Level 9 - Definition and Overview

Level_9 were a British computer adventure game company who produced some of the most advanced games of the 1980s. Founded in 1981 by Pete, Mike, and Nick Austin, the company produced about 20 games for BBC_Micro, Nascom, ZX Spectrum, Commodore_64, Oric, Atari, Lynx 48k, RML_380Z, Amstrad, MSX and Enterprise until the declining market forced their closure in 1991.

Their games included:

• • Colossal Adventure (1983)
  • Adventure Quest (1983)
  • Dungeon Adventure (1983)
  • Snowball (1983)
  • Lords of Time (1983)
  • Return to Eden (1984)
  • Emerald Isle (1985)
  • Red Moon (1985)
  • The Worm in Paradise (1985)
  • The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (for Virgin) (1985)
  • The Archers (for Mosaic) (1985)
  • The Saga of Erik the Viking (1985)
  • The Price of Magik (1986)
  • Jewels of Darkness Trilogy (for BT)
  • Silicon Dreams Trilogy (for BT)
  • Knight Orc (for BT)(1987)
  • Gnome Ranger (1987)
  • The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (for Virgin) (1987)
  • Time and Magik Trilogy (for Mandarin) (1988)
  • Lancelot (for Mandarin) (1988)
  • Ingrid's Back (for Mandarin) (1988)
  • Scapeghost (1989)
  • Champion of the Raj (1991)
  • It Came from the Desert (PC port for Cinemaware) (1991)

External links

• Level 9 Memorial (http://www.if-legends.org/~l9memorial/html/home.html)
• Category at ODP (http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Developers_and_Publishers/L/Level_9/)