RadarSoft Games - LaunchBox Games Database

3D Tic Tac Toe

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

3D tic-tac-toe is an abstract strategy board game, you play here against the computer. It is similar in concept to traditional tic-tac-toe but is played in a cubical array of cells, 4x4x4. Players take turns placing their markers in blank cells in the array. The first player to achieve four of their own markers in a row wins. The winning row can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal on a single board as in regular tic-tac-toe, or vertically in a column, or a diagonal line through four boards.

Alien Syndrome

Commodore 64 - Released - 1988

Two players control two soldiers named Ricky and Mary, who must fight their way through large eight-way scrolling levels rescuing their comrades who are being held by aliens. After they have rescued a certain number of hostages the exit opens and they can pass through it in order to fight the end-of-level guardian. If this monstrosity is defeated, they move onto the next stage. As well as two player simultaneous gameplay, Alien Syndrome features pick-ups which assist the player including better weapons and maps of the current level.

All Risks

Commodore 64 - Released - 1986

An advergame of an insurance company, the main goal is to recover the stolen successful slogans of said company, Victoria-Vesta. For each game, one of them was cut into pieces and hidden in rooms in two houses. When you find all parts of the slogan, you must form the slogan in the second part of the game. Looking for the slogans can be dangerous, but with a non-life insurance policy of Victoria-Vesta you run less risk. You can buy some of these insurances with a part of the budget made available for this at the start of the game. The premium will then be deducted from this budget.

Anonimus

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

A real time text adventure with graphics. Anonimus is a graphical text adventure in Dutch where the player is looking for the riches of the very aggressive dwarf Ghnomus. The objective of the game is to gather twenty keys while facing many dangers such as electric walls, lasers, spring blocks, conveyor belts, drop doors, crocodiles and scorpions. The game is a mix of an adventure and platform game, where instead of using a joystick, you have to enter text commands to move your character. Movement to the left and right can be done with typing 'links' (left) or 'rechts' (right). If you want to climb up the ladders you need to type 'klim' and if you want to go down again, type 'daal' (descend). With 'klim links' (climb left) or 'klim rechts' (climb right) you can walk up the stairs and 'daal links' (descend left) or 'daal rechts' (descend right) if you want to go down the stairs. To go through narrow corridors, you have to type 'kruip(en)' (crawl), followed by a direction like 'links' (left) or 'rechts' (right). Type 'staan' if you want to stand up again. If you cannot reach a rope then you need to type first "spring" (jump) and then 'klim' (climb). There are also places where you have to jump over things, so you need to type "spring" followed by a direction like 'links' (left) or 'rechts' (right).When you are in reach of one of the keys, you can type 'pak sleutel' (take key).

Aurum

Commodore 64 - Unreleased - 1987

Originally, a Dutch text adventure with graphics set to be released by RadarSoft in 1987 but it appears to not have been released at the time, later it would be translated into English in 2014. The ultimate goal of the game is to find the hidden treasure containing "Giganticus", the largest diamond in the world. But be careful not to meet a perilous end and become one of the eternally cursed victims of this adventure.

Breaker

Commodore 64 - Released - 1987

An Arkanoid style game for a twist on the basic Breakout/Super Breakout game where hitting some blocks trigger drops that if caught can give you extra balls, lasers or can increase/decrease the size of the paddle.

Co & Co

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

An early and mostly unheard-of platformer from John Vanderaart, programmer of Eindeloos and Hopeloos (Endless and Hopeless). You control one character while the second player controls the other, and you must work together to get to the next level as quickly as you can. The story is that in the year 1639 the magic sword Excalibur, once the property of King Arthur was broken into two pieces by the evil Grav von Schwarzherzen, during one of his sentimental journeys. He hid the two pieces in a labyrinth on a mystical island in the Aegean sea. Together, you and a friend, can get past the fierce resistance and get to the final level. Versions of this game were released with a single player mode, but it is geared primarily towards 2 player play.

Dodge'm

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Race around the track and be the first one to collect all the dots. Collect'em Up first and avoid the grey maniac!

Dr. J

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

An arcade adventure game by John Vanderaart, released in 1985 by RadarSoft as the second part of a Dutch contest called "De Prijsvraag". The first part was Meneer (Mr. ) Chip Nibbel. Released cassette on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of Microcomputer Club Nederland (MCN).

