Hewson

Hewson was started up early in the 80s in the UK by Andrew Hewson and lived through the C64 days producing some fine titles until they closed down in 1991. Some of their most popular titles were: Alleykat, Cybernoid, Gribbly's Day Out, Heavy Metal Paradroid, Iridis Alpha, Paradroid, Rana Rama, Zamzara and naturally Uridium which set the standard of fast scrolling shooters in 1986. Hewson also had a budget label called Rack It where they also re-released some of their most popular titles later.

Note that the list might not be complete with all the different covers, media types and countries. If you got information about other releases please email me. Especially if you got a good cover scan I am missing. If you got anything for trade that I miss (see checkmarks) please contact me for trade/sale.

Tape releases
GotCoverTitleMediaYearInformationLink
3D Lunattack
Single Cassette
1985Genre: Shoot'em Up - 3D
Code: Andrew Braybrook
GB64
Alleykat
Single Cassette
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
GB64
Alliance
Single Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up - V-Scrolling
Code: Matt Mitchell
Music: Thomas Egeskov Petersen
GB64
Cyberdyne Warrior
Single Cassette
1989Genre: Shoot'em Up, Platformer
Code: John Rowlands, Steve Rowlands, Apex Computer Productions
Music: Steve Rowlands
Lemon
GB64
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Double Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Platformer
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Double Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Platformer
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
Deliverance: Stormlord II
Small Box
1990Genre: Platformer, Multi Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Mark Washbrook, Martin Godbeer, Graftgold
Music: Matt Gray
Lemon
Eagles
Double Cassette
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: Danish Designs, Bo M. Nielsen, Per Madsen
Music: Johannes Bjerregaard
Lemon
GB64
Eliminator
Double Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up
Code: Tim Rogers, Darrin Stubbington, Hugh Binns, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
GB64
Evening Star
Double Cassette
1986Genre: Simulation, Train
Code: Mike Male, R. Hillyer
Music: (none)
Lemon
GB64
Exolon
Double Cassette
1987Genre: Platformer, Multi Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Nick Jones
Lemon
GB64
Firelord
Single Cassette
1986Genre: Adventure, Arcade 3D
Copyright: Impulse
Code: Stephen Crow (orig), John Cumming (C64), John Cumming
Music: Ben Daglish
Lemon
GB64
Gribbly's Day Out
Single Cassette
1985Genre: Arcade, Collect'em Up
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
Head the Ball
Single Cassette
1989Genre: Platformer, Scrolling Screen
Code: Graftgold, Jason Page, Jason Page, Michael Field, John Lilley
Music: Jason Page
Lemon
GB64
Heathrow Air Traffic Control
Single Cassette
1984Genre: Simulation - Flight (Civil)
Code: Mike Male
GB64
Insects in Space
Small Box
1989Genre: Shoot'em Up, Defender
Copyright: Sensible Software
Code: Chris Yates
Music: Martin Galway
Lemon
GB64
Iridis Alpha
Single Cassette
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: Jeff Minter
Music: (none)
Lemon
Mad Mission
Single Cassette
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up - H-Scrolling
Code: Lars Sneftrup
Music: Jeroen Kimmel
GB64
Marauder
Double Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling
Code: Arcanum Software Developments, Robert McGowan, Mark W.J. Kelly, Steven Crow, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Barry Leitch
Lemon
GB64
Maze Mania
Double Cassette
1989Genre: Arcade, Labyrinth/Maze
Code: Andrew Parton, Mark Jones
Music: Matt Gray
Lemon
GB64
Mission Impossibubble
Single Cassette
1989Genre: Arcade, Collect'em Up
Code: Mat, Mat
Music: Neil Baldwin (Demon)
Lemon
GB64
Moonfall
Large Box
1991Genre: Simulation - Space
Code: Jukka Tapanimäki
GB64
Mr. Wino
Single Cassette
1988Genre: Platformer, Single Screen
Code: Michael Ager
Music: David Whittaker
Lemon
GB64
Nebulus
Double Cassette
1987Genre: Arcade
Code: John M. Phillips
Lemon
GB64
Netherworld
Double Cassette
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Multi-Scrolling
Code: Jukka Tapanimaki
Music: Jori Olkkonen (Yip)
Lemon
Paradroid
Single Cassette
1985Genre: Shoot'em Up, Multi-Scrolling
Copyright: Graftgold
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Andrew Braybrook
Lemon
GB64
Powerama
Double Cassette
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling
Music: (none)
Lemon
Rana Rama
Double Cassette
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, Gauntlet Style
Copyright: Graftgold
Code: Gary J. Foreman
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
Schiphol Luchtverkeersleider
Hard Clam
1984Genre: Simulation - Flight (Civil)
Code: Mike Male
GB64
Southern Belle
Soft Clam
1986Genre: Simulation, Train
Code: Mike Male, R. Hillyer
Music: (none)
Lemon
Steel
Single Cassette
1989Genre: Shoot'em Up
Code: Imperial Software Designs
Music: Gary Biasillo
Lemon
Stormlord
Double Cassette
1989Genre: Platformer, Scrolling Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns
Music: Johannes Bjerregaard, Jeroen Tel
Lemon
GB64
Tran
Single Cassette
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up - H-Scrolling
Code: Steven Collins
GB64
Uridium
Single Cassette
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, Uridium
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
Zynaps
Double Cassette
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: John Cumming, John Cumming, Steve Crow
Music: Nigel Grieve
Lemon
GB64

