Computing Games published by Alternative Software
The following is a list of Computing Games published by Alternative Software in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.There are 82 Computing Games published by Alternative Software in our collection :
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4 in 1 Most Sport
Run for Gold Endzone Rally Driver Soccer Bos
Software House: Alternative Software
Author:
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1991
4 Most Action
Strike Force Cobra Dead or Alive Gunboat Alternative software were a clever software house, they would re release games, but not take any of the original artwork, thus saving a significant amount o ...
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1992
4 Most Thrillers
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Aftermath
This is one of the Spectrum's clones of Missile Command, in which the player must protect the cities at the bottom of the screen from attack by missiles, follow the trail of the missiles, and launch your own to neutralise the
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Richard Stevenson
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Arthurnoid
Very accomplished Arkanoid clone, with some very satisfying power ups, and colourful graphics, good play on the name too
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Sean Southern
Platform : Commodore C16
Date: 1985
Back To Skool (Alternative Software Version)
The sequel to Skooldaze
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: David Reidy, Keith Warrington
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Big Trouble in Little China
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Electric Dreams
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Castle Top
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Steven MacIlwee
Platform : Atari 8 Bit
Date: 1988
Championship Sprint
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: David Jolliff, David Wainwright
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1992
Count Duckula 2
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Cosgrove Hall Productions
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1987
Crazy Er Bert
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative
Platform : BBC Micro
Date: 1985
Cricket Crazy
You are the manager of a team, picked to tour the cricket-crazed island of St
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Charles A. Sharp
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1992
Dalek Attack
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Richard Turner
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1987
Danger Mouse in the Black Forest Chateau
Help Danger Mouse investigate the titular Black Forest Chateau in order to shut down a Pi-beam that is zapping world leaders
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Brian Belson, Edgar Belka, Kevin Buckner
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 15th October 1987
Flight Simulator
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Olivier Hubart
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Football Frenzy
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative Software
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Formula Grand Prix
Formula Grand Prix is a racing manager simulation for between 1 to 6 players in which the object of the game is to win either the drivers championship or the constructors championship (or both if you ...
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Richard Taylor
Platform : Amstrad CPC 464
Date: 1988
Gold Or Glory
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: The Dreaming Djinn (Charles A. Sharp)
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Graham Gooch's Match Cricket
Software House: Alternative Software
Author:
Platform : Acorn Electron
Date: 1985
Graham Gooch's Match Cricket
Cricket game endorsed by England's own Graham Gooc
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Graham Blighe
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1989
Grid Iron 2
American football management game
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Clockwize
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Gun Boat
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Five Ways Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Howzat!
The no
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Wyvern Software
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Indoor Soccer
Indoor Soccer is a 5v5 football simulator game
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Magnificent 7 Software
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date: 1989
Jaws
Jaws is a side view action game developed by Intelligent Design and is loosely based on the thriller film of the same name
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Intelligent Design
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1991
Kentucky Racing
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Richard Stevenson, Mike Lister, Paul Bellamy
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Life-Term
In the year 3142 democratic government broke down and was replaced by rule by multiplanetary companies, vast multi-billion dollar organisations with just two thoughts in mind
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Charles A. Sharp
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Metalyx
It is the year 2389 and three years of war with an alien race has just come to an end
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Philip Durbridge
Platform : Amstrad CPC
Date: 1983
Night Strike
Explore the various maze-like screens in your mission to reclaim the helicopter know as Skyhawk
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Simon Guest & Jason Alcock
Platform : Acorn Electron
Date: 1987
Nosferatu The Vampyre
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Pyranha Software
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1984
Olympic Spectacular
11 Field and track events Previously released as Micro Olympics
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Database
Platform : BBC Micro
Date: 1990
Operation Hormuz
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Durell Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Popeye
A simple arcade style platformer in which the player must collect various symbols dropped by Olive Oyl from the top of the screen while avoiding Brutus, who patrols the level
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: MacMillan
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Popeye ( Alternative)
An arcade platform game, officially licenced from the cartoon series
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Piranah
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1991
Popeye 2
Popeye must free Olive Oyl who has been captured by Brutus, in a desperate bid to win her affection
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Richard Stevenson, Paul A. Bellamy, Mike J. Lister
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1989
Postman Pat
Play as Postman Pat and deliver parcels to all your favourite characters from the popular children's TV show
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Barry Leitch
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1989
Postman Pat
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Enigma Variations
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Postman Pat
Adventure game based on hit kids' TV serie
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative Software
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1989
Postman Pat
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Mark Mason, Jerry Oldrieve
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1989
Punch & Judy
An adventure game based on the classic seaside puppet shows
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: David W. Bradley, Dean Hickingbottom
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
Red Arrows
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Database Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
Red Arrows
A flight simulator based on the Hawk and the formation of flying of the Red Arrows
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Database Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Rik the Roadie
Take control of Rik, a roadie for a band called Alternative Rock, and help drive the band and their equipment 200 miles to set up for their next show
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Styles!
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
River Rescue
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Kevin Buckner
Platform : Atari 8 Bit
Date: 1985
Run For Gold
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
Run For Gold
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Five Ways Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Saboteur! (64K)
Written by Branko S
Software House: Alternative Software
Author:
Platform : Commodore 16
Date: 1st January 1987
Soccer Boss
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative Software
Platform : Acorn Electron
Date: 1987
Soccer Boss
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Harry Whitehouse
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1984
Soccer Supremo
Soccer Simluato
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Peaksoft
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1989
Sooty & Sweep
A licensed adventure game based on the puppets Sooty and Sweep from The Sooty Show
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Enigma Variations
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1990
Sooty & Sweep (Alternative)
Platform action with our two favourite puppets and friends
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Andrew Swann, Peter Tattersall, Shaun G. McClure
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Star Paws (Budget)
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: John Darnell, Nicole Baikaloff, Martin McDonald, Rob Hubbard
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1990
SuperTed
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Enigma Variations
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic is a text adventure computer game developed by Delta 4 and published by Alternative Software in 1986 for ZX Spectrum
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Delta 4
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1989
The Munsters
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Teque Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
The Trap Door (Alternative)
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Alternative Software
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1991
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Join Thomas on the tracks as you help him collect carriages and take them where they need to go
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Enigma Variations
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
Help Thomas complete all the jobs that the Fat Controller has assigned him before the end of the week, but be sure to watch out for other trains as well as boulders on the tracks
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Enigma Variations
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date:
Through The Trapdoor
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Triple Decker 1
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Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Triple Decker 1 - Classic Arcadia
Three games on one cassette: Invaders - A clone of Space Invaders Muncher - A clone of Pac-Man Axiens - A clone of Galaxian
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1989
Triple Decker 2
As the name suggests there are three games on the tape Darts 180 Kidnap Timewreck
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
Triple Decker 5
A compilation pack on one cassette featuring Starfight, Karate Warrior, and Skramble
Software House: Alternative Software
Author:
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Triple Decker 6
Contains: Tazz from Bubble Bus, Trizons & Panzer Due
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Various
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date: 1987
Uchi Mata (Alternative)
A judo simulator for the Commodore 64
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Software Communications
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Wiz-Biz
Wiz-Biz is a text-based adventure computer game designed by Charles A
Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Charles A. Sharp
Platform : ZX Spectrum
