Big Red Software, also known as The Big Red Software Company Ltd, was a computer game developer set up in the UK in 1988 by Paul Ranson. It was bought out by, and merged with, Eidos Plc in 1995 along with Simis

Simis

Simis was a computer game development company founded by Jonathan Newth,Chris Tubbs, Dave Payne and Ian Baverstock in 1989. In 1995 Simis merged with Eidos Technologies, Domark and Big Red Software to form the Eidos Interactive group....

 and Domark

Domark

Domark Software was a video games software house based in the United Kingdom. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan...

 forming Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....

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In 1997, Paul Ranson resigned and the company changed its name to Corrosive Software. It continued to develop and complete an RTS

Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....

 project for Eidos called Assault Corps - this project was never released. The company was disbanded by Eidos soon thereafter. Many of the survivors of Big Red were mopped up by Blitz Games

Blitz Games

Blitz Games is a division of Blitz Games Studios and is responsible for producing its family titles, which are often licensed games based on well known IP. It is located in Warwickshire, England...

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Big Red had a string of titles for the home computer game market from 1988 to 1995, mainly focusing on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC

Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...

 and later the IBM compatible PC market.

Key Staff

• Garry Hughes
• Pete Ranson
• Fred Williams
• John Cartwright
• Keith Stuart
• Lyndon Homewood
• Chris Swan
• Gez Gourley
• Paul Jennings

Softography

• Double Dragon 2 - Virgin
  Virgin Interactive
  Virgin Interactive was a British video game publisher. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1981. The company became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. It was part of the Virgin Group...
  
   - (ZX Spectrum)
• European Superleague
  European Superleague
  European Superleague is a football sports management game released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC 6128, Atari ST, PC and Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+3 platforms. It was created in 1990 by Matrix Developments and published by CDS Microsystems.- Gameplay :...
  
  - CDL - (Amiga)
• New York Warriors - Virgin - (ZX Spectrum)
• Raster Runner - Mastertronic (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Kamikazi - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum)
• Wacky Darts - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Atari ST
  Atari ST
  The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
  
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• Magicland Dizzy
  Magicland Dizzy
  Magicland Dizzy is a platform adventure game published in Europe in 1990 by Codemasters for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amiga platforms. By 1992 there were also DOS, Atari ST and Amstrad CPC versions available. It is the sixth game in the Dizzy series, and the fourth adventure-based Dizzy title...
  
  - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Grell and Falla - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC / Commodore 64)
• Fun School 3 - Europress (Ams CPC / IBM-PC)
• Fun School 4 - Europress (Ams CPC / IBM-PC)
• Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Ams CPC)
• Panic Dizzy - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Steg the Slug - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Seymour Goes to Hollywood
  Seymour Goes to Hollywood
  Seymour Goes to Hollywood, also known as Seymour at the Movies, is a platform and adventure game developed by Big Red Software and originally published in Europe by Codemasters in 1991. Players control Seymour, a small potato-like creature who wishes to be a film star...
  
  - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Ams CPC)
• CJ's Elephant Antics
  CJ's Elephant Antics
  CJ's Elephant Antics is a platform video game developed by Genesis for the Commodore 64 with conversions made for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum and Nintendo Entertainment System. All ports were handled by Genesis with the exception of the ZX Spectrum version which was handled by Big...
  
  - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC / Game Gear)
• CJ's in the USA - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Supa Seymour saves the Planet - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Ams CPC)
• Sergeant Seymour Robotcop - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Spellbound Dizzy
  Spellbound Dizzy
  Spellbound Dizzy is an adventure video game, featuring the character Dizzy, released in December 1990 by Codemasters. The series was originally developed by the Oliver twins; however, they had little involvement with this title other than executive sign off - confident in leaving Big Red Software...
  
  - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Wild West Seymour - Codemasters (ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC)
• Micro Machines
  Micro Machines
  Micro Machines: The Original Scale Miniatures were a line of toys originally made by Galoob in the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Galoob licensed the idea behind Micro Machines from Clem Heeden, a toy inventor from Wisconsin...
  
  - Codemasters (IBM - PC / Game Boy
  Game Boy
  The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
  
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• Tank Commander - Domark (IBM - PC)
• Big Red Racing
  Big Red Racing
  Big Red Racing is a racing game released for MS-DOS in 1996. It was developed by Big Red Software and published by Domark.-Game overview:Big Red Racing is a comical racing game. During the races, the commentators make humorous comments, stereotypically themed to the country they are from...
  
  - Domark/Eidos(IBM - PC)