Ariolasoft

Ariolasoft also had a British subsidiary, Ariolasoft UK, which was run by Ashley Gray (later replaced by Willie Carminke) and Frank Brunger. The company released games for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST and Amiga systems. It was also the German publisher for Activision games developed for the Atari 2600, and the European publisher for Electronic Arts and Broderbund games, before those companies set up their own European offices. Ariolasoft also developed the cassette ports of those titles, and also developed original games. In addition to software activities, they were also the German distributor of the Master System between approximately 1987 and 1988. In 1990, the company was renamed United Software, which in 1993 was taken over by MicroProse Germany.

It is associated with Germany. The record gives 1982 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1990. Its recorded founders are Ariola. Its recorded seat is Rietberg. The recorded field of activity is video game industry. Recorded products are PC game.

• Name — Ariolasoft GmbH • Type — GmbH • Fate — Acquired by MicroProse Germany • Predecessor — none • Successor — United Software • Founded — 1983 • Founder — Ariola Records • Defunct — 1993 • Hq Location Country — West Germany • Hq Location — Germany • Area Served — Europe • Industry — Video games • Products — Computer games • Parent — Ariola Records • Subsidiaries — Ariolasoft UK

The following table includes titles developed, commissioned, or licensed for European release by Ariolasoft (excluding North American imports from Electronic Arts and Broderbund). • Game Name — Year — Developer — Label — Platforms • C64 — CPC — Spec — Atari — MSX — ST — Amiga — Apple II — PCW — C16 • Batalyx — 1985 — Batlalyx — Ariolasoft — ● • Bride of Frankenstein — 1987 — Viz Design — 39 Steps — ● — ● — ● • Camelot Warriors — 1985 — Dinamic Software — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● — ● • Centurions: Power X Treme — 1987 — Byte Engineers — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Challenge of the Gobots — 1987 — Tony Crowther — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Deadringer — 1987 — Ariolasoft — Reaktor — ● — ● • Deactivators — 1986 — Tigress — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Deathscape — 1987 — Starlight — Starlight — ● — ● — ● • Degas — 1985 — Batteries Included — Ariolasoft — ● • Degas Elite — 1986 — Batteries Included — Ariolasoft — ● • Dogfight 2187 — 1987 — Starlight — Starlight — ● — ● — ● • Floyd the Droid — 1985 — Radarsoft — Ariolasoft — ● • Golf Construction Set — 1985 — Andromeda / Tigress — Ariolasoft — ● • Greyfell: Legend of Norman — 1987 — Starlight — Starlight — ● — ● — ● • Hybrid — 1987 — Starlight — Starlight — ● — ● — ● • Hyperforce — 1986 — Tony Takoushi — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● • Kaiser — 1984 — Ariolasoft — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● • Killer Ring — 1987 — Tony Crowther — Reaktor — ● — ● • Lapis Philosophorum — 1985 — pH Soft — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Len Deighton's Blitzkrieg — 1987 — Gary Yorke — 39 Steps — ● • Maps Britain — 1985 — Radarsoft — Ariolasoft — ● • Matrix and Laserzone — 1986 — LLamasoft — Ariolasoft — ● • Mountie Mick's Deathride — 1987 — Ariolasoft — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Mrs. Mop — 1987 — John Stevenson — Ariolasoft — ● • Out of this World — 1987 — Bettertech — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Panzadrome — 1985 — RamJam Corp — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Paperclip — 1985 — Batteries Included — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Pile-Up! — 1987 — Christop Shulte Vennbur — Reaktor — ● • Red L.E.D. — 1987 — Starlight — Starlight — ● — ● — ● • Scarabaeus — 1985 — Andromeda — Ariolasoft — ● • Sepulcri — 1986 — Chris Sawyer — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● • Starburst — 1986 — Tony Takoushi — Ariolasoft — ● • Starfox — 1987 — Realtime Games — Reaktor — ● — ● — ● • Starship Andromeda — 1986 — Andromeda — Ariolasoft — ● • The Big Deal (Floyd 2) — 1986 — Radarsoft — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • The Fourth Protocol — 1985 — Electronic Pencil Co — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● — ● — ● • The Terrors of Trantoss — 1986 — RamJam Corp — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • They $tole a Million — 1986 — Tigress — 39 Steps — ● — ● — ● • Think! — 1985 — Tigress — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Toadrunner — 1986 — Dave Harper — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● • Triaxos — 1987 — Pennsoft — 39 Steps — ● — ● — ● • TUJAD — 1986 — Orpheus — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Valkyrie 17 — 1984 — Ram Jam — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Vermeer — 1987 — Ralf Glau / Ariolasoft — Ariolasoft — ● • Voidrunner + Hellgate — 1987 — LLamasoft — Ariolasoft — ● • Werewolves of London — 1987 — Viz Design — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ● • Werner: Let's go! — 1986 — Semmel Verlach — Ariolasoft — ● — ● • Wild West — 1985 — Andromeda — Ariolasoft — ● • Wizard — 1984 — Progressive — Ariolasoft — ● • Zarjaz — 1987 — Daryl Etherington — Reaktor — ● • Ziggurat — 1988 — Chris Sawyer — Ariolasoft — ● — ● — ●

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