ICE Software
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ICE Software was a collective of freelance video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

s from Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
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. They produced many successful Amiga
Amiga
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, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...

, Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...

, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
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 and ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
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 conversions of late '80's and early '90's Arcade game
Arcade game
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Some major titles delivered were Turbo Outrun
Turbo Outrun
Turbo OutRun is a arcade racing game released by Sega. It was released as a dedicated game, as well as an upgradable kit that could be installed on the original Out Run board.-Overview:...

, Special Criminal Investigation, and Hydra http://amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com/hydra.htm#hydracu.

They were based in a back-office at 244 Bath Street, Glasgow G1, and founded by Ian Morrison ( teenage developer of many popular titles such as Beach-Head with Platinum Productions http://www.crashonline.org.uk/21/platinum.htm ), David Anderson and Martin Kane. They stopped trading in the mid 90's.
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