Mikro-Gen

Mikro-Gen
IndustryComputer software
Founded1981 (1981)
FounderMike Meek, Andrew Lawrie
Defunct1987 (1987)
FateAcquired by Creative Sparks Distribution
Headquarters,

Mikro-Gen was a UK software company based in Bracknell, Berkshire that produced games for home computers in the early to mid-1980s.

The company was formed by Mike Meek and Andrew Laurie in 1981, in order to capitalise on the growing boom of microcomputers in the home.[1] The company had a solid reputation but became more prominent with its series of games featuring Wally Week and his family, all of which got excellent reviews in the highly respected computer magazine Crash. Later, the company produced the Mikro-Plus add-on for the ZX Spectrum.

The company was bought out by Creative Sparks Distribution in 1987, which subsequently went into receivership six months later.[2]

  1. ^ "The Wally guide to Mikro-Gen". Sinclair User. No. 37. 1985. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ David Lester (10–16 December 1987). "Risen from the ashes". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 49. Focus Magazines. p. 32. Retrieved 26 February 2020.