Radarsoft is a Dutch software development company that published video games in the 1980s. It released its first game (3D Tic Tac Toe) in 1984 for the Commodore 64. Until 1987 Radarsoft released multiple titles for the Amiga, Atari 8-bit computers, Philips MSX, and MS-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]
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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/ |
The software company was created after John Vanderaart, Cees Kramer and Edwin Neuteboom, who had already made several games together, met law student Leonardo Jacobs. Later, the four students from Leiden worked with the cartoonist Wijo Koek. They got in touch with Maurice 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 from V&D or Dixons.[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 shooter Eindeloos (aka Endless or Infinitis, 1985, also released in France and England)[4] and the platform game Hopeloos (Hopeless, 1986). The games Topografie Nederland and Tempo Typen were used in the television game show It's All in the Game.[5] They also released a Commodore 64 platform game featuring Snoopy (1984) and Co & Co (1985).[6] The last game Radarsoft has been credited for is Zenith (1997), a pinball game for the Philips CD-i.[7]
Radarsoft now focuses on educational multimedia software and multimedia projects on CD-ROM, DVD and internet.[8]
Games
edit| 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 as Magic Stone of Pierre Magique (French) | |
| Tanks | 1984 | ||
| Tempo Typen | 1984 | Also known as Tempo Typing or Tempo Tippen | |
| Time Traveller | 1984 | ||
| Topografie Europa | 1984 | Also known as Maps 64 - Europe | |
| Topografie Nederland | 1984 | Also known as Maps 64 - USA | |
| Topografie Wereld | 1984 | Also known as Maps 64 - World | |
| Co & Co | 1985 | ||
| De Grotten van Oberon | 1985 | ||
| De Sekte | 1985 | ||
| DRJ | 1985 | ||
| Eindeloos | 1985 | Also known as Endless and Infinitis | |
| Horror Hotel | 1985 | ||
| Kruiswoord | 1985 | Also known as Crossword | |
| Maailman | 1985 | Also known as Maailman Kartta | |
| Nautilus | 1985 | ||
| Supermorf | 1985 | ||
| Verkeersrally | 1985 | Also known as Traffix | |
| Zone VII | 1985 | ||
| All Risks | 1986 | ||
| The Big Deal | 1986 | ||
| Floyd the Droid | 1986 | ||
| Hopeloos | 1986 | Also known as Hopeless | |
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Radarsoft". Radarsoft.nl. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ a b Matthijs Dierckx (2011-11-21). "[4 jaar Control] In den beginne… John Vanderaart — held uit het Commodore 64-tijdperk | Control". Control-online.nl. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "Video game history of the Netherlands". October 6, 2024.
- ^ Hoe we klassieke games van de ondergang kunnen redden, Nu.nl, 19 Februari 2016 (in Dutch)
- ^ "Top 5 klassieke games van Nederlandse bodem" (in Dutch). 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "GB64.COM - C64 Games, Database, Music, Emulation, Frontends, Reviews and Articles". Gamebase64.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "Philipscdi.com :: Game :: Zenith". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Radarsoft BV". MobyGames.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
