Vektor Grafix
{{short description|British video game developer (1986–1992)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Vektor Grafix
| type = Video game developer
| foundation = 1986
| location = United Kingdom
| key_people = John Lewis
Ian Martin
Andy Craven
| industry = Video games
| products = Combat flight simulators
}}
Vektor Grafix was a British computer game development company led by John Lewis and Andy Craven. Vektor Grafix was founded by Craven and Danny Gallagher in 1986. Their first releases were home ports of the Star Wars arcade games. The Leeds-based company then went on to become a developer of mostly 3D simulation games and was eventually bought by MicroProse in July 1992,{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1992/07/13/microprose-buys-vektor-grafix-for-more-than-fun-and-games/e7ef1ec5-7249-4a6a-b44b-5d173d70fbec/|title=MICROPROSE BUYS VEKTOR GRAFIX FOR MORE THAN FUN AND GAMES|date=13 July 1992|newspaper=The Washington Post|via=www.washingtonpost.com}} becoming their development studio.
Games
- Star Wars (ports, 1987)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (ports, 1988)
- Ring Wars (1988)
- Fighter Bomber / Strike Aces (1988)
- Killing Cloud (1991)
- Shuttle: the Space Flight Simulator (1992)
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1992)
- Dogfight (1993)
References
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External links
- [http://www.crashonline.org.uk/64/bomber.htm Interview with Andy Craven] from Crash Magazine
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Category:Video game companies established in 1986