Red Rat Software

Red Rat Software
Founded	1985
Founder	Charles Partington; Harry Nadler; Don Rigby
Defunct	1993
Headquarters	Manchester, UK
Products	Video games

Red Rat Software was a Manchester, UK-based video game developer and publisher founded by Charles Partington, Harry Nadler, and Don Rigby that operated between 1985 and 1993.

The company initially focused on developing games for the Atari 8-bit computers. Throughout its operation, Red Rat Software expanded its offerings to include games for other platforms such as the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS systems.

Some of the notable games developed by Red Rat Software include Panic Express, Crumble's Crisis, Astro-Droid, and Planet Attack, all primarily for the Atari 8-bit. They also ventured into titles for other platforms with games like Screaming Wings for the Amiga and Atari ST and Push-Over, which was available on multiple platforms including the SNES and MS-DOS.

The company used the slogan "Red Rat has the power!"^{[disputed – discuss]}

Games

Red Rat Software advertising flyer

1985

A Day at the Races (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
Sprong: The Quest for the Golden Pogostick (Atari 8-bit)

1986

Crumble's Crisis (Atari 8-bit)
Escape from Doomworld (Atari 8-bit, C64)
Freaky Factory (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
Laser Hawk (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
Panic Express (Atari 8-bit, C64)
Rocket Repairman (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
Screaming Wings (Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST)
Space Gunner (Atari 8-bit)
Technicolor Dream (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
The Domain of the Undead (Atari 8-bit)
The First XLENT Word Processor (Atari 8-bit)^[1]
War-Copter (Atari 8-bit)

1987

Astro-Droid (Atari 8-bit)^[2]
Little Devil (Atari 8-bit)
Nightmares (Atari 8-bit)
Planet Attack (Atari 8-bit)
River Rally (Atari 8-bit)
Robot Knights (Atari 8-bit)
Space Lobsters (Atari 8-bit)

1988

Lombard RAC Rally (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
Speed Run (Atari 8-bit)

1989

Hawkquest (Atari 8-bit)
Time Runner (Amiga, Atari ST)

1990

International Soccer Challenge (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

1991

Wild Wheels (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

1992

Push-Over (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, SNES)

1993

One Step Beyond (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Freaky Factory". Centre for Computing History. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Atari 8 Bit Games published by Red Rat Software". Centre for Computing History. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Freaky Factory". Centre for Computing History. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[2] "Atari 8 Bit Games published by Red Rat Software". Centre for Computing History. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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