The Edge

COMPANY

London WC2,England / UK

A divison of Softek International Ltd.

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A divison of Softek International Ltd.

Developed Games

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The Punisher (Game)

31 December 1990

Frank Castle alias The Punisher is the only man who can stop The Trust, a shadowy organisation, in this 2D shooter developped and published by The Edge for the 16 bit machines Amiga and Atari ST.

AMI​ AST​

Starbike (Game)

31 December 1984

A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up written by Paul Curtis and published by The Edge for the ZX Spectrum.

PC​ SPEC​

Bobby Bearing (Game)

31 December 1986

A action game in the style of Marble Madness for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. Help Bobby the ball bearing rescue his lost brothers and his cousin.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Snoopy: The Cool Computer Game (Game)

31 December 1989

Snoopy: The Cool Computer Game was developed and published by The Edge / Edge Games. Designed for younger players, who control Snoopy and solve puzzles.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +3

Fairlight II (Game)

31 December 1986

An isometric 3D action-adventure and the second series in the Chronicles of the Land of Fairlight.

CPC​ SPEC​

Fire Quest (Game)

31 December 1984

A single screen platformer written by Chris Morris and published by The Edge for the Commodore 64.

C64​

Brian Bloodaxe (Game)

31 December 1985

A action platformer, with over 104 rooms, following the adventures of a Viking awoken in 1983 who plans to conquer Britain.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Almazz (Game)

31 December 1985

A multi-directional scrolling action-adventure set on an African Savannah in which the player has to locate the Almazz diamond before the 40 day time limit runs out.

C64​

Quo Vadis (Game)

31 December 1984

A multi-directional scrolling platformer in which the player has to explore a large maze on a quest to retrieve a scepter.

C64​

Psi Chess (Game)

31 December 1986

A chess game written by Steven L. Watson and published by The Edge for the ZX Spectrum.

SPEC​

Palitron (Game)

31 December 1986

A isometric action-adventure game written by Charles Goodwin and published by The Edge for the Amstrad CPC.

CPC​

R.I.S.K. (Game)

31 December 1987

A Defender-like shoot'em up published by The Edge for the Commodore 64.

C64​

Published Games

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Darius+ (Game)

31 December 1989

A full conversion of the arcade shoot'em up Darius for the Atari ST, the Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum. Ported by Softek International Ltd. and published by The Edge.

AMI​ AST​ SPEC​

The Punisher (Game)

31 December 1990

Frank Castle alias The Punisher is the only man who can stop The Trust, a shadowy organisation, in this 2D shooter developped and published by The Edge for the 16 bit machines Amiga and Atari ST.

AMI​ AST​

Fire Quest (Game)

31 December 1984

A single screen platformer written by Chris Morris and published by The Edge for the Commodore 64.

C64​

Almazz (Game)

31 December 1985

A multi-directional scrolling action-adventure set on an African Savannah in which the player has to locate the Almazz diamond before the 40 day time limit runs out.

C64​

Mindstone (Game)

31 December 1986

An icon/keyword driven RPG in which the player controls four main characters in search of evil Nemesar and the Mindstone he has stolen.

CPC​ SPEC​

Psytraxx (Game)

31 December 1984

A action-adventure written by Andrew Beale featuring a playing area of more than 1000 screens.

SPEC​

Tonic Tile (Game)

31 December 1987

A Arkanoid/Breakout clone programmed by the French group d3m and published by The Edge for the Atari ST.

AST​

Company details

Name

The Edge

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

London WC2,England / UK

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• The Punisher (Game)
• Starbike (Game)
• Bobby Bearing (Game)
• Snoopy: The Cool Computer Game (Game)
• Fairlight II (Game)
• Fire Quest (Game)
• Brian Bloodaxe (Game)
• Almazz (Game)
• Quo Vadis (Game)
• Psi Chess (Game)
• Palitron (Game)
• R.I.S.K. (Game)
• Shadow Skimmer (Game)
• Psytraxx (Game)
• That's the Spirit (Game)
• Spell of Destruction (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• Darius+ (Game)
• The Punisher (Game)
• Fire Quest (Game)
• Almazz (Game)
• Mindstone (Game)
• Psytraxx (Game)
• Tonic Tile (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Fairlight (Franchise)
• Garfield (Franchise)
• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Darius (Franchise)
• Marvel (Franchise)
• Peanuts (Franchise)
• The Punisher (Franchise)
• Ugh! (Franchise)

People

• Bo Jangeborg (Person)
• Charles Goodwin (Person)
• John Pitcher (Person)

Characters

• Garfield (Character)
• Isvar (Character)
• Jon Arbuckle (Character)
• Odie (Character)
• Arlene (Character)
• Barnaby (Character)
• Bert (Character)
• Bobby (Character)
• Boogle (Character)
• Brian Bloodaxe (Character)
• Bungo (Character)
• Charlie Brown (Character)
• D27 (Character)
• Devon Aire (Character)
• Doomlord (Character)
• Drinn (Character)
• Dual Shears (Character)
• Electric Fan (Character)
• Fatty Glutton (Character)
• Fatty Glutton (Mini) (Character)

Concepts

• 8-bit (Concept)
• Flip Screen (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Maze (Concept)
• Isometric Viewpoint (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Sinclair User Classic (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• Teleportation (Concept)
• Birds (Concept)
• C +VG Hit! (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Comic Book Character (Concept)
• Dog (Concept)
• Games Based on Comic Books (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Side-Scrolling (Concept)
• Stamina Bar (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• Alley (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Home (Location)
• Sewer (Location)
• Africa (Location)
• Carokot (Location)
• Chapel (Location)
• China (Location)
• Christon 3 (Location)
• City (Location)
• Darius (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Doomrock (Location)
• Elantor (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Kitchen (Location)
• Kranos (Location)

Objects

• Key (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Bone (Object)
• Shovel (Object)
• Spaceship (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Crystal (Object)
• Fireball (Object)
• Lasagna (Object)
• Ring (Object)
• Scissors (Object)
• Stone (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Television (Object)
• Treasure Chest (Object)
• AK-47 (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Alcoholic Beverages (Object)
• Amulet (Object)
• Apple (Object)