Palace Software

Palace Software
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	1984
Defunct	1991 (1991)
Fate	Acquired by Titus France
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Cauldron series ; Barbarian series
Services	Video game publishing
Parent	Palace Group

Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was part of the Palace Group- a company associated with film and video distribution- and was itself notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. Palace caused some controversy with its advertisements in computer magazines, particularly for Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax which featured Page Three girl Maria Whittaker as a scantily clad female warrior.

Palace's developers included artist Steve Brown¹ and musician Richard Joseph.²

In 1991, the Palace Group sold Palace Software to Titus France.³

Notable releases

The Evil Dead (1984)
Cauldron (video game) (1985)
Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back (1986)
The Sacred Armour of Antiriad (1986)
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (1987)
Stifflip & Co. (1987)
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax (1988)
Dragon's Breath (1990)
International 3D Tennis (1990)

References

"Steve Brown". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
"Richard Joseph". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
Carroll, Martyn (30 March 2006). "Company Profile: Palace Software". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Bournemouth, United Kingdom: Imagine Publishing. pp. 66–69. ISSN 1742-3155.

External links

Article on Palace Software – From CRASH magazine
Palace Software profile from MobyGames

[1] "Steve Brown". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[2] "Richard Joseph". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[3] Carroll, Martyn (30 March 2006). "Company Profile: Palace Software". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Bournemouth, United Kingdom: Imagine Publishing. pp. 66–69. ISSN 1742-3155.

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