Red Rat Software Explained
| Red Rat Software |
| Products: | Video games |
| Foundation: | 1985 |
| Defunct: | 1993 |
| Founder: | Charles Partington
Harry Nadler
Don Rigby |
| Location City: | Manchester |
| Location Country: | UK |
Red Rat Software was a Manchester, UK-based video game developer and publisher founded by Charles Partington, Harry Nadler, and Don Rigby that operated between 1985 and 1993.
The company initially focused on developing games for the Atari 8-bit computers. Throughout its operation, Red Rat Software expanded its offerings to include games for other platforms such as the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS systems.
Some of the notable games developed by Red Rat Software include Panic Express, Crumble's Crisis, Astro-Droid, and Planet Attack, all primarily for the Atari 8-bit. They also ventured into titles for other platforms with games like Screaming Wings for the Amiga and Atari ST and Push-Over, which was available on multiple platforms including the SNES and MS-DOS.
The company used the slogan "Red Rat has the power!"
Games
1985
- A Day at the Races (Atari 8-bit)[1]
- Sprong: The Quest for the Golden Pogostick (Atari 8-bit)
1986
- Crumble's Crisis (Atari 8-bit)
- Escape from Doomworld (Atari 8-bit, C64)
- Freaky Factory (Atari 8-bit)
- Laser Hawk (Atari 8-bit)
- Panic Express (Atari 8-bit, C64)
- Rocket Repairman (Atari 8-bit)
- Screaming Wings (Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST)
- Space Gunner (Atari 8-bit)
- Technicolor Dream (Atari 8-bit)
- The Domain of the Undead (Atari 8-bit)
- The First XLENT Word Processor (Atari 8-bit)
- War-Copter (Atari 8-bit)
1987
- Astro-Droid (Atari 8-bit)[2]
- Little Devil (Atari 8-bit)
- Nightmares (Atari 8-bit)
- Planet Attack (Atari 8-bit)
- River Rally (Atari 8-bit)
- Robot Knights (Atari 8-bit)
- Space Lobsters (Atari 8-bit)
1988
- Lombard RAC Rally (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
- Speed Run (Atari 8-bit)
1989
- Hawkquest (Atari 8-bit)
- Time Runner (Amiga, Atari ST)
1990
1991
1992
1993
- One Step Beyond (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
Notes and References
- Web site: Freaky Factory . 2024-06-17 . Centre for Computing History.
- Web site: Atari 8 Bit Games published by Red Rat Software . 2024-06-17 . Centre for Computing History.
