Denton Designs
Appearance
Private | |
Industry | Video games |
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Predecessor | Imagine Software |
Founded | September 1984 |
Founders |
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Defunct | 1995 |
Fate | Takeover by Rage Software |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Steve Cain (Art designer), Graham Everett (Software developer), Karen Davies (Art designer), Ally Noble (Art designer), John Gibson (Gameplay programmer) |
Products | Frankie Goes to Hollywood The Great Escape Eco Where Time Stood Still |
Denton Designs was a British
Bandersnatch for Imagine Software
.
History
Denton Designs was founded in September 1984 by six former Imagine staff - Steve Cain, Ian Weatherburn, Ally Noble, John Gibson, Karen Davies and Graham "Kenny" Everett.[2][3]
When Denton Designs was contracted to develop
In March 1986, the company split, with founders Cain, Davies, Everett and Gibson leaving. Of the original founders, only Ally Noble remained.[4]
In December 1995, Denton Designs was acquired by Rage Software.[5]
Games developed
Notes
- ^ Graham's surname is spelled differently in various magazine interviews, including "Everritt", "Everrett" "Everitt" and "Everett". The Shadowfire manual spells it "Everett".
References
- ^ "Shadowfire instruction manual". Gamebox 64. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- Newsfield Publications. June 1985. p. 30. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ EMAP. p. 58. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- EMAP. March 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "RAGE SOFTWARE ACQUIRES DENTON DESIGNS". Telecom Paper. 5 December 1995. Retrieved 27 July 2011.