Denton Designs was a British video game developer based in Liverpool. The company was founded in 1984 and initially specialised in developing software for the ZX Spectrum home computer. Amongst the founders were developers who had worked on the unfinished "Mega game" Bandersnatch for Imagine Software.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| 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 |
History
editDenton 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 Shadowfire, Ian Weatherburn became disillusioned with the fact that the company was no longer operating as it had when they had been part of Imagine, and on issuing an ultimatum was sacked by the rest of the directors. He subsequently joined Ocean.[3]
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
editNotes
edit- ^ Graham's surname is spelled differently in various magazine interviews, including "Everritt", "Everrett" "Everitt" and "Everett". The Shadowfire manual spells it "Everett".
References
edit- ^ "Shadowfire instruction manual". Gamebox 64. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Denton Designs". Crash. Newsfield Publications. June 1985. p. 30. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ a b Bourne, Chris (July 1985). "Spirit of Imagine". Sinclair User. EMAP. p. 58. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "News: Denton Design Splits". Sinclair User. EMAP. March 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "RAGE SOFTWARE ACQUIRES DENTON DESIGNS". Telecom Paper. 5 December 1995. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
