Palace Software

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Palace Software
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Founded1984
Defunct1991 (1991)
FateAcquired by Titus France
Headquarters
London
,
England
Area served
Worldwide
Products Cauldron series
Barbarian series
Services Video game publishing
Parent Palace Group

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.

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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

References

  1. "Steve Brown". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. "Richard Joseph". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. Carroll, Martyn (30 March 2006). "Company Profile: Palace Software". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Bournemouth, United Kingdom: Imagine Publishing. pp. 66–69. ISSN   1742-3155.