Bubble Bus Software

Bubble Bus Software was a publisher of video game software for home computers in the mid-1980s, founded by Mark Meakins{{Cite news |title=Bubble Bus Software |magazine=Retro Gamer |issue=165 |date=2017 |pages=68–73}}.{{cite journal|title=GOSH new recruit|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=HomeComputingWeekly/Issue074/Pages/HomeComputingWeekly07400005.jpg|publisher=Argus Specialist Publication|issue=74|magazine=Home Computing Weekly|year=1984|accessdate=16 January 2013}} and based in Tonbridge, Kent. Their releases targeted popular home computers of the time, such as the Commodore 64, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue15/Pages/Crash1500028.jpg|magazine=Crash|title=Interview with Stephen Crow|author=Graeme Kidd|year=1985|accessdate=16 January 2013}} Their most notable releases were Starquake and Wizard's Lair, both written by Stephen Crow. Wizard's Lair was notable for its similarity to both Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf.{{Cite web |title=CRASH 14 - Wizard's Lair |url=https://www.crashonline.org.uk/14/wizlair.htm?LMCL=yN5sQS |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.crashonline.org.uk}}

Games developed or published

Alien Panic 64 (Commodore 64)
Aqua Racer (Commodore 64)
Awesome Earl in SkateRock (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS)
Boardello (MSX, Tatung Einstein)
Boing (Commodore 64)
Brainstorm (ZX Spectrum)
Bumping Buggies (Commodore 64)
Cave Fighter (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64)
Cavern Run 64 (Commodore 64)
Classic Invaders (Amiga, Amstrad CPC)
Classic Muncher (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum)
Exterminator (Commodore 64, VIC-20)
Final Frontier (MS-DOS)
Flying Feathers (Commodore 64)
Hustler (Commodore 16, Plus/4)
Kick Off (Commodore 64)
Krazy Kong (Commodore 64)
Max Torque (Commodore 64)
Metranaut (Commodore 64)
Minnesota Fats' Pool Challenge (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum)
Moonlight Madness (ZX Spectrum)
Starquake (Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum)
Tazz (Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64)
The Fifth Quadrant (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum)
The Ice Temple (ZX Spectrum)
Trizons (Commodore 16, Plus/4)
Widow's Revenge (Commodore 64)
Wizard's Lair (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum)

References

External links

[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Bubble+Bus+Software$&loadpics=1 Bubble Bus Software on World of Spectrum]
[https://retromuseums.com/bubble-bus-gallery/ Bubble Bus Game Cover Gallery on Retromuseums]

Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom