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Alternative Software Ltd.
Alternative Software Ltd. is a British budget games publisher founded in 1985 and based in West Yorkshire. During the mid-1980s through the early 1990s it released well over a hundred mainly 8-bit budget titles, mixing original releases with reissues and licensed children’s tie-ins. Founder Roger Hulley has been associated with the company, which acquired and re-released older licences such as River Rescue and obtained back-catalogue rights from several small publishers in 1988; it also produced licensed games including Postman Pat and multiple Popeye sequels in that era. The game entries below, including versions and later rereleases grouped in this archive, span systems such as ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, DOS, Atari ST, MSX, BBC Micro, Apple II, and Windows.
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Meganova
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1988Meet Philip Sunset—aka “Long Hands”—the galaxy’s top-paid appropriator of valuables that don’t technically belong to him. When he swiped the legendary Sprocket System “Landed,” a secret…Read more -
Micro Olympics
BBC Micro · Commodore 64Released1984Get ready to break a sweat with this joystick-waggling extravaganza that brings 11 classic Track ’N’ Field events right into your living room. Feel the burn…Read more -
Microball
Amstrad CPC · BBC MicroReleased1987Get ready to challenge friends and family with this four-player pinball extravaganza that captures the thrill of the arcade in your own home. Featuring a sleek,…Read more -
Monkey Magic
Atari 8-bit · Commodore 16, Plus/4Released1984Relive the magic of the beloved 1978–1980 television series as you guide our heroic Monkey through four heart-pounding levels on a quest to rescue the princess…Read more -
Moon Cresta
Amstrad CPC · ArcadeReleased2001 6.4/10Dive into the fast-paced thrills of Moon Cresta, a classic vertical scrolling shoot-’em-up that puts you at the helm of a lone starfighter battling relentless alien…Read more -
NEIL Android
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1988In the year 2099, the starship EPIC embarks on yet another daring voyage—until a sudden plasma storm tears her off course and forces an emergency landing…Read more -
Nomad of Time
Commodore 64Released1984 6.8/10Nomad of Time grabs you with a wonderfully awkward assignment: captain the H.M.S. Shards, hunt down temporal ports across a future steampunk world, and do it…Read more -
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1986 7.2/10Step into the shadowy corridors of a beloved film classic with this isometric adventure, where every object—from barrels to bedsteads—obeys real-world physics based on shape and…Read more -
Pegasus Bridge
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1987 7.4/10Pegasus Bridge drops you into one of D-Day’s most precarious opening moves: get airborne troops onto the ground, seize the crossings, and stop the Germans from…Read more -
Pheenix
Commodore 16, Plus/4 · ZX SpectrumReleased1983Pheenix brings the heart-pounding action of classic arcade shooters to your screen, challenging you across five uniquely dangerous stages. From waves of bat-like attackers swooping in…Read more -
Popeye 2
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1992 5.9/10Popeye 2 starts with the simple pleasure of steering a familiar cartoon bruiser up a hazardous construction site, but its single-life structure turns that cheerfully scrappy…Read more -
Popeye 3: WrestleCrazy
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1993 6.5/10Popeye 3: WrestleCrazy throws you into a strange little arcade wrestling premise: Earth is on the line, but the solution is to beat five aliens in…Read more -
Postman Pat
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1989 5.7/10Step into the beloved world of everyone’s favorite postal hero with Postman Pat: The Licensed Delivery Adventure! Guide Pat and his trusty van through a bustling…Read more -
Postman Pat 2
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1989Step into the wellies of everyone’s favorite postman, Pat, whose trusty van is out of commission, no problem! Navigate the charming village streets on foot, guided…Read more -
Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue
Amiga · Amstrad CPCReleased1992 6.1/10Postman Pat 3 invites you to hop into Pat’s trusty van and take the wheel in this delightfully nostalgic, Paperboy-inspired delivery adventure. When Pat’s good friend…Read more -
Psycastria
BBC Micro · Commodore 64Released1986 6.4/10Psycastria turns an alien-invasion premise into a mission-based scrolling shooter: pilot a fighter through 16 bases spread across land, sea, the moon, and space, and dismantle…Read more -
Pulsator
Amstrad CPC · ZX SpectrumReleased1987 7.4/10Pulsator starts with a simple, satisfying problem: find the trapped pulsie somewhere in a maze, then work out how to make the route possible. The numbered…Read more -
Rally Driver
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1988 5.7/10Step into the driver’s seat of the most authentic rally simulation ever crafted. Five Ways delivers an expansive, fully detailed map of the rally stage, inviting…Read more -
Ready Steady Go
ZX SpectrumReleased1988 7.2/10Ready Steady Go starts with a wonderfully direct challenge: hammer the left and right controls to build speed, then prove you can keep your nerve when…Read more -
Reckless Rufus
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1992 6.5/10Reckless Rufus starts with a wonderfully blunt proposition: you are stranded on a hostile planet, every route is governed by numbered blocks, and five crystals stand…Read more -
Red Arrows
Amstrad CPC · BBC MicroReleased1985 5.8/10Step into the cockpit of the RAF’s famed aircraft display team and feel the rush of adrenaline as you execute breathtaking loops, rolls, and flypasts at…Read more -
Rex
Amstrad CPC · ZX SpectrumReleased1988Rex the Dinosaur is on a mission: break into the heavily guarded tunnels beneath a rogue nuclear power plant and put an end to its environmental…Read more -
River Rescue: Racing Against Time
Atari 8-bit · Commodore 64Released1984 6.7/10Dive into the adrenaline-fueled world of River Rescue, where you pilot a state-of-the-art river gun-boat through treacherous tropical waterways to rescue stranded scientists. Trapped deep within…Read more -
Run for Gold
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1985 6.8/10Run for Gold gets its tension from a smart refusal to turn athletics into a frantic button-bashing contest. Once the gun goes off, you are judging…Read more
