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Radarsoft

Dutch video game developer

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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. 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.

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. 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) 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. They also released a Commodore 64 platform game featuring Snoopy (1984) and Co & Co (1985). The last game Radarsoft has been credited for is Zenith (1997), a pinball game for the Philips CD-i.

Radarsoft now focuses on educational multimedia software and multimedia projects on CD-ROM, DVD and internet.

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Year Title Notes
19?? Memory
1984 3D Tic Tac Toe
Anonimus
Cursus typen
Dodge'em
Gobang
Herby
Herby Thriller
In den Beginne
Letterstress
Railroad
Rekenwonder
Seawar
Snoopy
Space Mates
Space Rendez Vous
De Steen Der Wijzen Also known as Magic Stone of Pierre Magique (French)
Tanks
Tempo Typen Also known as Tempo Typing or Tempo Tippen
Time Traveller
Topografie Europa Also known as Maps 64 - Europe
Topografie Nederland Also known as Maps 64 - USA
Topografie Wereld Also known as Maps 64 - World
1985 Co & Co
De Grotten van Oberon
De Sekte
DRJ
Eindeloos Also known as Endless and Infinitis
Horror Hotel
Kruiswoord Also known as Crossword
Maailman Also known as Maailman Kartta
Nautilus
Supermorf
Verkeersrally Also known as Traffix
Zone VII
1986 All Risks
The Big Deal
Floyd the Droid
Hopeloos Also known as Hopeless
De kapriolen
Nachtwacht
Topographie Deutschland
1987 Breaker
Dynamic Publisher
RadX-8
ZOO
Zone VII: Part II
Zone VII: Part III
Zenith
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