Industry Computer software Headquarters Bracknell, England Founders Andrew Laurie, Mike Meek | Defunct 1987 (1987) Founded 1981 | |
Fate Acquired by Creative Sparks Distribution | ||
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. 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 invested £130,000 in producing the Mikro Plus, which shadowed the Spectrum's 16K ROM with RAM, allowing 64K of data for games. However, only one title, Shadow of the Unicorn was produced.
The company was brought out by Creative Sparks Distribution in 1987, which subsequently went into receivership.