Eindeloos

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

"Endless" once was a popular tourist attraction. People from all over the world came to see the subterranean wonders of the huge cave system. But this came to an end when an alien super-being was awakened by an exploration on one of Neptune's moons. Angrily, the super-being directed his eyes to Earth and took up residence in "Eindeloos" and turned it into a fortress. The super-being then took a form of a mystic heart and went back to slumber. The player now has to descend with a helicopter in "Eindeloos" to defeat the super-being and its hordes. The player has control over a helicopter in a multidirectional perspective. While the player is exploring the immense caves, it is very important not to be hit by the many moving obstacles such as mines, scroll tracks and energy wires. Also the enemies, who resemble winking skulls (and can take different forms) will attack the player. Fortunately, they can be destroyed with the fire button of your joystick or you can lure them so that they fly up against the obstacles. To continue, the player can change the direction of the funnels and doors by pressing on levers and arrows with the space bar. If you use the spacebar on an exclamation mark, you can continue from the exclamation mark after a crash. The player starts the game with 14 helicopters.

Eindeloos

Microsoft MSX2 - Released

"Eindeloos" once was a popular tourist attraction. People from all over the world came to see the subterranean wonders of the huge cave system. But this came to an end when an alien super-being was awakened by an exploration on one of Neptune's moons. Angrily, the super-being directed his eyes to Earth and took up residence in "Eindeloos" and turned it into a fortress. The super-being then took a form of a mystic heart and went back to slumber. The player now has to descend with a helicopter in "Eindeloos" to defeat the super-being and its hordes. The player has control over a helicopter in a multidirectional perspective. While the player is exploring the immense caves, it is very important not to be hit by the many moving obstacles such as mines, scroll tracks and energy wires. Also the enemies, who resemble winking skulls (and can take different forms) will attack the player. Fortunately, they can be destroyed with the fire button of your joystick or you can lure them so that they fly up against the obstacles. To continue, the player can change the direction of the funnels and doors by pressing on levers and arrows with the space bar. If you use the spacebar on an exclamation mark, you can continue from the exclamation mark after a crash. The player starts the game with 14 helicopters.

Gobang

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Play against the computer and try to make 5 in a row to win.

Helistad

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Helistad is a single screen building game where you must carry bricks with a helicopter one at a time from a barge and place them on an island to build a hotel as high as you can. You must try to get the highest score you can over six days and each day is shown by the sun moving from east to west across the top of the screen. Every time you place a new storey then you receive a point and as you build you are competing against the computer or a second player who are building at the same time. As each day progresses there are a couple of natural disasters that occur with the first two being a flood and an earthquake which removes bricks for a short space of time. As the days progress then storm winds and lightning can also occur and a plane keeps flying across the screen, and if touched carrying a brick then you lose the brick. The game is over once the six days are over but even if you can't build anymore on an earlier day the game keeps playing. If you leave the joystick alone then after a certain time the computer takes over but you receive no score.

Herby

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Work your way through 100 chambers filed with lasers, monsters, electric moving walls. Pick up keys, life potions and mystery bags. Help Herby, lost in a maze-ment and only needing your love and guiding hand.

Herby Thriller

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Welcome to the second Herby game. It is your task to guide Herby through ten levels of arcade action. You'll need to get teh keys for reaching the exit from each room and make sure that you check the function of the bags!!

Hollanditis

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

In the early Eighties a large part of the Dutch people were against the deployment of US Cruise missiles with nuclear war heads on Dutch soil. The term "Hollanditis" or "Dutch Disease" was coined in 1981 by the American Historian Walter Laqueur. Has a bonus game 'Radeloos' from Radarsoft.

