'''Ocean Software''', founded in 1982 by David Ward and Jon Woods, was one of the biggest (British) European games developers for the CPCacross all home computing platforms.
Ocean developed not only for the As well as an impressive back catalogue of CPC games, Ocean's has left a legacy touching every major gaming platform of course but also for the 1980s including the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Atari ST]], [[Amiga]], Commodore 64 [[PC]], [[NES]], [[SNES]], [[Master System]] and ZX Spectrum. [[Mega Drive]]
They also were one Although they developed and supported a number of original games and ideas, they will be forever associated in the few major companies that supported mind of the casual game with their [[PlusLicenced games|PlusTV & Movie licence games]] and ports of the latest arcade hits from [[Konami]] and [[Taito]] range (especially so since their cartridge game, Burnin' Rubber, was distributed with each CPC+ computer). the latest of which Ocean always seemed to be advertising up to six months in advance of release in the magazines of the day!
During By the 80s time the CPC had arrived on the scene, Ocean was one had already beaten their North-East rivals '''Imagine''' who had overreached themselves in the battle for supremacy. Ocean took on the brand name for themselves and made a number of key releases on the biggest software companieslabel in the following years. Simply put, constantly crunching out new titleshowever, every release on the Imagine label for the CPC was in fact made by Ocean.
At one point they even absorbed As well as Imagine, an ambitious software Ocean developed the '''Hit Squad''' label as a budget house that went bustto re-release their old titles (along with a number of other titles by third parties).
A short-lived serious Their position as one of the key CPC developers is secured thanks to their involvement with the Plus range. Chosen by Amstrad as an ideal partner to provide launch software arm, it was Ocean who developed and produced [[Ocean IQ|Ocean IQBurnin' Rubber]], published the [[Laser Basic|Laser Basic]], [[Laser Genius|Laser Genius]] game included with the GX4000 and [[Laser BASIC Compiler|Laser Compiler]] titlesthe Plus range of machines.
Although A short-lived serious software arm, '''Ocean put out some really good gamesIQ''', published the [[Laser Basic|Laser Basic]], they also built a reputation of publishing trash games based on movie licence after movie licence. They also released a lot of Arcade ports[[Laser Genius|Laser Genius]] and [[Laser BASIC Compiler|Laser Compiler]] titles.
In 1998 [[Infogrames|Infogrames]] bought As with all games developers, and particularly true of a group with the huge output of Ocean Software, the quality can vary wildly from game to game but thanks to their savvy maketing and more than a few classic games, Ocean will always tend to be remembered favourably.
But OCEAN remains a classic suppliers of well made CPC games, most of In 1998 the best CPC productions were released Ocean name finally disappeared when the group, who had been unable to move with their brand logothe times into the 32-bit era was bought out by [[Infogrames]].
== Releases for CPC ==
*[[Puzznic|Puzznic]]
*[[Rainbow Islands|Rainbow Islands]]
*[[Renegade]]
*[[Run for Gold|Run for Gold]]
*[[Run the Gauntlet|Run the Gauntlet]]
*[[Super Wondeboy in Monsterland|Super Wondeboy in Monsterland]]
*[[Tai Pan|Tai -Pan]]
*[[Tank|Tank]]
*[[Target Renegade|Target Renegade]]*[[Top Gun|Top Gun]]
*[[Track & Field|Track & Field]]
*[[Typhoon (Ocean)|Typhoon]]
*[[Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]
*[[Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]
*[[Navy Seals(cartridge)|Navy Seals(Cartridge)]]
*[[Never Ending Story|Never Ending Story]]
*[[Night Breed|Night Breed]]
*[[Rambo 3|Rambo 3]]
*[[Robocop|Robocop]] (1987)
*[[Robocop 2(cartridge)|Robocop 2(Cartridge)]] Cartridge
*[[Robocop 3|Robocop 3]] Unreleased.
*[[Terminator 2|Terminator 2]]
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