Virgin Games, Ltd.

Founded in London in 1983 as Virgin Games, the label began inside Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and was established by Nick Alexander. In the 1980s it published and developed home computer titles for platforms such as the ZX Spectrum and Amiga, including Sorcery and Dan Dare, and later absorbed the Mastertronic budget line (becoming Virgin Mastertronic) before evolving into Virgin Interactive in the early 1990s. Key activity centered on UK publishing and working with external teams on licensed and original releases such as Gates of Dawn and Falcon Patrol. The game entries below, including versions and later rereleases grouped in this archive, span systems such as Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, ZX Spectrum, Genesis, Amstrad CPC, SEGA Master System, Game Gear, and SEGA CD.