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Software house division of Thorn EMI

Thorn EMI Computer Software (also known as Thorn EMI Video Programmes) was a British video games software house set up in the early 1980s as part of the now-defunct British conglomerate Thorn EMI. They released a number of games in the early 1980s using the same "Thorn EMI Video" label as their home video releases. Initially these were for the Atari 8-bit computers, and later for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and VIC-20 formats.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Thorn EMI Computer Software (also known as Thorn EMI Video Programmes) was a British video games software house set up in the early 1980s as part of the now-defunct British conglomerate Thorn EMI.2

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