Telegames

An American video game publisher and distributor known for supporting legacy systems and publishing titles for the Atari Lynx and Jaguar.

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Website

Founded

1978

HQ

Mabank, United States

Known for

Retro game publishing / Legacy console ports / Hardware import

33

Games

1983–2012

Years

10

Platforms

$42.49

Ø CIB

+33.9%

24M change

About

Telegames is notable for publishing and distributing games for retro platforms, including Glacier Patrol for the Atari 2600 and Universal Chaos. The company extensively supported the Atari Lynx, publishing titles such as Qix, Bubble Trouble, Super Off Road, Ultimate Chess Challenge, Krazy Ace Miniature Golf, and a port of Double Dragon. They are also recognized for publishing the Iron Soldier franchise on the Atari Jaguar.

Founded in Leicestershire, England, with a later US branch in Texas, the publisher carved out a unique industry niche by acquiring rights to software and hardware that larger corporations abandoned. This strategy preserved key intellectual properties during transitional console eras.

Within the Double Dragon franchise, the 1993 release of Double Dragon for the Atari Lynx provided a crucial portable version of the arcade hit, showcasing cooperative play via the ComLynx cable. Similarly, the company sustained the Iron Soldier franchise during the demise of the Atari Jaguar, publishing the sequel Iron Soldier 2 in 1997 to satisfy a dedicated cult following.

This preservationist approach also defined their early library. Late-lifecycle Atari 2600 releases like Glacier Patrol (1983) and Universal Chaos (1988) offered consumers new software long after mainstream support ended. By licensing arcade properties and niche simulations, the publisher filled critical gaps in handheld libraries. Titles like Qix (1991), Super Off Road (1991), and Double Dragon (1993) brought recognizable arcade brands to mobile players, while original productions like Bubble Trouble (1991), Ultimate Chess Challenge (1991), and Krazy Ace Miniature Golf (1993) ensured a diverse software catalog for platforms starved of first-party support.