Radarsoft

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

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]

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]

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  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.