# U.S. Gold

U.S. Gold Limited was a British video game publisher based in Witton, Birmingham, England. The company was founded in 1984 by Anne and Geoff Brown in parallel to their distributor firm, CentreSoft, both of which became part of Woodward Brown Holdings (later renamed CentreGold). The company primarily aimed at publishing games imported from the United States with a lower price tag in Europe and especially the United Kingdom.

## History

By 1985, U.S. Gold projected a turnover of US$6 million for their first fiscal year, and expected to release further 150 games in the year to come. In 1988, U.S. Gold received the Golden Joystick Award for "Software House of the Year". The company also operated the budget range label Kixx.
In 1988, the company struck a deal with Japanese company Capcom to port their arcade video games for home computers in Europe. They paid £2 million or $3,557,642 (equivalent to $9,200,000 in 2023) for a ten-game deal with Capcom. The first four games they announced as part of the deal were ports of the 1987 arcade games Street Fighter, Tiger Road, 1943: The Battle of Midway and Black Tiger for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Amiga platforms. Their first five Capcom releases sold over 250,000 copies in the UK by 1989, with their best-selling Capcom release up until then being Bionic Commando with over 70,000 UK sales. Their next Capcom release was Forgotten Worlds in 1989.
In April 1996, Eidos Interactive acquired the entire CentreGold umbrella (including U.S. Gold) for £17.6 million, as a result of which U.S. Gold and CentreSoft ceased all operations.

## Games published

| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
| 1984 | Beach Head | Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro |
| 1984 | The Dam Busters | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, C64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| 1984 | Dropzone | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, NES |
| 1984 | Raid over Moscow | Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC |
| 1984 | Impossible Mission | Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1985 | Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back | Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1985 | Bruce Lee | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1985 | Road Runner | Atari ST |
| 1986 | Summer Games | Commodore 64, Amiga, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1986 | Summer Games II | Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari ST, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga |
| 1985 | The Goonies | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| 1985 | Whirlinurd | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| 1985 | Winter Games | Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Macintosh |
| 1985 | Spy Hunter | Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Apple II, ColecoVision, IBM PC |
| 1986 | Gauntlet | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, NES, Genesis, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS, PlayStation |
| 1986 | Revolution | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1986 | Zorro | ZX Spectrum |
| 1986 | World Games | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Master System, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1986 | Ace of Aces | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1986 | Kung-Fu Master | Commodore 64 |
| 1986 | Infiltrator | Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1986 | Leader Board | Commodore 64/128, Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, MS-DOS, Mac, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Mega Drive, Acorn Archimedes |
| 1987 | California Games | Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari 2600, Lynx, Atari ST, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, Sega Genesis, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1987 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| 1987 | Tower Toppler | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS |
| 1987 | Out Run | PC-88, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Engine, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| 1987 | RoadBlasters | Genesis, Lynx, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, NES |
| 1987 | Solomon's Key | Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC, PC Engine |
| 1987 | Street Sports Basketball | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| 1987 | Tag Team Wrestling | Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC |
| 1987 | Gauntlet II | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS-DOS, NES, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | 1943: The Battle of Midway | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, FM Towns, MS-DOS, MSX2, PC-88, PC-98, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Bionic Commando | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Dive Bomber | Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Last Duel | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Vigilante | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Thunder Blade | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, IBM PC, X68000, ZX Spectrum |
| 1988 | Techno Cop | Apple II, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amiga |
| 1988 | Street Fighter | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1989 | Strider | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, X68000, ZX Spectrum |
| 1989 | U.N. Squadron | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| 1989 | Tiger Road | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS |
| 1989 | Turbo Outrun | Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1989 | Dragons of Flame | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Famicom, MS-DOS, PC-9801, ZX Spectrum |
| 1989 | Beast Busters | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST |
| 1989 | Crack Down | Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| 1989 | Cyber Police ESWAT | Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 |
| 1989 | Forgotten Worlds | Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, Genesis, Master System, NES, ZX Spectrum |
| 1990 | Line of Fire | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| 1990 | Black Tiger | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| 1990 | Bonanza Bros | Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1990 | California Games II | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Master System, SNES |
| 1990 | E-Motion | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| 1990 | Mega Twins | Amiga, Atari ST |
| 1990 | Michael Jackson's Moonwalker | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| 1990 | Murder! | Amiga, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| 1990 | Strider II | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Master System, Genesis, ZX Spectrum |
| 1991 | Gauntlet III: The Final Quest | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| 1991 | Alien Storm | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1991 | Another World | Amiga, Atari ST |
| 1991 | Cruise for a Corpse | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| 1991 | James Pond 2 | Game Gear, Master System |
| 1991 | Mercs | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| 1991 | Out Run Europa | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, iOS, Master System, ZX Spectrum |
| 1991 | Final Fight | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| 1991 | Shadow Dancer | Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST |
| 1991 | Shadow Sorcerer | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS |
| 1992 | Olympic Gold | Game Gear, Genesis, Master System |
| 1992 | Flashback | Amiga, Acorn Archimedes, Mega Drive/Genesis, MS-DOS, PC-98, SNES, Sega CD, FM Towns, 3DO, CD-i, Jaguar |
| 1992 | Championship Hockey | Master System, Game Gear |
| 1992 | Super Kick Off | Master System, Game Boy, Genesis, SNES |
| 1992 | Putty | Amiga, SNES, CD32 |
| 1993 | James Pond 3 | Game Gear, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1993 | Winter Olympics | Amiga, Genesis, Game Boy, SNES, Game Gear, MS-DOS, Master System |
| 1993 | Star Wars | Master System, Game Gear |
| 1994 | Road Rash | Master System, Game Gear |
| 1994 | The Incredible Hulk | SNES, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear |
| 1994 | Power Drive | Amiga, CD32, Game Gear, MS-DOS, Genesis, SNES |
| 1994 | World Cup Golf: Professional Edition | PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO, CD-i, MS-DOS |
| 1994 | World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach | 32X |
| 1994 | World Cup USA '94 | Genesis, Sega CD, SNES, Master System, MS-DOS, Amiga, Game Gear, Game Boy |
| 1994 | Dominus | MS-DOS |
| 1994 | Hurricanes | SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Gear |
| 1995 | Fever Pitch Soccer | SNES, Genesis, Jaguar |
| 1995 | Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings | Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1995 | Mega Man | Game Gear |
| 1996 | Izzy's Adventure | Windows 95, Windows 3.1 |
| 1996 | Johnny Bazookatone | 3DO, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Saturn |
| 1996 | Olympic Soccer | PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, 3DO |
| 1996 | Olympic Summer Games | PlayStation, 3DO |
| 1996 | Shellshock | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| 1996 | Duke Nukem 3D | MS-DOS |