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Electric Dreams Software was a UK-based video game publisher established in 1985 by Activision and run by Rod Cousens and Paul Cooper formerly of Quicksilva . The company published video games for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and the Atari 8-bit family of computers between 1985 and 1989, becoming one of the top eight UK software houses by 1987.
In late 1986, the label was adapted by the American division to publish titles outside of England for the American market.
Software Studios
The publisher's in-house video game developer was Software Studios, set up in April 1986 and run by John Dean and Dave Cummings. Software Studios also handled Activision's products marketed in countries outside the United States. The concept behind this team was to pool resources and ideas between all Electric Dreams projects, but they were also directly responsible for two film tie-in licenses, Aliens: The Computer Game (1986) and Big Trouble in Little China.
The company's initial releases were Riddler's Den and I, Of the Mask.
List of releases for the ZX Spectrum:
00:05 Riddler's Den (1985), David Harper
00:35 I, of the Mask (1985), Spaceman Ltd
01:05 Back to the Future (1985), Software Images
01:35 Winter Sports (video game) (1985), Software Images
02:05 Aliens - The Computer Game (1986), Software Studios
02:35 Dandy (1986), The RamJam Corporation
03:05 Explorer (1986), The RamJam Corporation
03:35 Hijack (1986), Paradise Software
04:05 Mermaid Madness (1986), Soft Design
04:35 Prodigy (1986), MD Software
05:05 Spindizzy (1986), Paul Shirley and Phil Churchyard
05:35 Xarq (1986), The RamJam Corporation
06:05 Aliens - US Version (1987), Mr. Micro
06:35 FireTrap (1987), Source Software; under license from Data East USA
07:05 Nihilist (1987), Shahid Ahmad
07:35 Star Raiders II (1987), Simon Freeman, Gary Stark and Bruce Poelman; under license from Atari
08:05 Big Trouble in Little China (1987), Software Studios
08:35 Super Sprint (1987), Software Studios; under license from Atari
09:05 Tempest (1987), David Pridmore; under license from Atari
09:35 Super Hang-On (1987), Software Studios; under license from Sega
10:05 Championship Sprint (1988), Catalyst Coders; under license from Atari
10:35 Karnov (1988), Mr. Micro; under license from Data East USA
11:05 R-Type (1988), Manfred Trenz and Andreas Escher; under license from Irem
11:35 Incredible Shrinking Sphere (1989), Foursfield