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Quicksilva

Merged
52gamesUnited KingdomFounded 1981

Merged in 1984 — became Argus Press Software

Quicksilva Ltd. was founded by Nick Lambert in 1981. It became one of the UK industry's first big companies, releasing at least 50 Spectrum games and 20 Commodore 64 titles, including games from Jeff Minter and titles from Spain's Indescomp team such as Bugaboo (The Flea) and Fred. In 1984, Quicksilva was bought by The Argus Press Group.

52

Games

13

Developed

52

Published

Shipping 1980–2006

Releases by year

18 across 1980–2006
1980peak 4 in one year2006

Developed & published

11
Blood 'n' Guts1984Blood 'n' GutsBlack Star1983Black StarMined-Out1983Mined-OutMunchees1983MuncheesAquaplane1983AquaplaneCroaka-Crawla1982Croaka-CrawlaQS Invaders1982QS InvadersTime-Gate1982Time-GateSpace Intruders1982Space IntrudersQS Scramble1982QS ScrambleThe Chess Player1982The Chess Player

Developed for others

2
QS Defender1981QS DefenderQS Asteroids1981QS Asteroids

Published for others

37
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate2006Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of FateThe Tube1987The TubeRed Scorpion1987Red ScorpionMean City1987Mean CityMax Headroom1986Max HeadroomCaptain Kelly1986Captain KellyGlider Rider1986Glider RiderDefcom1986DefcomTantalus1986TantalusHeadstart1985HeadstartMighty Magus1985Mighty MagusThe Fantastic Voyage1985The Fantastic VoyageDeath Wake1985Death WakeYabba Dabba Doo!1985Yabba Dabba Doo!Rupert and the Toymaker's Party1985Rupert and the Toymaker's PartyGlass1985GlassBlack Thunder1985Black ThunderSchizofrenia1985SchizofreniaStrontium Dog and the Death Gauntlet1984Strontium Dog and the Death GauntletStrontium Dog: The Killing1984Strontium Dog: The KillingZombie Zombie1984Zombie ZombieDragonsbane1984DragonsbaneFred1984FredThe Snowman1984The SnowmanBugaboo1983BugabooAnt Attack1983Ant AttackSmuggler's Cove1983Smuggler's CoveFalcon Patrol1983Falcon PatrolElevator Action1983Elevator ActionLaser Zone1983Laser ZoneQuintic Warrior1983Quintic WarriorVelnor's Lair1983Velnor's LairXadom1983XadomRing of Power1983Ring of PowerPurple Turtles1983Purple TurtlesTraxx1983TraxxGridrunner1982Gridrunner

Game and studio data from IGDB, with release information from Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo.

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