CDS Software

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For CDS, the Canadian software publisher, see Commercial Data Systems.

CDS Software (also known as CDS Micro Systems for its earlier titles) was an independent publisher and developer of computer game software based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK.

History

The company was founded by Giles Hunter, an entrepreneur and former manager of the local W H Smith newsagent store.

In 1985, the company launched the Blue Ribbon budget label.

In 1988 CDS Software, under the CDS group of companies changed its name to Nimrod Holdings Ltd. Publishing continued under the CDS Software Label until the early 1990s. The company name eventually changed to Guildhall Leisure Services and from 2002 to the present day it is known as iDigicon Ltd.

So as to avoid confusion over the "CDS Software" name....

In 1970 American Collection Systems was founded as a California corporation and subsequently opened its "CDS Software" division, an acronym for "Collection Data Systems Software". CDS Software is the author of the "CollectOne" (R) AR financial management and collection automation system. See "www.CollectOne.com".

Games

The first games released in 1982-3 were for the 16k ZX Spectrum consisting mainly of clones of arcade games. The company expanded to different formats with titles like Steve Davis Snooker and Colossus Chess seeing releases on most platforms of the day. The launch of the budget label Blue Ribbon saw simple arcade type games diverted to that label with CDS concentrating on full price titles, often incorporating tie-in licences such as Brian Clough's Football Fortunes and Sporting Triangles. They also released the computer game crossed with a board game, TankAttack. The Complete Home Entertainment Centre was a compendium of games that were later spilt and sold as stand alone titles by Blue Ribbon (such as Video Card Arcade and Dominoes).

In the early 90s, CDS re-issued or picked up UK distribution of games for companies such as D&H (e.g. Multi-Player Soccer Manager), MicroIllusions (e.g. Fire Power) and Artworx (e.g. the Strip Poker games).

External links

Colossus board game authors website
CDS Software (Collection Data Systems Software), a division of American Collection Systems, a California corporation founded in 1970
CDS Software at World of Spectrum

v t e CDS Micro Systems

Original games	Gobble a Ghost Catterpillar Leapfrog Othello/Reversi 3D Painter Bozy Boa French is Fun German is Fun Pool Magic Meanies Winged Warlords Colossus Chess 2.0 Timebomb Birdie Barrage Word Search Italian is Fun Spanish is Fun Steve Davis Snooker The Ice King Colossus Chess 4 Colossus Bridge 4 Colossus Mah Jong Brian Clough's Football Fortunes The Complete Home Entertainment Centre TankAttack Casino Roulette Colossus Chess X Sporting Triangles European Superleague The Sun Crosswords Colossus Bridge X Leeds United

Re-release games	Spectrum Safari Castle Blackstar Football Director Blitzkrieg at the Ardennes Centrefold Squares Deluxe Strip Poker Daily Double Horse Racing Fire Power Dr. Plummet's House of Flux White Death: Battle for Velikiye Luki, November 1942 Multi-Player Soccer Manager Football Director II Rugby Coach Deluxe Strip Poker 2

Platforms	Acorn Electron Amiga Amstrad CPC Atari 8-bit Atari ST BBC Micro Commodore 16 Commodore 64 Commodore Plus/4 Dragon 32/64 MSX Oric-1/Atmos ZX Spectrum

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