Players Premier Software
| Players Premier Software was a budget label of Interceptor Micros. From 1986 to 1991 Players issued budget priced £1.99 tape based games for various 8bit platforms. The Players Premier label games were priced at £2.99. In addition some titles were released for the Atari ST and Amiga platforms on disc at £4.99 under the Smash 16 and Players Gold labels. The titles competed against budget software pioneer Mastertronic, and later Codemasters and others in an increasingly crowded budget software marketplace. Players packaging was bright and colourful. The original concept was designed by Michael Wood a talented artist and designer and the then Studio Manager at Interceptor. Most of the packaging artwork at the time was designed by Michael Wood who had several talented artists working with him. The designs were worked up as finished pieces by air brush artists such as Peter Austin. The label\'s most successful and best known releases were the Joe Blade series of games (1987–1989), but Players and Players Premier released over 100 titles across various platforms. |
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