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Four Door Lemon Ltd was a video game company based in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was one of the UK's longest-lived independent video games and middleware developers.[citation needed] Commonly known as "FDL", the company’s name derived from a children’s joke.
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| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | April 2005 |
| Defunct | September 2018 |
| Fate | Insolvency |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Simon Barratt Les Ellis |
Number of employees | 15-20 |
| Website | fourdoorlemon.com (archived) |
History
editThe company was founded in 2005 by programmers Simon Barratt and Tim Wharton. After developing and launching the Lemon Engine as a middleware program, the team expanded and began development on games for various publishers alongside continued development on the Lemon Engine.
The company's workforce grew in size over time, with its operations encompassing the creation of games for multiple publishers in addition to the development and release of proprietary titles. Ultimately, the company was disbanded in September of 2018.[1]
Company philosophy
editAfter years of focusing on middleware and game developments, Four Door Lemon started to develop games to be self-published on various platforms, alongside completing work-for-hire titles for other publishers.[2]
Technology
editFour Door Lemon utilized its own technology for developments. The multi-platform Lemon Engine has been used in all FDL-developed titles, with a version now being used for the PS4 and Xbox One developments.
Games
edit- 101 Ways To Die (PC) published by 4 Door Lemon Vision 1
- Foul Play (PS4/PS Vita) published by Mastertronic/Mediatonic
- Joe Danger Infinity (PS Vita) published by Hello Games
- Joe Danger Touch (Android) published by Hello Games
- Table Mini Golf (PS Vita) published by SCEE
- Table Football (PS Vita) published by SCEE
- Table Ice Hockey (PS Vita) published by SCEE
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD (PS3/PS Vita) published by Oddworld Inhabitants
- New Star Soccer 1.5 (iOS/Android) published by NewStarGames
- Football Director (NDS) published by Sports Director
- The Lighthouse HD (iOS) published by Kavcom Ltd
- You are the Ref (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published
- You are the Umpire (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published
- Cricket Captain 2010 (iOS) published by Myinteractive
- Premier Manager (PS2/PC) licensed technology published by Focus Multimedia
- Puzzler Collection (NDS/PS2/PSP/Wii/PC) published by Ubisoft
- Little Britain: The Video Game (PS2) published by Mastertronic
- Tic Toc Body Pop (iOS) self-published
- Quizquizquiz (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile/Kindle) self-published
- Aurifi (iOS) published by Punk Pie Ltd
- Busy Bees (PC touch screen) developed for the Eureka National Children’s Museum
Industry organizations
editFour Door Lemon was a member of numerous video games related bodies, including UKIE (board member),[3] Game Republic,[4] TIGA, Made in creative UK[5] and Ga-Ma-Yo.[6]
References
edit- ^ "FOUR DOOR LEMON LIMITED insolvency - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Four Door Lemon: From Hired Gun to Full Indie". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "More top UK games makers win seats in Ukie Board elections | Ukie". ukie.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Game Republic Student Showcase 2014 | Welcome to Game Republic". gamerepublic.net. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Made in Creative UK Supported by". www.madeincreativeuk.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "GO TEAMS GAMAYO!". ga-ma-yo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.