Softgold

Softgold is an Australian software developer that specialised in multi-load graphic text adventures written in BASIC. The company was originally founded as Gameworx Software before being renamed as Softgold in 1984 - many of the games released on the SC-3000 still retain the Gameworx name during the in-game intros, while the external packaging references Softgold as the copyright holder. The company entity appears to be a front for lone bedroom coder Darryl Reynolds, who appears to have founded and run all aspects of the business, including developing, writing, coding and composing both the music and art of all the adventure games released under the Softgold label. Since the games were written in BASIC, porting to multiple home computer formats was relatively simple, with

Softography

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SC-3000

• Alien (1984)
• The Case of the Mad Mummy (1984)
• Ninja (1984)
• The Search for King Solomon's Mines (1984)
• The Secret of Bastow Manor (1984)
• Skull Island (1984)
• Thermo Nuclear War Games (1984)

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