Resources

rickdangerous.co.uk

The dedicated fan site for Rick Dangerous. Covers both games in depth, with level maps, cheat codes, history, and community content. The definitive single-game fan resource for Core Design’s flagship title.

rickdangerous.co.uk

HVSC — High Voltage SID Collection

The authoritative archive of Commodore 64 SID music files. Dave Pridmore’s Rick Dangerous 1 and 2 soundtracks are both archived here under MUSICIANS/P/Pridmore_Dave/. Over 50,000 SID files curated and maintained by the SID community since 1996.

hvsc.c64.org

DeepSID - Online SID Player

Browser-based SID player with access to the full HVSC collection. Play Dave Pridmore’s Rick Dangerous and Rick Dangerous 2 soundtracks directly in your browser without installing software. Supports all subtunes and subsongs.

deepsid.chordian.net

Lemon 64

Comprehensive C64 game database with user reviews, high score tables, and scanned magazine reviews. Excellent source for Dave Pridmore composer credits and Rick Dangerous C64 information.

lemon64.com

MobyGames

The most comprehensive database of video game information. Core Design’s full catalogue, credits, screenshots, and box art are documented here. Primary source for release dates, platform details, and composer credits used in this site.

mobygames.com/company/core-design

Hall of Light — Amiga Games Database

The definitive Amiga game database. All Core Design Amiga titles are documented here with box scans, disk images, publisher information, and credits. Indispensable for the early Core Design catalogue - Rick Dangerous, Chuck Rock, Heimdall, and others.

hol.abime.net

Lemon Amiga

Amiga game database with user reviews, scans, and screenshots. Good supplementary source for Amiga-specific release information and period reviews.

lemonamiga.com

WHDLoad

Hard disk installation patches for Amiga games, allowing classic titles to run on modern Amiga hardware and emulators without disk swapping. Core Design’s Amiga catalogue is well-supported with WHDLoad installs.

whdload.de

Wikipedia — Core Design

Wikipedia’s Core Design article provides a good overview of the studio’s history and is well-referenced against primary sources. Used as a secondary source for this site’s historical content.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Design

FS-UAE — Amiga Emulator

The recommended Amiga emulator for most platforms. Run Core Design’s Amiga titles with accurate audio and video emulation, including WHDLoad support.

fs-uae.net

VICE — C64 Emulator

The definitive Commodore 64 emulator. Required to hear Dave Pridmore’s Rick Dangerous SID music in its original context with accurate SID chip emulation.

vice-emu.sourceforge.io

DOSBox — MS-DOS Emulator

Play Core Design’s MS-DOS titles - Rick Dangerous, Rick Dangerous 2, Universe - with accurate period-correct emulation of the 8086/286 environment.

dosbox.com