The Oliver Twins

Photographs from the archive

Photographs of early computers, game development, exhibitions and the growing studio, preserved in the original gallery order.

The Oliver Twins among the contestants around a computer on The Saturday Show. — The Saturday Show game-making competition, October 1983.
Credit: The Saturday Show / Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Philip and Andrew Oliver in school uniform with a home computer and television. — Philip and Andrew in 1982, as identified in the official archive.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Interceptor Micros promotional card for Richard Paul Jones — Interceptor Micros promotional card for Richard Paul Jones
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The Darling brothers at a home computer — The Darling brothers at a home computer
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Philip and Andrew Oliver behind two computers and a display of their early software. — Philip and Andrew displaying early software and development tools.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Philip and Andrew working at a crowded bedroom desk with several home computers. — The bedroom development setup: computers, monitors and work in progress.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

A Dizzy model beside a computer monitor and keyboard — A Dizzy model beside a computer monitor and keyboard
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Participants in a charity event wearing matching T-shirts — Participants in a charity event wearing matching T-shirts
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The Shrewton Close home and a parked car in 1989 — The Shrewton Close home and a parked car in 1989
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A Ghostbusters II promotional display outside the studio — A Ghostbusters II promotional display outside the studio
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Andrew Oliver seated at a desk with three computer monitors and a Codemasters poster. — Andrew at work in Shrewton Close, 1989, as identified in the official archive.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Philip and Andrew leaning over two monitors showing Ghostbusters II. — The Twins with Ghostbusters II running on their computers.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Two people wearing Change the World T-shirts — Two people wearing Change the World T-shirts
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

An Oracle teletext games sales chart — An Oracle teletext games sales chart
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The Oliver Twins holding games in an Amstrad Action photograph — The Oliver Twins holding games in an Amstrad Action photograph
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

An Oliver Twin holding a handmade Dizzy figure — An Oliver Twin holding a handmade Dizzy figure
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A racing helmet outside a Codemasters office — A racing helmet outside a Codemasters office
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

An interview beside a motor-racing circuit — An interview beside a motor-racing circuit
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A rural building and its grounds — A rural building and its grounds
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

People beside a boat and a portable building — People beside a boat and a portable building
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A person in the grounds beside a portable office — A person in the grounds beside a portable office
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A developer at a desk with computers and a wall calendar — A developer at a desk with computers and a wall calendar
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Camerica exhibition stand displaying NES games including Dizzy and Micro Machines. — Camerica exhibition display, identified as 1991 in the official archive.
Credit: Camerica / Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

The red-brick Warwick Street office building in Leamington Spa. — The Warwick Street office preserved in the Oliver Twins photograph collection; photograph date unconfirmed.
Credit: Oliver Twins archive
Source: The Oliver Twins archive
Usage: Photographer and reuse terms are not specified in the source.

Two developers working at a desk with a laptop — Two developers working at a desk with a laptop
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

An open-plan studio with computers and desks — An open-plan studio with computers and desks
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

A developer seated at a computer workstation — A developer seated at a computer workstation
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The development team posing outside a brick building — The development team posing outside a brick building
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Developers at desks in the open-plan studio — Developers at desks in the open-plan studio
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Three colleagues posing with game awards in the office — Three colleagues posing with game awards in the office
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Two developers with a computer and game boxes — Two developers with a computer and game boxes
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Handmade Dizzy and Pogie models — Handmade Dizzy and Pogie models
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Formal portrait of the Oliver Twins — Formal portrait of the Oliver Twins
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The Oliver Twins holding a screen showing their earlier computer photograph — The Oliver Twins holding a screen showing their earlier computer photograph
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

Let’s Go Dizzy! book on a wooden surface — Let’s Go Dizzy! book on a wooden surface
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

The Oliver Twins holding a Guinness World Records book and certificate — The Oliver Twins holding a Guinness World Records book and certificate
Source: The Oliver Twins archive

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