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]

Radarsoft
IndustryVideo games
Educational software
Founded1984
HeadquartersAlphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Key people
John Vanderaart (aka DRJ)
ProductsEndless
Hopeless
Snoopy
Zenith
Websitehttp://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

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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

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  1. ^ "Radarsoft". Radarsoft.nl. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Video game history of the Netherlands". October 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Hoe we klassieke games van de ondergang kunnen redden, Nu.nl, 19 Februari 2016 (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Top 5 klassieke games van Nederlandse bodem" (in Dutch). 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  6. ^ "GB64.COM - C64 Games, Database, Music, Emulation, Frontends, Reviews and Articles". Gamebase64.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  7. ^ "Philipscdi.com :: Game :: Zenith". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Radarsoft BV". MobyGames.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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