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| Industry | Video games Educational software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Alphen aan den Rijn,Netherlands |
Key people | John Vanderaart (aka DRJ) |
| Products | Endless Hopeless Snoopy Zenith |
| Website | http://radarsoft.nl/ |
Radarsoft is a Dutchsoftware development company that published video games in the 1980s. It released its first game (3D Tic Tac Toe) in 1984 for theCommodore 64. Until 1987 Radarsoft released multiple titles for theAmiga,Atari 8-bit computers, PhilipsMSX, andMS-DOS.[1] Their main focus was the Dutch market, so most games are only available in Dutch. In 1986 Radarsoft went to the American video game market, but a packaging error at a Dutch warehouse cost the studio more money than they were able to recoup.[2][3]
The software company was created afterJohn Vanderaart,Cees Kramer andEdwin Neuteboom, who had already made several games together, met law student Leonardo Jacobs. Later, the four students fromLeiden worked with the cartoonistWijo Koek. They got in touch withMaurice de Hond through Jacobs, and were commissioned to make a topography program. This program was included with the purchase of a Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum fromV&D orDixons.[2] While initially only released in the Netherlands, this program was later translated and published in Finland as well.
Some of Radarsoft's most successful games include the shooterEindeloos (akaEndless orInfinitis, 1985, also released in France and England)[4] and the platform gameHopeloos (Hopeless, 1986). The gamesTopografie Nederland andTempo Typen were used in the television game showIt's All in the Game.[5] They also released a Commodore 64 platform game featuringSnoopy (1984) andCo & Co (1985).[6] The last game Radarsoft has been credited for isZenith (1997), a pinball game for thePhilips CD-i.[7]
Radarsoft now focuses on educational multimedia software and multimedia projects on CD-ROM, DVD and internet.[8]
| Title | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | 19?? | ||
| 3D Tic Tac Toe | 1984 | ||
| Anonimus | 1984 | ||
| Cursus typen | 1984 | ||
| Dodge'em | 1984 | ||
| Gobang | 1984 | ||
| Herby | 1984 | ||
| Herby Thriller | 1984 | ||
| In den Beginne | 1984 | ||
| Letterstress | 1984 | ||
| Railroad | 1984 | ||
| Rekenwonder | 1984 | ||
| Seawar | 1984 | ||
| Snoopy | 1984 | ||
| Space Mates | 1984 | ||
| Space Rendez Vous | 1984 | ||
| De Steen Der Wijzen | 1984 | Also known asMagic Stone of Pierre Magique (French) | |
| Tanks | 1984 | ||
| Tempo Typen | 1984 | Also known asTempo Typing orTempo Tippen | |
| Time Traveller | 1984 | ||
| Topografie Europa | 1984 | Also known asMaps 64 - Europe | |
| Topografie Nederland | 1984 | Also known asMaps 64 - USA | |
| Topografie Wereld | 1984 | Also known asMaps 64 - World | |
| Co & Co | 1985 | ||
| De Grotten van Oberon | 1985 | ||
| De Sekte | 1985 | ||
| DRJ | 1985 | ||
| Eindeloos | 1985 | Also known asEndless andInfinitis | |
| Horror Hotel | 1985 | ||
| Kruiswoord | 1985 | Also known asCrossword | |
| Maailman | 1985 | Also known asMaailman Kartta | |
| Nautilus | 1985 | ||
| Supermorf | 1985 | ||
| Verkeersrally | 1985 | Also known asTraffix | |
| Zone VII | 1985 | ||
| All Risks | 1986 | ||
| The Big Deal | 1986 | ||
| Floyd the Droid | 1986 | ||
| Hopeloos | 1986 | Also known asHopeless | |
| De kapriolen | 1986 | ||
| Nachtwacht | 1986 | ||
| Topographie Deutschland | 1986 | ||
| Breaker | 1987 | ||
| Dynamic Publisher | 1987 | ||
| RadX-8 | 1987 | ||
| ZOO | 1987 | ||
| Zone VII: Part II | 1987 | ||
| Zone VII: Part III | 1987 | ||
| Zenith | 1997 |
