Novagen Software

Novagen Software Ltd (commonly referred to as Novagen) was a British software developer which released a number of computer games on a variety of platforms from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

Novagen Software Ltd
IndustryVideo games
Founded1984 
Headquarters
Birmingham[1]
,
United Kingdom
ProductsComputer games

The company was set up by Paul Woakes and Bruce Jordan[2] and employed approximately 18 people.[3] In addition to running Novagen, Paul Woakes also developed and programmed the vast majority of the company's products.

Games
  • Encounter (1983) Atari 8-bit, (1984) C64[4]
  • Mercenary (1985) Atari 8-bit, C64,[5] C16, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST
    • Mercenary: The Second City (1986) expansion pack for Mercenary
  • Mercenary Compendium Edition (1987) Mercenary + The Second City
  • Backlash (1988) Amiga, Atari ST[6]
  • Battle Island (1988) C64[7]
  • Hell Bent (1989) Amiga, Atari ST[8]
  • Damocles: Mercenary II (1990) Amiga, Atari ST
    • Damocles: Mission Disk 1 (1991) Amiga, Atari ST
    • Damocles: Mission Disk 2 (1991) Amiga, Atari ST
  • Damocles Compendium Edition (1991) Damocles + Mission Disk 1 + Mission Disk 2
  • Encounter (1991) Amiga, Atari ST
  • Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis (1992)[9] Amiga, Atari ST
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References
  1. "The Novagen office".
  2. "The Making of Mercenary".
  3. "The Novagen team".
  4. "Redirecting".
  5. "Impossible to Display Scan".
  6. http://amr.abime.net/review_15722
  7. "Impossible to Display Scan".
  8. http://amr.abime.net/review_30238
  9. "Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis is the Game Most Worth Saving from 1992".
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