Black Legend (software publisher)
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Black Legend was an Amiga
and PC
games publisher, based first in Switzerland
, then in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
, and finally in Welwyn
, Hertfordshire, England. Formed by Richard M Holmes in 1993, Black Legend published a number of hits, including Football Glory
(developed by Croteam
, Croatia
, designed and produced by Richard M Holmes) and Tactical Manager
(developed and programmed by Camy Maertens of Talking Birds, Rayleigh, England, and produced by Richard M Holmes), both of which reached the number one position in the UK sales charts for games in 1994. The company closed in 1996.
Titles published by Black Legend include:
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
and PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
games publisher, based first in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, then in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and finally in Welwyn
Welwyn
Welwyn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish also includes the villages of Digswell and Oaklands. It is sometimes called Old Welwyn to distinguish it from the newer settlement of Welwyn Garden City, about a mile to the south.-History:Situated in the valley of the...
, Hertfordshire, England. Formed by Richard M Holmes in 1993, Black Legend published a number of hits, including Football Glory
Football Glory
Football Glory is a 1994 football computer game developed by Croteam and published by Black Legend that became famous due to the many similarities with Sensible Software's Sensible Soccer...
(developed by Croteam
Croteam
Croteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, designed and produced by Richard M Holmes) and Tactical Manager
Tactical Manager
Tactical Manager is a football management simulator video game for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.Giovanni Trapattoni appears in the game cover.-Gameplay:...
(developed and programmed by Camy Maertens of Talking Birds, Rayleigh, England, and produced by Richard M Holmes), both of which reached the number one position in the UK sales charts for games in 1994. The company closed in 1996.
Titles published by Black Legend include:
- Football GloryFootball GloryFootball Glory is a 1994 football computer game developed by Croteam and published by Black Legend that became famous due to the many similarities with Sensible Software's Sensible Soccer...
on Amiga, Amiga AGA, PC (developed by CroteamCroteamCroteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...
, released as "Fussball Total" in German-speaking countries) - Tactical ManagerTactical ManagerTactical Manager is a football management simulator video game for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.Giovanni Trapattoni appears in the game cover.-Gameplay:...
on Amiga, Atari ST, PC (developed by Talking Birds, released as "Der Trainer" in German-speaking countries) - Fatman, The Caped Consumer on Amiga, Amiga AGA, PC
- Embryo on Amiga (developed by CroteamCroteamCroteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...
) - Voyages of Discovery on PC (developed by Software 2000Software 2000Software 2000 was a video game developer and publisher based in Germany.The company was formed in 1987 in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, by brothers Andreas and Marc Wardenga...
) - Hungary for Fun on Amiga
- Wheelspin on Amiga AGA
- Five-a-Side Soccer on Amiga AGA
- Tactical Manager 2 on Amiga
- Inordinate Desire on PC (developed by CroteamCroteamCroteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...
)