Disk releases
GotCoverTitleMediaYearInformationLink
Alleykat
Plastic Album
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
GB64
Cybernoid II: The Revenge
Plastic Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Platformer
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
Plastic Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Platformer
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
Deliverance: Stormlord II
Large Box
1990Genre: Platformer, Multi Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Mark Washbrook, Martin Godbeer, Graftgold
Music: Matt Gray
Lemon
Eagles
Plastic Album
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: Danish Designs, Bo M. Nielsen, Per Madsen
Music: Johannes Bjerregaard
Lemon
GB64
Eliminator
Large Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up
Code: Tim Rogers, Darrin Stubbington, Hugh Binns, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
GB64
Eliminator
Plastic Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up
Code: Tim Rogers, Darrin Stubbington, Hugh Binns, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise)
Lemon
GB64
Evening Star
Plastic Box
1986Genre: Simulation, Train
Code: Mike Male, R. Hillyer
Music: (none)
Lemon
GB64
Exolon
Plastic Album
1987Genre: Platformer, Multi Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Nick Jones
Lemon
GB64
Firelord
Plastic Album
1986Genre: Adventure, Arcade 3D
Copyright: Impulse
Code: Stephen Crow (orig), John Cumming (C64), John Cumming
Music: Ben Daglish
Lemon
GB64
Iridis Alpha
Plastic Album
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: Jeff Minter
Music: (none)
Lemon
Marauder
Plastic Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling
Code: Arcanum Software Developments, Robert McGowan, Mark W.J. Kelly, Steven Crow, Stephen Robertson (SIR)
Music: Barry Leitch
Lemon
GB64
Maze Mania
Plastic Box
1989Genre: Arcade, Labyrinth/Maze
Code: Andrew Parton, Mark Jones
Music: Matt Gray
Lemon
GB64
Nebulus
Plastic Box
1987Genre: Arcade
Code: John M. Phillips
Lemon
GB64
Netherworld
Plastic Box
1988Genre: Shoot'em Up, Multi-Scrolling
Code: Jukka Tapanimaki
Music: Jori Olkkonen (Yip)
Lemon
Paradroid
Plastic Album
1985Genre: Shoot'em Up, Multi-Scrolling
Copyright: Graftgold
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Andrew Braybrook
Lemon
GB64
Rana Rama
Plastic Album
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, Gauntlet Style
Copyright: Graftgold
Code: Gary J. Foreman
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
Stormlord
Plastic Box
1989Genre: Platformer, Scrolling Screen
Code: Nick Jones, Hugh Binns
Music: Johannes Bjerregaard, Jeroen Tel
Lemon
GB64
Uridium
Plastic Album
1986Genre: Shoot'em Up, Uridium
Code: Graftgold, Andrew Braybrook
Music: Steve Turner
Lemon
Zynaps
Plastic Box
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: John Cumming, John Cumming, Steve Crow
Music: Nigel Grieve
Lemon
GB64
Zynaps
Plastic Album
1987Genre: Shoot'em Up, H-Scrolling
Code: John Cumming, John Cumming, Steve Crow
Music: Nigel Grieve
Lemon
GB64


Compilations
GotCoverTitleMediaYearGames
4th Dimension
Large Box
missing poster
Cecco Collection
Large Box
1990Cybernoid, Cybernoid 2, Exolon, Stormlord
Christmas Collection
Single Cassette
Cybernoid II, Eliminator, Exolon, Lightforce, Sanxion, Uridium
Christmas Collection
Large Box
Double Value Pack
Double Cassette
Uridium, Paradroid
Double Value Pack
Plastic Album
Uridium, Paradroid
Evening Star + Southern Belle
Large Box
1986
Four Smash Hits from Hewson
Double Cassette
Zynaps,Exolon,Rana-Rama,Uridium+
Heatwave
Large Box
missing manual
Joystick Thunder
Large Box
Eliminator,Cybernoid 2,Uridium,Exolon,Sanxion,Lightforce
Quelle Action Hits
Large Box
Nebulus,Slayer,Lightforce,Sanxion,Alleykat,Exolon,Uridium,Powerama,5Th Gear,Zynaps


Totals: 67 titles (35 cassette, 21 disc, 0 cartridge)

Last updated: 18 aug 2011
 
 
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