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| Graftgold
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| Type
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Publicly traded company
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| Founded
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1983 (closed in 1998)
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| Headquarters
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England, United Kingdom
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| Key people
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Steve Turner
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| Industry
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Video games
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| Products
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Video games
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| Number of people
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Not disclosed
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| Website
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N/A
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Graftgold was a video game developer that was founded in 1983 and closed in 1998.
History
Graftgold was formed in 1983 after Steve Turner quit his programming job to form a company of his own. He hired his friend, Andrew Braybrook, who designed many of Graftgold's games, including Alleykat, Gribbly's Day Out, Fire & Ice, Morpheus, Paradroid, and Uridium.
The games by Graftgold achieved commercial success, due in no small part to the fact that their publisher, Hewson Consultants, was one of the most commercially successful publishers in the United Kingdom at the time. However, Hewson Consultants began having financial difficulties in the late 1980s, so in 1987 Graftgold began using other publishers.
By the late 1990s, Graftgold began having financial difficulties of their own, and they closed in 1998.
Video games developed by Graftgold
| Title
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Systems
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Released
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| 3D Space-Wars
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Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum
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1983
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| 3D Lunattack
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Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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| 3D Seiddab Attack
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Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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| The Legend of Avalon
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ZX Spectrum
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1984
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| Dragontorc
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Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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| Gribbly's Day Out
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Commodore 64
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1985
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| Alleykat
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Commodore 64
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1986
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| Astroclone
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ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Gribbly's Special Day Out
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Commodore 64
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1986
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| Heavy Metal Paradroid
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Commodore 64
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1986
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| Paradroid Competition Edition
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Commodore 64
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1986
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| Quazatron
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ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Uridium
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Uridium Plus
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Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Anarchy
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1987
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| Intensity
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Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1987
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| Magnetron
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Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1987
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| Morpheus
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Commodore 64
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1987
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| Flying Shark
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Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
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1988
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| Ranarama
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Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
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1988
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| Bushido
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Commodore 64
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1989
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| Head the Ball
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Commodore 64
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1989
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| Simulcra
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Atari ST
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1989
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| Soldier of Fortune
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Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1989
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| Super Off Road
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Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1989
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| Paradroid
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Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64
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1990
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| Realms
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Amiga, Atari ST
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1991
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| Fire & Ice
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Amiga, Atari ST
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1992
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| Uridium 2
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Amiga
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1993
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| Empire Soccer 94
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Amiga
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1994
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| Virocop
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Amiga
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1995
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