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British video game developer and publisher

Casual Arts, formerly known as Flair Software, is a British video game developer and publisher of the 1990s that developed and published games for the Amiga, CD32, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn, and Super NES. It was founded by Colin Courtney in 1990 after his previous company, Tynesoft, went bankrupt. It retained Tynesoft's MicroValue brand and published Elvira: The Arcade Game which had originally been scheduled for publication by Tynesoft.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne1

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Casual Arts, formerly known as Flair Software, is a British video game developer and publisher of the 1990s that developed and published games for the Amiga, CD32, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn, and Super NES. It was founded by Colin Courtney in 1990 after his previous company, Tynesoft, went bankrupt. It retained Tynesoft's MicroValue brand and published Elvira: The Arcade Game which had originally been scheduled for publication by Tynesoft.2

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1990Founded Founded1

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