Hopeless

Commodore 64 - Released - 1986

Hopeless is a side view scrolling game with platform elements where the screen moves when you move your hero, Al 'Dutch Meat' Bluntz, as you try to rescue your girl, Jane from the clutches of the most wanted person in the Galaxy, the Manic Munk. The Munk has taken her to his lair in the heart of the Solar System, Milton Keynes, and after 'borrowing' the latest Space Shuttle, you have arrived at the lair ready to attempt your rescue. The only way to get Jane is to destroy the Munk but he is protected by fourteen gates that protect the nerve centre of the lair which are controlled by hearts. To deactivate the gates, the hearts have to be turned off by various terminals scattered around the vast lair one by one. Once the nerve centre is open to enter, you can face the Manic Munk, get Jane and live happily ever after. As you walk along platforms and use ladders to explore the lair, you also have a Jet-Pack which allows you to fly around the lair and open space but there are also gates blocking routes and so terminals have to be found also to turn these on and off. Using the Jet-Pack uses up fuel which is shown by a meter which decreases when it is in use. Many creatures move around the lair and these have to be avoided or destroyed because if you touch one then you lose part of your strength and energy meters and if these reach zero then it is game over. You are armed with a defence shield or a laser but these use up either energy or fuel, but you can also use a karate chop which doesn't decrease anything. Icons show which weapon you are using and there are also icons showing the status of the game. Below the playing area with your icons and meters, you also have a compass which shows the direction the joystick is being used and four dots with one turning blue showing you the direction of the nearest heart terminal. Other terminals can be found and these can increase your energy, strength and fuel meters as well as show a map showing a small part of the lair which can be scrolled to look around. You can also transport to other parts of the lair as well.

Horror Hotel

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

A dutch language text adventure game created by John Vanderaart and released for the C64 in 1985. An expanded version would be released for the PC a few years later. You play an unnamed adventurer who gets captured by the (former) vampire Dr. A. Cula. You got knocked out and regain consciousness in a broom closet of a hotel. There is a curse on the hotel, however, so you cannot leave. As Dr. Cula appears to be up to no good, your goal is to kill Dr. Cula and lift the curse. The game is text only, but it has some helpful displays. In the upper left corner of the screen, you see a small map of all screens you have discovered for each floor of the hotel. In the upper right corner, all visible exits are displayed, as well as an index if there is a portable object. The game runs in real-time and has a time limit to complete. A constantly running counter is displayed on screen. If the timer is below a certain number, Dr. Cula will search the hotel for you.

Johnny

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Johnny is a platform game with twenty single-screen levels. The player takes on the role of Snoopy , the dog from the comic series Peanuts. In each level the player must walk from left to right with Snoopy, while avoiding various dangers. After all twenty levels have been played, the game starts again, but now with a higher playing speed.

Kruiswoord

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

Finally a fun cassette game for the whole family. Always contains thousands of different crossword puzzles. Many options: printing, checking, fastest time.

Letterstress

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

A Educational Grammar/Spelling game. Versions in Dutch and English.

Maps Europe

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

An educational computer game which teaches the locations and names of cities, towns, regions and rivers of Europe. There are 3 modes, which are Opzoeken (Look up), Overhoring (Quiz), Het Stedenspel (The City Game). The game contains a mid 1980s map of Europe, as evidenced by countries such as East Germany, West Germany, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. It contains many names and locations of cities, rivers and seas. In Look Up mode you can type the name of a city or sea and the game will point it out on the map. In Quiz mode, the game will point a randomly selected place and the player must type in the name on time. The helicopter mode is the main part of the game. The player controls a helicopter and must fly to a randomly selected city or location before the time runs out. When the helicopter is close enough to the target city or location, it will turn into a pulsating red dot. Additionally there is an information browser which shows data per country or a bar graph comparing all countries. The data includes the area in square kilometers, population, agriculture, industry and service industry data.

Maps World

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Topografie Wereld is a Dutch educational program which was used in the '80s to help primary school children learn their geography of the world. There are three options to choose from, which are Opzoeken (Look up), Overhoring (Quiz) and Helikopterspel (The Helicopter Game). The game use a mid 1980s map of the world, so there are countries that still exists in that time like the Soviet Union. In the Look Up mode the player can type in places and the game will automatically go to the right place on the map. In the Quiz Mode the player has to name the places that has been pointed out by the computer in a certain time. In the Helicopter game player controls a helicopter and has to fly within a certain time limit to find the places around the world that have been indicated by the computer. These places will only appear if you are close enough. Each place that have been found you'll get points. If the points are high enough, the player will get extra time and smaller places in the next level.

Nautilus

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

In this Commodore 64 game from The Netherlands, you play a scuba diver whose goal is to collect all the keys on each level and escape. The game was published by RadarSoft in 1985.

Radeloos

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

A Shoot'em Up written in Dutch.

Railroad

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Prevent a train accident by moving the rails within the screen. You can use the fire button three times to turn the train. The speed increases as you progress in the game. You can use the fire-button three times to turn the trains.

