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| − | '''U.S. Gold''' is a British video game developer and distributor from the mid 1980s through the mid-1990s. It was founded in Birmingham in 1984 by Geoff Brown as the publishing division of Centresoft. At the time it was established it was porting several US Atari and Commodore 64 games to the 8-bit home computer format in Europe. Over time it gained the rights to port well known games such as ''Street Fighter'', ''Final Fight'', ''Ghouls n Ghosts'', ''Forgotten Worlds'' among others. | + | | logo=US gold logo.png |
| + | | founded=1984 | ||
| + | | tseries=T-79 | ||
| + | | mergedinto=[[Eidos]] (1996) | ||
| + | | headquarters=Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''U.S. Gold''' is a British video game developer and distributor from the mid 1980s through the mid-1990s. It was founded in Birmingham in 1984 by Geoff Brown as the publishing division of Centresoft. At the time it was established it was porting several US Atari and Commodore 64 games to the 8-bit home computer format in Europe. Over time it gained the rights to port well known games such as ''Street Fighter'', ''Final Fight'', ''Ghouls n Ghosts'', ''Forgotten Worlds'' among others. However, a number of their more lucrative licensing deals, particularly one with [[LucasArts]], fell through, threatening to affect their income. In order to help consolidate their finances, they joined forces with UK software distributor CentreSoft to form the CentreGold Plc Group. Internal game development studios owned by U.S. Gold were the internally formed [[Silicon Dreams Studios|Silicon Dreams]] and acquired [[Core Design]]. | ||
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| + | The three-way partnership at the heart of CentreGold didn't last long, however, as the group was acquired by [[Eidos Interactive]] in April 1996. Eidos sold off CentreSoft and maintained Core Design as a developer but decided to discontinue the U.S. Gold brand. [[Silicon Dreams Studios]] was sold back to U.S. Gold founder Geoff Brown. | ||
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| + | The last retail game to bear the U.S. Gold logo was ''Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996'', released in June 1996 for the [[Sega Saturn]], PlayStation, PC and 3DO. The remaining U.S. Gold games awaiting publication at the time of their acquisition by Eidos were released in August 1996 with the exception of ''Dream Team Basketball'', a cancelled PlayStation game. | ||
U.S. Gold is credited as the publisher of the canceled ''[[Sonic's Edusoft]]'' and the developer of the also canceled ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)|Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)]]''. | U.S. Gold is credited as the publisher of the canceled ''[[Sonic's Edusoft]]'' and the developer of the also canceled ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)|Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga)]]''. | ||
| − | [[Category: Companies]] | + | ==Softography== |
| + | {{multicol| | ||
| + | ===[[Master System]]=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Gauntlet]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Impossible Mission]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Paperboy]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Heroes of the Lance]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Out Run Europa]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Super Kick Off]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Class Leader Board]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Championship Hockey]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[Strider II]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[James Pond II: Codename RoboCod]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Wars]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Road Rash]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Cup USA '94]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sonic's Edusoft]]'' (unreleased) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[[Mega Drive]]=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[Olympic Gold : Barcelona '92]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[Super Kick Off]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Class Leader Board]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[Flashback: The Quest for Identity]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Strider II]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Gunship]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Hurricanes]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Power Drive]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Cup USA '94]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Fever Pitch Soccer]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Olympic Summer Games]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[[Mega CD]]=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Flashback: The Quest for Identity]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Cup USA '94]] (1994) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[[Game Gear]]=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Out Run Europa]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Super Kick Off]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Class Leader Board]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Olympic Gold : Barcelona '92]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[Strider II]]'' (1992) | ||
| + | * ''[[James Pond II: Codename RoboCod]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Wars]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Championship Hockey]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Hurricanes]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[James Pond 3: Operation Starfish]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Road Rash]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94]]'' (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[World Cup USA '94]] (1994) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Power Drive]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Mega Man]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[[Saturn]]=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Thunderstrike 2]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Johnny Bazookatone]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | * ''[[Olympic Soccer]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 6 August 2010
U.S. Gold is a British video game developer and distributor from the mid 1980s through the mid-1990s. It was founded in Birmingham in 1984 by Geoff Brown as the publishing division of Centresoft. At the time it was established it was porting several US Atari and Commodore 64 games to the 8-bit home computer format in Europe. Over time it gained the rights to port well known games such as Street Fighter, Final Fight, Ghouls n Ghosts, Forgotten Worlds among others. However, a number of their more lucrative licensing deals, particularly one with LucasArts, fell through, threatening to affect their income. In order to help consolidate their finances, they joined forces with UK software distributor CentreSoft to form the CentreGold Plc Group. Internal game development studios owned by U.S. Gold were the internally formed Silicon Dreams and acquired Core Design.
The three-way partnership at the heart of CentreGold didn't last long, however, as the group was acquired by Eidos Interactive in April 1996. Eidos sold off CentreSoft and maintained Core Design as a developer but decided to discontinue the U.S. Gold brand. Silicon Dreams Studios was sold back to U.S. Gold founder Geoff Brown.
The last retail game to bear the U.S. Gold logo was Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, released in June 1996 for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PC and 3DO. The remaining U.S. Gold games awaiting publication at the time of their acquisition by Eidos were released in August 1996 with the exception of Dream Team Basketball, a cancelled PlayStation game.
U.S. Gold is credited as the publisher of the canceled Sonic's Edusoft and the developer of the also canceled Sonic the Hedgehog (Amiga).
Softography
Master System
- Gauntlet (1990)
- Impossible Mission (1990)
- Paperboy (1990)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1990)
- Heroes of the Lance (1991)
- Out Run Europa (1991)
- Super Kick Off (1991)
- World Class Leader Board (1991)
- Championship Hockey (1992)
- Strider II (1992)
- James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (1993)
- Star Wars (1993)
- The Incredible Hulk (1994)
- Road Rash (1994)
- Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94 (1994)
- World Cup USA '94 (1994)
- Sonic's Edusoft (unreleased)
Mega Drive
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1992)
- Olympic Gold : Barcelona '92 (1992)
- Super Kick Off (1992)
- World Class Leader Board (1992)
- Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1993)
- Strider II (1993)
- Gunship (1994)
- Hurricanes (1994)
- The Incredible Hulk (1994)
- Power Drive (1994)
- Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94 (1994)
- World Cup USA '94
- Fever Pitch Soccer (1995)
- Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995)
- Olympic Summer Games (1996)
Mega CD
- Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1994)
- World Cup USA '94 (1994)
Game Gear
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1991)
- Out Run Europa (1991)
- Super Kick Off (1991)
- World Class Leader Board (1991)
- Olympic Gold : Barcelona '92 (1992)
- Strider II (1992)
- James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (1993)
- Star Wars (1993)
- Championship Hockey (1994)
- Hurricanes (1994)
- James Pond 3: Operation Starfish (1994)
- Road Rash (1994)
- Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94 (1994)
- World Cup USA '94 (1994)
- The Incredible Hulk (1995)
- Power Drive (1995)
- Mega Man (1995)
Saturn
- Thunderstrike 2 (1995)
- Johnny Bazookatone (1996)
- Olympic Soccer (1996)