Gremlin Graphics
From a Sheffield computer shop to one of Britain's most prolific and celebrated game studios — the complete Gremlin story.
Sheffield's Finest
Founded in 1984 by Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn from the Just Micro retail shop on Carver Street, Sheffield, Gremlin Graphics became one of Britain's most prolific game studios over the next fifteen years. Based in the heart of South Yorkshire's steel city, the company embodied the precision, craft, and drive of its industrial surroundings.
From early ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 titles through the golden Amiga era and into the 16-bit and 32-bit age, Gremlin published over 220 titles across every major platform: C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, SNES, Mega Drive, PC, and PlayStation.
The studio's golden era produced landmark titles including the Lotus racing trilogy (1990–1992), Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension (1992), Switchblade (1989), and Trailblazer (1986). Composers Ben Daglish, Rob Hubbard, Barry Leitch, and Matt Furniss provided some of the most iconic music in British gaming history.
Renamed Gremlin Interactive in 1994, the studio continued innovating with Actua Soccer (1995) before Infogrames acquired it in 1999. The Sheffield studio finally closed in 2003.
Full History
From Just Micro retail to Infogrames acquisition — the complete Gremlin story.
Catalogue
Every major title from Potty Pigeon (1984) through Hogs of War (1999).
Flagship Titles
Deep editorial on Lotus, Zool, Switchblade, and Trailblazer.
Music
SID compositions by Daglish, Hubbard, Leitch, and Furniss.
People
Founders, developers, and composers who made Gremlin great.
Videos
Longplays, retrospectives, and composer interviews.
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
The definitive Amiga racing game — Barry Leitch's iconic soundtrack and the emerald Lotus Esprit at full speed.
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Amiga, 1990) — full longplay. Music by Barry Leitch via Imagitec Design.