The Code Monkeys Limited was a British video game developer based in Dewsbury,

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and founded in February 1988 by Colin Hogg, Mark Kirkby and Elliot Gay. It was known for

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video games to various platforms. In February 2011, shareholders of the company decided to wind down the company, which was effective two weeks later.

History

The Code Monkeys was founded by Colin Hogg and Mark Kirkby on 1 February 1988. The company went on to develop games for home computers as far back as the

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and video game consoles such as the

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and the original PlayStation; for the last (but also for the PlayStation 2) they developed all budget interactive titles taken from Dingo Pictures'

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, which were published first by Midas and then by Phoenix Games. In January 2010 the company scaled back its development team because of "production needs and predictions" for the year ahead. On 1 February 2011, shareholders of The Code Monkeys voted to cease trading, a move that was effective on 14 February 2011.

Games

* ''Show Jumping'' (1986) (

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) * ''The Games: Summer Edition'' (1988) ( Amiga, Atari ST) * ''The Games: Winter Edition'' (1988) (Atari ST) * ''NorthStar'' (1988) (Atari ST) * ''

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'' (1989-90) ( Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST) * ''

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'' (1990-92) (

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, ZX Spectrum,

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) * ''

The Game of Harmony ''E-Motion'' (also known as ''Sphericule'' or ''The Game of Harmony'') is a 1990 puzzle video game developed by The Assembly Line. It was available for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, and Game Boy. The Spectrum and ...

'' (1990-91) (Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum,

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) * ''Crime Wave'' (1990) (Amiga, Atari ST) * ''

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'' (1991) (

, TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy) * ''

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'' (1991) (Mega Drive) * '' Universal Soldier'' (1992) (Mega Drive, Game Boy) * ''

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'' (1992) (Game Boy) * ''

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'' (1992-99) (Game Boy, Game Boy Color) * '' Centipede'' (1992) (Game Boy) * ''

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'' (1993) (Game Boy) * ''

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'' (1994) (

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) * '' Surgical Strike'' (1995) (Mega-CD, 32X) * '' Wirehead'' (1995) (Mega-CD) * '' Live Wire!'' (1999) (PlayStation,

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) * ''Nice Cats'' (2000) (PlayStation) * '' Force 21'' (2000) (Game Boy Color) * '' Goofy's Fun House'' (2001) ( PlayStation) * '' Worms World Party'' (2001) (PlayStation) * '' Shrek: Treasure Hunt'' (2002) (PlayStation) * ''

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'' (2002) ( PlayStation 2) * ''Dinosaurs'' (2003-04) (PlayStation, PlayStation 2) * ''Winky the Little Bear'' (2003) (PlayStation) * ''Atlantis: The Lost Continent'' (2003) (PlayStation) * ''CT Special Forces 3: Bioterror'' (2004) (PlayStation) * ''Dalmatians 3'' (2004) (PlayStation 2) * ''Legend of Herkules'' (2004) (PlayStation 2) * ''

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'' (2004) (PlayStation 2, Windows) * ''Jump: Free Running'' (2007) (

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) * ''Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge'' (2007) (PlayStation 2) * ''

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'' (2007) (PlayStation 2) * '' Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' (2008) (J2ME) * ''International Athletics'' (2008) ( Nintendo DS) *Dalmatinas 4 (2008/2009) (Wii, DS) * ''8BallAllstars'' (2009) (Nintendo DS) * ''Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day'' (2010) ( Wii, DS) * ''Triple Shot Sports'' (2010) (Wii) * ''Triple Throwing Sports'' (2010) (Wii) * ''Triple Jumping Sports'' (2010) (Wii) * ''Triple Running Sports'' (2010) (Wii) * ''Manic Monkey Mayhem'' (2010-12) ( PlayStation Portable,

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, Wii, PlayStation Vita)

References

External links

Official website
via

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