MicroProse Leeds
From Game Developer Research Institute
Vektor Grafix Ltd., based in Leeds, was founded in June 1987 by Andy Craven and Danny Gallagher. The company specialised in 3D games on early home computers. It was acquired in 1992 by MicroProse to become an internal studio. It was shut down in late 1993 after MicroProse merged with Spectrum HoloByte. Afterwards, former employees Ciaran Gultnieks, Mark Griffiths and Ian Martin set up The Software Refinery in Leeds[1]; others including Dominic Robinson and Derrick Austin joined Psygnosis' new studio in Stroud.
Research Methods: Online resources (see Links), Print, shared staff, direct mentions
As Vektor Grafix
Acorn Electron
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark)
Amiga
- Fighter Bomber / Strike Aces (UK Publisher: Activision; US Publisher: Accolade)
- The Killing Cloud / Killing Cloud (EU Publisher: Image Works; US Publisher: Konami)
- Shuttle (EU Publisher: Virgin)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
Amstrad CPC
- Fighter Bomber (UK Publisher: Activision)
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
Atari ST
- Fighter Bomber (UK Publisher: Activision)
- The Killing Cloud (EU Publisher: Image Works)
- Shuttle (EU Publisher: Virgin)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
BBC Micro
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
Commodore 64
- Fighter Bomber (UK Publisher: Activision)
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark; US Publisher: Brøderbund)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
DOS
- Fighter Bomber / Strike Aces (UK Publisher: Activision; US Publisher: Accolade)
- The Killing Cloud / Killing Cloud (EU Publisher: Image Works; US Publisher: Konami)
- Shuttle (EU/US Publisher: Virgin)
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark; US Publisher: Brøderbund)
ZX Spectrum
- Fighter Bomber (UK Publisher: Activision)
- Star Wars (UK Publisher: Domark)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK Publisher: Domark)
As MicroProse Leeds
Atari ST
- B-17 Flying Fortress (EU Publisher: MicroProse)
- Dogfight (EU Publisher: MicroProse)
Commodore Amiga
- B-17 Flying Fortress (EU Publisher: MicroProse)
- Dogfight (EU Publisher: MicroProse)
DOS
- B-17 Flying Fortress (EU/US Publisher: MicroProse)
- Dogfight / Air Duel (EU/US Publisher: MicroProse)
References
- Howard, Jonathan Lee. Letter. Edge No. 2, November 1993, p. 102, Future Publishing, https://archive.org/details/EDGE.N002.1993.11-Escapade/page/n101/mode/2up
