The Code Monkeys Limited was a British

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based in

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, England and founded in February 1988 by Colin Hogg, Mark Kirkby and Elliot Gay. It was known for porting 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 ZX81 and video game consoles such as the Mega Drive and the original

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; for the last (but also for the

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) they developed all budget interactive titles taken from

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' animated films, 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) ( ZX Spectrum) * ''The Games: Summer Edition'' (1988) (

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) * ''The Games: Winter Edition'' (1988) (Atari ST) * ''NorthStar'' (1988) (Atari ST) * '' Mean Streets'' (1989-90) (

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, Amiga, Atari ST) * '' Gunboat'' (1990-92) ( Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, TurboGrafx-16) * '' The Game of Harmony'' (1990-91) (Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Game Boy) * ''Crime Wave'' (1990) (Amiga, Atari ST) * '' Turrican'' (1991) ( Mega Drive, TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy) * '' Onslaught'' (1991) (Mega Drive) * '' Universal Soldier'' (1992) (Mega Drive, Game Boy) * '' Asteroids'' (1992) (Game Boy) * '' Missile Command'' (1992-99) (Game Boy,

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) * ''

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'' (1992) (Game Boy) * '' Road Rash'' (1993) (Game Boy) * '' Tomcat Alley'' (1994) ( Mega-CD) * ''

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'' (1995) (Mega-CD,

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) * '' Wirehead'' (1995) (Mega-CD) * ''

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'' (1999) (PlayStation, Windows) * ''Nice Cats'' (2000) (PlayStation) * '' Force 21'' (2000) (Game Boy Color) * ''

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'' (2001) (

) * ''

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'' (2001) (PlayStation) * '' Shrek: Treasure Hunt'' (2002) (PlayStation) * '' The Simpsons Skateboarding'' (2002) (

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

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) * ''Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge'' (2007) (PlayStation 2) * '' King of Clubs'' (2007) (PlayStation 2) * '' Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' (2008) (J2ME) * ''International Athletics'' (2008) (

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) *Dalmatinas 4 (2008/2009) (Wii, DS) * ''8BallAllstars'' (2009) (Nintendo DS) * ''Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day'' (2010) (

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, 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) (

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, PlayStation 3, Wii,

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)

References

External links

Official website
via Internet Archive
The Code Monkeys
at

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