Black Legend (software publisher)
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Black Legend was an Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...

 and PC
Personal computer
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 games publisher, based first in Switzerland
Switzerland
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, then in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
England
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, and finally in Welwyn
Welwyn
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, Hertfordshire, England. Formed by Richard M Holmes in 1993, Black Legend published a number of hits, including Football Glory
Football Glory
Football Glory is a 1994 football computer game developed by Croteam and published by Black Legend that became famous due to the many similarities with Sensible Software's Sensible Soccer...

 (developed by Croteam
Croteam
Croteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...

, Croatia
Croatia
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, designed and produced by Richard M Holmes) and Tactical Manager
Tactical Manager
Tactical Manager is a football management simulator video game for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.Giovanni Trapattoni appears in the game cover.-Gameplay:...

 (developed and programmed by Camy Maertens of Talking Birds, Rayleigh, England, and produced by Richard M Holmes), both of which reached the number one position in the UK sales charts for games in 1994. The company closed in 1996.
Titles published by Black Legend include:
  • Football Glory
    Football Glory
    Football Glory is a 1994 football computer game developed by Croteam and published by Black Legend that became famous due to the many similarities with Sensible Software's Sensible Soccer...

     on Amiga, Amiga AGA, PC (developed by Croteam
    Croteam
    Croteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...

    , released as "Fussball Total" in German-speaking countries)
  • Tactical Manager
    Tactical Manager
    Tactical Manager is a football management simulator video game for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and DOS platforms. It was developed by Camy Maertens and published by Black Legend Software in 1994.Giovanni Trapattoni appears in the game cover.-Gameplay:...

     on Amiga, Atari ST, PC (developed by Talking Birds, released as "Der Trainer" in German-speaking countries)
  • Fatman, The Caped Consumer on Amiga, Amiga AGA, PC
  • Embryo on Amiga (developed by Croteam
    Croteam
    Croteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...

    )
  • Voyages of Discovery on PC (developed by Software 2000
    Software 2000
    Software 2000 was a video game developer and publisher based in Germany.The company was formed in 1987 in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, by brothers Andreas and Marc Wardenga...

    )
  • Hungary for Fun on Amiga
  • Wheelspin on Amiga AGA
  • Five-a-Side Soccer on Amiga AGA
  • Tactical Manager 2 on Amiga
  • Inordinate Desire on PC (developed by Croteam
    Croteam
    Croteam is a video game developer established in Zagreb, Croatia in 1993, initially as a "garage games" company. They only had six employees and four contractors for the development of Serious Sam in 2001.-Company history:...

    )
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