Bubble Bus Software Explained
Bubble Bus Software was a publisher of video game software for home computers in the mid-1980s, founded by Mark Meakins[1] [2] and based in Tonbridge, Kent. Their releases targeted popular home computers of the time, such as the Commodore 64, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.[3] Their most notable releases were Starquake and Wizard's Lair, both written by Stephen Crow. Wizard's Lair was notable for its similarity to both Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf.[4]
Games developed or published
- Alien Panic 64 (Commodore 64)
- Aqua Racer (Commodore 64)
- Awesome Earl in SkateRock (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS)
- Boardello (MSX, Tatung Einstein)
- Boing (Commodore 64)
- Brainstorm (ZX Spectrum)
- Bumping Buggies (Commodore 64)
- Cave Fighter (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64)
- Cavern Run 64 (Commodore 64)
- Classic Invaders (Amiga, Amstrad CPC)
- Classic Muncher (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum)
- Exterminator (Commodore 64, VIC-20)
- Final Frontier (MS-DOS)
- Flying Feathers (Commodore 64)
- Hustler (Commodore 16, Plus/4)
- Kick Off (Commodore 64)
- Krazy Kong (Commodore 64)
- Max Torque (Commodore 64)
- Metranaut (Commodore 64)
- Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum)
- Moonlight Madness (ZX Spectrum)
- Starquake (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum)
- Tazz (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64)
- The Fifth Quadrant (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum)
- The Ice Temple (ZX Spectrum)
- Trizons (Commodore 16, Plus/4)
- Widow's Revenge (Commodore 64)
- Wizard's Lair (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Bubble Bus Software . Retro Gamer . 165 . 2017 . 68–73. .
- GOSH new recruit. Argus Specialist Publication. 74. Home Computing Weekly. 1984. 16 January 2013.
- Interview with Stephen Crow. Crash. Graeme Kidd. 1985. 16 January 2013.
- Web site: CRASH 14 - Wizard's Lair . 2023-06-30 . www.crashonline.org.uk.
