Emerald Software Ltd.
Moby ID: 591
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Emerald Software was founded in early 1988 with financial support from the Irish government. First based in the UK, it relocated to Waterford and was the first big developer in Ireland eventually with about seventeen programmers and five graphic artists. It was established by Mike Dixon (formerly EMI) and Dave Martin (formerly Martech).
Credited on 8 Games from 1988 to 1990
| Treasure Trap (1990 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST) |
| If It Moves, Shoot It! (1989 on DOS) |
| Fallen Angel (1989 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| Moonwalker (1989 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| The Running Man (1989 on Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
| Vigilante (1988 on Amiga, Atari ST, SEGA Master System...) |
| Phantom Fighter (1988 on Amiga, DOS) |
| The Deep (1987 on Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64...) |
History +
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Company founded (with financial support from the Irish government) by David Martin and Mike Dixon in Waterford, Ireland.
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 3 games with U.S. Gold Ltd.
- 2 games with Erbe Software, S.A.
- 2 games with Kixx
- 1 game with Alternative Software Ltd.
- 1 game with Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
- 1 game with Martech Games Ltd.
- 1 game with Electronic Zoo
- 1 game with Irem Software Engineering, Inc.
- 1 game with Data East USA, Inc.
- 1 game with Screen 7 Ltd.
- 4 games with Damian Scattergood
- 2 games with Steinar Lund
- 2 games with Bobby Healy
- 1 game with Edward Badasov
- 1 game with Barry Leitch
- 1 game with Steve Beckert
- 1 game with Frank Somers
- 1 game with John McCann
- 1 game with Brian Kelly
- 1 game with Mike Murphy
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