Team17 Digital Ltd
Born from a merger between 17-Bit Software and Team 7, Team17 became the defining Amiga publisher of the early 1990s.
The Corridor Crew
Incorporated on 7 December 1990 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Team17 emerged from the fusion of veteran Amiga publisher 17-Bit Software and the development collective Team 7. The driving force was Martyn Brown, who shaped the company's philosophy of high production values under the team's self-imposed “Seal of Quality” standard.
Their 1991 debut, Alien Breed, arrived with the polish of a triple-A release. A top-down corridor shooter inspired by the Aliens film, it established the studio's dark, technically impressive aesthetic. By 1993, Team17 titles accounted for roughly half of all Amiga game sales — an extraordinary market saturation for any single publisher.
The breakthrough came in 1995 when Andy Davidson's Worms — originally a BBC competition prototype — became a global crossover hit. Team17 transitioned from Amiga specialists to a multi-platform publisher, and the Worms franchise has continued for three decades.