Rekenwonder

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

A Dutch educational game focusing on math.

Rescue 17

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Welcome to the year 2037. Space has become a normal place to live. Astronauts are all over the solar system. But a voyage to another planet is still dangerous. A spaceship sometimes gets out of order and the crew has to be saved. Special ships are developed for this purpose. The rescue rockets. You are the commander of Rescue-17. It is your job to get as many people as possible out of their hostile surroundings. Good luck!

Space Mates

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

A two-player-only game for simultaneous shoot'em up action for you and a friend. Grab your mate and take down the baddies before they get to your shield generators and attack your base!

Space Rendez Vous

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

A two player only simultaneous play game, but not a cooperative game. The two players compete to get 10 points first. Points are obtained by having a rendezvous, which is only possible if landed or crashed.

Tanks (RadarSoft)

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Simple, straightforward mano y mano tank battle. If there was a C64 sequel to the 2600 Combat this would be it.

Tempo Typing

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Tempo Typing is an educational typing game developed by Cees Kraper and published by RadarSoft in 1984. It was also released in Germany and The Netherlands under the names Tempo Tippen and Tempo Typen respectively.

The Big Deal

Commodore 64 - Released - 1986

In The Big Deal the robot Floyd works in a kitchen and has to prepare all incoming orders. The player has to make sure everything goes as it should, but Floyd is not controlled directly but by queueing his actions through a menu systems. Each meal preparation consists of a series of required actions, e.g. getting the ingredients, cutting them or setting up the plates, and the main challenge is to be as efficient as possible. As it is in restaurants, the customers become impatient after a certain amount of time has passed and start to throw items. This causes damage and the resulting repairs cost even more time. Up to three meals can be pre-programmed to be automatically executed and the recipes can be looked up in the in-game cookbook. The main part of the game is shown from the side, but there are smaller windows which parts of the kitchen in a top-down view.

The Caves of Oberon

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

The Caves of Oberon is a puzzle game that takes place in a large cave system on Oberon, one of the moons of Uranus. The caves hold knowledge of a long extinct culture and the aim of the game is simply to discover all of that knowledge. The player is in control of a saucer-like spaceship that is controlled from a side view perspective. Interaction with objects in the world, such as computers, sensors, fuel tanks and radars, is done by directing a beam onto them. To progress through the caves it is necessary to unlock doors by interacting with computers. The player is then given a puzzle that has to be solved, for example a math problem where the correct missing number has to be entered or a word with a letter missing. While moving around it is necessary to avoid bumping into the cave walls since the ship will take damage and when it is destroyed the game is over. Fuel is also limited and it is necessary to refuel at the fuel tanks.

Verkeers Rally

Commodore 64 - Released - 1985

Verkeers Rally is an educational game in which the player has to look for control stations in a busy and unknown metropolis to reach the finish through the knowledge of map reading and traffic rules. But the player must locate six transmitters within one hour. However, each transmitter contains a battery that only works for ten minutes. The first transmitter works from 9:50 to 10:00. The second from 10:00 to 101.0 etc. until at 10:50 the sixth transmitter battery is exhausted and the game is over. With these means the player can find the transmitters: Large blue signs with white letters on which "Signal" is displayed; These indicate an electronic arrow in the direction of the currently working transmitter. District map: when the player parks there and presses the fire button, you get to see the part of the city where you are at that moment. A green rectangle represents the entire city; a small gray rectangle indicates in which part you are now. A small white dot is the first transmitter. Sonar stations: if the player parks here, you will see the part of the town where you are at that moment and hear a whistle and see white dots on the screen. The faster they go, the closer you are to the transmitter. The buildings with the inscription "Puzzle": if the player parks here and presses the fire button, you will see a part of the city where the transmitter is located. By means of the map that you find in the manual, you can find out which part of the city that is. From the third channel (from 10:20 onward) only pieces of the plan are shown. During the search for the transmitters, the game is interrupted regularly to ask the player about certain traffic situations, such as identifying which of the road users has priority. The player also has to refuel regularly at one of the filling stations. Because if the player is without petrol, there will be an automatic refuel and the player will pay penalty seconds. So the player must keep an eye on the fuel gauge at the bottom of the screen. If the player sees a black rectangle appear on the pavement, the player must stop and press the fire button; one of the transmitters has been found.