Atlantis Software

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| founder = Michael Cole, Rodger Coghill

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Atlantis Software was a London-based{{cite web|url=http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?TYPE_IMG=I&ID=1531&MENU=8&NUM_IMAGE=1 |title=The World's Finest Atari Database : games, demos, utilities for 2600, 5200, 400, 800, xl, xe, st and falcon |website=Atarimania.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23}} UK computer games publisher that released a number of games during the 1980s{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/progolf.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.ysrnry.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019112142/http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/progolf.htm |archive-date=19 October 2007 |url-status=dead}} and early 1990s.{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/atlantisfourpacki.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.ysrnry.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001102201205/http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/atlantisfourpacki.htm |archive-date=2 November 2000 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/74150.html |title=Atlantis Software Company Information |publisher=GameFAQs |date=2017-02-17 |accessdate=2017-02-23}}

The company was set up by Michael Cole and Rodger Coghill in January 1984 with the first four games released in May of that year.[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue10/Pages/Crash1000132.jpg] {{dead link|date=February 2017}} The philosophy of the company was to sell high volume at low 'pocket-money' prices: initially, all games were £1.99. The Atlantis Gold label was launched the following year at £2.99, but the Gold tag was soon dropped, with games at both prices being released under the Atlantis logo but with the suggested price on the cover.

The company's primary focus remained on the low-cost cassette-based games for 8-bit machines for £1.99{{cite web|url=http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?TYPE_IMG=K7&ID=1535&MENU=8&NUM_IMAGE=0 |title=The World's Finest Atari Database : games, demos, utilities for 2600, 5200, 400, 800, xl, xe, st and falcon |website=Atarimania.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23}} and £2.99{{cite web|url=http://www.atarimania.com/zoom_frame.php?TYPE_IMG=K7&ID=4140&MENU=8&NUM_IMAGE=0 |title=The World's Finest Atari Database : games, demos, utilities for 2600, 5200, 400, 800, xl, xe, st and falcon |website=Atarimania.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-23}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/hobgoblin.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.ysrnry.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513043541/http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/hobgoblin.htm |archive-date=13 May 2008 |url-status=dead}} (commonly known as "budget" games) that formed a significant part of the UK 8-bit software market during the 1980s.

They later also moved into the 16-bit disk-based market and published games for the Atari ST and Amiga.