Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was part of the Palace Group- a company associated with film and video distribution- and was itself notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. Palace caused some controversy with its advertisements in computer magazines, particularly for Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax which featured Page Three girl Maria Whittaker as a scantily clad female warrior.
Palace's developers included artist Steve Brown[1] and musician Richard Joseph.[2]
In 1991, the Palace Group sold Palace Software to Titus France.[3]
Notable releases
- The Evil Dead (1984)
- Cauldron (video game) (1985)
- Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back (1986)
- The Sacred Armour of Antiriad (1986)
- Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (1987)
- Stifflip & Co. (1987)
- Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax (1988)
- Dragon's Breath (1990)
- International 3D Tennis (1990)
External links
- Article on Palace Software – From CRASH magazine
- Palace Software profile from MobyGames
References
- Steve Brown Spectrum Computing, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Richard Joseph Spectrum Computing, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Martyn Carroll. Company Profile: Palace Software Retro Gamer, Imagine Publishing, 30 March 2006^