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* ''[[Lotus Turbo Challenge]]'' (1992) | * ''[[Lotus Turbo Challenge]]'' (1992) | ||
* ''[[Lotus II: RECS]]'' (1993) | * ''[[Lotus II: RECS]]'' (1993) | ||
| − | * ''[[Nigel Mansell's World Championship]]'' (1993) | + | * ''[[Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing]]'' (1993) |
* ''[[Zool]]'' (1993) | * ''[[Zool]]'' (1993) | ||
* ''[[Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell]]'' (1994) | * ''[[Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell]]'' (1994) | ||
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Gremlin Interactive (formerly Gremlin Graphics) was a British software house based in Sheffield and working mostly in the home computer market. The company was established in 1984 as Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd by Ian Stewart. In 1994, it was renamed as Gremlin Interactive. Like many software houses established in the eighties, their primary market was the 8-bit range of computers such as the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64.
Gremlin scored big with the Zool and Premier Manager series in the early 1990s, and then with Actua Soccer, the first football game in full 3D, while having success with other games such as the Lotus series, Motorhead or Hardwar. Following EA's success with the EA Sports brand, Gremlin also released their own sports videogame series, adding Golf, Tennis and Ice Hockey to their Actua Sports series. In 1995, Gremlin also released a stunt car racing game called Fatal Racing. In 1996 Gremlin acquired DMA Design (creators of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings). In 1999, they themselves were bought by Infogrames and renamed "Infogrames Sheffield House", for a reported fee of around £21m, but the studio closed in 2003. The building they occupied has since been demolished.
In 2003, former members of Gremlin Industries management set up Sumo Digital.
Softography
Master System
- Zool (1993)
Mega Drive
- Lotus Turbo Challenge (1992)
- Lotus II: RECS (1993)
- Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (1993)
- Zool (1993)
- Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell (1994)
- Top Gear 2 (1994)
- Premier Manager (1995)
- Premier Manager 97 (1996)
Game Gear
- USHRA Monster Truck Wars (1994)
- Zool (1994)
Saturn
- UEFA Euro 96 England (1995)
- Actua Golf (1996)
- Loaded (1996)
- VR Soccer (1996)
- Actua Soccer Club Edition (1997)
- TNN Motor Sports Hardcore 4x4 (1997)
Dreamcast
- Wacky Races (2000)