Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Datasoft
open-in-new
<h2 id="software">Software</h2> <h3>Games</h3> 1982 <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Canyon_Climber/MF1scH9X">Canyon Climber</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Clowns_and_Balloons/o8gPWFbl">Clowns and Balloons</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Dung_Beetles_(video_game)/Ha2dtUwt">Dung Beetles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pacific_Coast_Highway_(video_game)/S9hwM13b">Pacific Coast Highway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Shooting_Arcade/J2smFbVU">Shooting Arcade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Sands_of_Egypt/XWDlJN8V">The Sands of Egypt</a></i></li></ul> 1983 <ul><li><i>Genesis</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Juno_First/UoYFn8ng">Juno First</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i>Moon Shuttle</i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Nibbler_(video_game)/QFXbzsqR">Nibbler</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/O%2527Riley%2527s_Mine/fm2L4MUL">O'Riley's Mine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pooyan/xgoKT5lG">Pooyan</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Zaxxon/XUe3wLCF">Zaxxon</a></i>, arcade port</li></ul> 1984 <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Conan%3a_Hall_of_Volta/trXpHmE4">Conan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bruce_Lee_(video_game)/qCKgJv92">Bruce Lee</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Lost_Tomb/IllzJYlB">Lost Tomb</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Dallas_Quest/3sa3r7rr">The Dallas Quest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Mancopter/6dHfarMQ">Mancopter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Mr._Do!/8IyFHx9y">Mr. Do!</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pac-Man/Hx1pqvUQ">Pac-Man</a></i>, arcade port</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pole_Position/1EHhy3x8">Pole Position</a></i>, arcade port</li></ul> 1985 <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Alternate_Reality%3a_The_City/PeKfxv8o">Alternate Reality: The City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Goonies_(1985_video_game)/XjC4xhF3">The Goonies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tomahawk_(computer_game)/Cefk0LYj">Tomahawk</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Zorro_(1985_video_game)/22Cz50EM">Zorro</a></i></li></ul> 1986 <ul><li><i>Crosscheck</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Mercenary_(video_game)/DwxczCck">Mercenary</a></i></li> <li><i>Mind Pursuit</i></li></ul> 1987 <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/221B_Baker_Street_(video_game)/Ejx6R7Fd">221B Baker Street</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Alternate_Reality%3a_The_Dungeon/9UfEvegs">Alternate Reality: The Dungeon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bismarck_(video_game)/S9c2vbJo">Bismarck</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Black_Magic_(video_game)/KHUcBqxg">Black Magic</a></i></li> <li><i>Dark Lord</i></li> <li><i>Force 7</i></li> <li><i>Gunslinger</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><i>Saracen</i></li></ul> 1988 <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Napoleon_in_Russia%3a_Borodino_1812/ubomFoXH">Napoleon in Russia: Borodino 1812</a></i> (MS-DOS)</li></ul> <h3>Games under the Gentry Software label</h3> <ul><li><i>Leap'in Lizards!</i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Dung_Beetles_(video_game)/Ha2dtUwt">Magneto Bugs</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Maniac Miner</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Maxwell's Demon / Memory Mania</i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Rosen%2527s_Brigade/3M4PLUPz">Rosen's Brigade</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Sea Bandit</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Spiderquake</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Starbase Fighter</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>Target Practice</i> (1983)</li></ul> <h3>Education</h3> <ul><li><i>Bishop's Square / Maxwell's Demon</i> (1982)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Word processing</h3> <ul><li>Text Wizard (1981)</li> <li>Spell Wizard (1982)</li> <li>Letter Wizard (1984)</li></ul> <h3>Other software</h3> <ul><li>Micro-Painter (1982)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/datasoft-inc">Datasoft</a> at <a href="/facts/MobyGames/ErGhXfX5">MobyGames</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.if-legends.org/~adventure/Datasoft,_Inc.html">Adventureland Company Profile</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Profiles: Pat Ketchum". Antic. No. 5. Antic Publishing. August 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2024. <a href="https://archive.org/details/1983-08-anticmagazine/page/12" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/1983-08-anticmagazine/page/12</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Cohen, Frank (June 1987). "The Making of AtariWriter Plus". ANALOG Computing (55): 9–10. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-55/page/n9/mode/2up" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-55/page/n9/mode/2up</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"New Products". ANALOG Computing (13): 17. September 1983. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-13/page/n17/mode/2up" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-13/page/n17/mode/2up</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Gunslinger". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-24. <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-gunslinger_2354.html" target="_blank">http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-gunslinger_2354.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Bishop's Square / Maxwell's Demon". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-29. <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-bishop-s-square-maxwell-s-demon_6900.html" target="_blank">http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-bishop-s-square-maxwell-s-demon_6900.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Micropainter". Atari Mania. Archived from the original on 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-micro-painter_31609.html" target="_blank">http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-micro-painter_31609.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>