 18: 629:Video game companies established in 1985 443: 441: 439: 288:(1986), Paul Shirley and Phil Churchyard 435: 624:British companies established in 1985 570:"Electric Dreams Imported Software". 7: 175:The company's initial releases were 14: 467:Goodwin, Simon (September 1985). 450:"Big Trouble In Little Hampshire" 336:(1986), Bob Duncan and Gary Stark 294:(1986), The RamJam Corporation 260:(1986), The RamJam Corporation 254:(1986), The RamJam Corporation 1: 448:Francis Jago (January 1987). 576:. September 1986. p. 3. 16:Defunct video game publisher 403:Incredible Shrinking Sphere 243:Big Trouble in Little China 227:(1985); under license from 169:Big Trouble in Little China 655: 217:Winter Sports (video game) 310:(1987), Aardvark Software 266:(1986), Paradise Software 235:Aliens: The Computer Game 163:Aliens: The Computer Game 148:The publisher's in-house 90:Aliens: The Computer Game 24: 246:(1986), Software Studios 238:(1986), Software Studios 107:Electric Dreams Software 73:Rod Cousens, Paul Cooper 20:Electric Dreams Software 498:SpectrumComputing.co.uk 219:(1985), Software Images 213:(1985), Software Images 619:Video game publishers 469:"Planning our Future" 135:Atari 8-bit computers 573:Computer Entertainer 325:(1987), Shahid Ahmad 205:(1985), Spaceman Ltd 199:(1985), David Harper 158:film tie-in licenses 150:video game developer 111:video game publisher 594:(20). November 1985 376:Championship Sprint 280:(1986), MD Software 274:(1986), Soft Design 21: 406:(1989), Foursfield 299:Aliens: US Version 210:Back to the Future 547:"Electric Dreams" 518:"Electric Dreams" 494:"Electric Dreams" 302:(1987), Mr. Micro 104: 103: 646: 603: 602: 600: 599: 584: 578: 577: 567: 561: 560: 558: 557: 543: 537: 536: 534: 533: 524:. 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Index


Video games
Spindizzy
Aliens: The Computer Game
R-Type
video game publisher
1985
Activision
Quicksilva
ZX Spectrum
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit computers
video game developer
Activision
film tie-in licenses
Aliens: The Computer Game
Big Trouble in Little China
Riddler's Den
Riddler's Den
Back to the Future
Zaxxon
Sega
Aliens: The Computer Game
Big Trouble in Little China
Dandy
Mermaid Madness
Spindizzy
Aliens: US Version
Firetrack
Data East USA

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