Games - Compass Software (19 results)

Proprietor: Jon Lemmon
Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
Formats: Spectrum

Although some of his earlier games were written with Your Sinclair adventure columnist & From Beyond fanzine editor Tim Kemp, Jon Lemmon’s Compass Software was basically a one-man show. His unique, well-presented games often incorporated special graphical or sound effects, including on occasion mini-arcade games.

Producing several trilogies and multi-game sagas, notable Compass titles included the Blood of Bogmole, Demon from the Darkside, and Project X: The Micro Man.

Compass Software closed when Jon felt the sales had declined to no longer make the venture worth his time, leaving his final adventure “Night of the Demons” unfinished and unpublished. The Compass games eventually went on to be distributed by The Adventure Workshop.

Other unreleased (or unfinished) Compass games that got name checked in various publications include: Dreamtime, The Black Egg, Forbidden Planet and Night Walker (the original name for Night of the Demons?).