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Gremlin Interactive (originally Gremlin Graphics) was a British software house based in Sheffield and working mostly in the home computer market. Like many software houses established in the eighties their primary market was the 8-bit range of computers such as the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64. == History == The company, originally a computer store called Just Micro, was established as a software house in 1984 with the name Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd by Ian Stewart & Kevin Norburn. Gremlin's early success was based on games such as ''Wanted: Monty Mole'' for the ZX Spectrum and ''Thing on a Spring'' for the Commodore 64. In 1994, it was renamed as Gremlin Interactive, now concentrating on the 16-bit, PC and console market.〔http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/industry/publishers/gremlin.htm〕 Also the HQ moved, from Carver Street to localities near Devonshire Green.〔http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-68506.html〕 Gremlin scored big with the ''Zool'' and ''Premier Manager'' series in the early 1990s, and then with ''Actua Soccer'', the first football game in full 3D, while having success with other games such as the ''Lotus'' racing series, a futuristic racing game ''Motorhead'', a stunt car racing game ''Fatal racing'' (1995) or a 1998 flight simulator ''Hardwar''. Following EA's success with the EA Sports brand, Gremlin also released their own sports videogame series, adding Golf, Tennis and Ice Hockey to their ''Actua Sports'' series. During this time, they used a ''motif'' from the Siegfried Funeral March from ''Götterdämmerung'' as introductory music. In 1996, Gremlin acquired DMA Design (creators of ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Lemmings''). After 1999, they themselves were bought by Infogrames and renamed "Infogrames Sheffield House", for a reported fee of around £24 million,〔http://startups.co.uk/zoo-digital-ian-stewart/〕 but the studio closed in 2003. The building they occupied has since been demolished when Infogrames Sheffield House was supposed to be renamed "Atari Sheffield House". Gremlin Interactive's catalogue and name have since been bought up by Ian Stewart's new company Urbanscan.〔http://metro.co.uk/2011/07/22/gremlin-graphics-presents-bounders-world-and-the-return-of-super-cars-88959/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gremlin Interactive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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