Molyneux was invited to Commodore Europe's headquarters, where he was offered several Amiga systems and a space at a show in Germany. One day, Taurus received a call from the head of Commodore Europe, wanting to discuss the future of the Amiga and Taurus' software's suitability for the system. At some point, Molyneux accepted a deal to export money systems to Switzerland and baked beans to the Middle East.

The new company was named after Molyneux and Edgar's shared astrological sign, the Taurus. When Molyneux left the company where he was working, Edgar suggested that they start a new one, which would later develop business software for the Commodore 64 as Taurus Impact Systems (also known as Taurus Software). In 1982, entrepreneur Peter Molyneux met Les Edgar at an audio electronics shop called PJ Hi-Fi. Peter Molyneux, co-founder of Bullfrog Productions, in 2010 Bullfrog titles have been looked upon as a standard for comparison and have spawned numerous spiritual sequels. Bullfrog was merged into EA UK in 2001 and ceased to exist as a separate entity. After Molyneux's departure, Electronic Arts' control over Bullfrog caused several projects to be cancelled. Others would follow them to Lionhead, and some founded their own companies, such as Mucky Foot Productions. Molyneux's last project with Bullfrog was Dungeon Keeper, and as a result of his dissatisfaction of the corporate aspects of his position, he left the company in July 1997 to found Lionhead Studios. Molyneux had become an Electronic Arts vice-president and consultant in 1994, after EA purchased a significant share of Bullfrog.

Bullfrog Productions was founded as a separate entity after Commodore mistook Taurus for a similarly named company.Įlectronic Arts, Bullfrog's publisher, acquired the studio in January 1995. Bullfrog's name was derived from an ornament in the offices of Edgar's and Molyneux's other enterprise, Taurus Impact Systems, Bullfrog's precursor where Molyneux and Edgar were developing business software. Founded in 1987 by Peter Molyneux and Les Edgar, the company gained recognition in 1989 for their third release, Populous, and is also well known for titles such as Theme Park, Magic Carpet, Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper. at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 November 2002)īullfrog Productions Limited was a British video game developer based in Guildford, England.

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