MC Lothlorien was a video games developer and publisher based in

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. The company was founded in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

and initially specialised in developing software for the

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

Dragon 32 The Dragon 32 and Dragon 64 are home computers that were built in the 1980s. The Dragons are very similar to the TRS-80 Color Computer, and were produced for the European market by Dragon Data, Ltd., initially in Swansea, Wales before mov ...

and

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computer platforms on its own Lothlorien publishing label. The company was associated in its early days with computer

wargaming A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...

, with Johnny Reb and Redweed being two early games of that genre produced for the ZX Spectrum.Crash #8, September 1984
/ref> In 1985 the company entered an agreement with Argus Press Software to improve the marketing and distribution of its titles. In later years, the company developed titles for other publishers, using the name MC Lothlorien and Icon Design, which was formed in 1986 following their acquisition of A'n'F Software, publishers of ''

Chuckie Egg ''Chuckie Egg'' is a video game released by A&F Software in 1983 initially for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Dragon 32/64. It was ported to the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, MSX, Tatung Einstein, Amstrad CPC, and Atari 8-bit family. It was la ...

''. Without the expertise to move into the emerging 16-bit market the company was closed in 1989.

Partial softography

Published by Lothlorien

* ''Tyrant of Athens'' (1982) * ''Warlord'' (1982) * ''Johnny Reb'' (1983) * '' Micro Mouse Goes Debugging'' (1983) * ''Beetlemania'' (1983) * ''Bedlam Blaster'' (1983) * ''Redweed'' (1983) * ''Billy Bong'' (1984) * ''Two Gun Turtle'' (1984) * ''Special Operations'' (1984)Acorn Electron World
/ref> * ''Redcoats'' (1985) * ''Overlords'' (1985)
/ref> * ''Waterloo'' (1985) * ''Austerlitz'' (1985)

Published by Argus Press

* ''The Bulge'' (1985) * ''Arena'' (1985) * ''Johnny Reb II'' (1986) * ''

Legions of Death ''Legions of Death'' is a one or two-player strategy video game published for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum personal computers. It requires players to control the navies of ancient Rome and Carthage during the Punic Wars, in order ...

'' (1987)

Developed by Icon Design

* ''

Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona ''Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona'' (referred to in title as ''Peter Shilton's Football'') is a multiplatform association football simulation video game that was released in 1986 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The game's titl ...

'' (Argus Press, 1986) * ''

Ninja A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enem ...

'' (Mastertronic, 1986) * ''Agent Orange'' (Argus Press, 1987) * ''

Colony In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the ''metropole, metropolit ...

'' (Mastertronic/Bulldog, 1987) * ''

Rescue Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous situation. Tools used might include search and rescue dogs, mounted search and rescue ho ...

'' (Mastertronic, 1987) * ''

Kikstart 2 ''Kikstart 2'' is a motorcycle trials racing videogame released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It enjoyed more success than its predecessor, '' Kikstart''. The game allowed 2-player simultaneous (via a split-screen facil ...

'' (Mastertronic, 1987) * '' Rastan'' (Ocean/Imagine, 1988) * ''

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'' (Melbourne House, 1989) * ''Terrorpods'' (Psygnosis, 1988) * ''

Barbarian A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either Civilization, uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by som ...

'' (Psygnosis, 1988) * ''Obliterator'' (Psygnosis, 1989)

Developed by MC Lothlorien

* '' Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax'' (Palace Software, 1988) * ''

Chuckie Egg 2 Chuckie Egg 2 is the sequel to 1983 video game ''Chuckie Egg''. Released in 1985 and featuring the same lead character, Henhouse Harry, the game took players beyond the single-screen format of the original into a large factory. Here, Harry had to ...

'' (Pick & Choose, 1989)Hall of Light – The database of Amiga games
/ref> * '' Never Mind'' (Psyclapse, 1989)

References

External links

Lothlorien Gallery at Retromuseums - Collectors InsightsMC Lothlorien at UVL
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