Ultrasoft was a computer game developer and computer game publisher located in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company specialised in the development and publishing of games for the ZX Spectrum home computer. With over 40 titles published, its most successful including the platform game Towdie and puzzle games Atomix and Hexagonia – Atomix 2. Ultrasoft also acted as an exclusive distributor within the territory of Czechoslovakia for Domark and Ocean Software game software houses based in the UK. Apart from computer games, the company also published a dozen or so non-game titles, mostly for learning foreign languages, as well as text, image, sound and music editors.
The company was founded by Louis Wittek in 1989, and dissolved in 1998.
Published games
+ All games by Ultrasoft Title Year Developer (Country) Genre Arkarum 1990 Rumatisoft (Slovakia) Shoot 'em up Atomix 1991 Scorpion (Czech Republic) Puzzle video game Axons 1992 Ľubomír Salanci (Slovakia) Shoot 'em up Cesta Bojovníka (Way of the Warrior) 1992 KM Soft (Czech Republic) Fighting game Chrobák Truhlík (Beetle Dim-witt) 1991 Sybilasoft (Slovakia) Text adventure Crux 92 1992 Marek Trefný (Czech Republic) Action Puzzle video game Dokonalá vražda II - Bukapao (Perfect murder II - Bukapao) 1991 Ľudovít Wittek (Slovakia) Text adventure Double Dash 1991 Fuxoft (Czech Republic) Action Puzzle video game F.I.R.E. 1991 Fuxoft (Czech Republic) Shoot 'em up Galactic Gunners 1992 Cybexlab Software (Czech Republic) Shoot 'em up Hexagonia – Atomix 2 1992 Scorpion (Czech Republic) Puzzle video gameJet-Story 1992 Cybexlab Software (Czech Republic) Arcade game Kliatba Noci (Curse of the Night) 1993 Microtech Systems (United States) DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Komando 2 (Commando 2) 1992 Microtech Systems (United States)DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Shoot 'em up Logic 1991 Rumatisoft (Slovakia) Puzzle video game Notorik 1992 Bytepack (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Octopussy 1992 Bytepack (Slovakia) Text adventure Pedro 1 (Pedro on the Pirates' Island) 1992 Gold Storm (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Pedro 2 (Pedro in the Haunted Castle) 1993 Gold Storm (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Pedro 3 (Pedro in the Land of Pyramids) 1993 Gold Storm (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Phantom F4 - Part 1 1992 Microtech Systems DSA Computer Graphics (United States)DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Action game Phantom F4 - Part 2 1992 Microtech Systems (United States)DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Action game Pick Out 2 1993 Bytepack (Slovakia) Puzzle video game Prva Akcia (First Heist) 1992 Microtech Systems (United States)DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Arcade game Quadrax 1994 David Durčák and Marián Ferko (Slovakia) Puzzle video game Rýchle Šípy 1 (Swift Arrows 1) 1991 Májasoft and CIDsoft (Czech Republic) Text adventure Rýchle Šípy 2 (Swift Arrows 2) 1991 Májasoft and CIDsoft (Czech Republic) Text adventure Sach-Mat (Check-Mate) 1992 Ján Deák (Slovakia) Chess video game Sherwood 1992 DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Action Strategy video game Skladačka (Puzzle) 1992 Deltasoft (Slovakia) Text adventure Star Dragon 1991 Scorpion (Czech Republic) Shoot 'em up Tetris 2 1991 Fuxoft (Czech Republic) Puzzle video game Towdie 1994 DSA Computer Graphics (Slovakia) Action-adventure game Twilight - Krajina Tieňov (Twilight - The Land of Shadows) 1995 Ľubomír Dekan, Radoslav Javor and Norbert Grellneth (Slovakia) Adventure game
Other published titles Baby Mantrik (English for children) Datalog 2 (Database) DTP Machine Utility (DTP editor) DTP Machine Professional Pack (Image/Text/DTP editor) Mantrik Anglicky (Learning English) Mantrik Nemecky (Learning German) Mantrik Editor – Professor (Create your own lessons for Mantrik) Mrs08E (ZX Spectrum Assembler editor) ScreenMachine (Image editor) SoundTracker (Music editor) TextMachine (Text editor) Tuition (Sinclair BASIC for beginners) ZX-7 (Music & Sound editor)
Bit magazine
Between 1991 and 1994 Ultrasoft also published a specialised monthly magazine, Bit, aimed at owners of home computers and dealing with computer games in particular.
References
External links Ultrasoft s.r.o. at Moby Games at GameSpot at ZX Spectrum Ultrasoft at ZX Spectrum Reviews Ultrasoft at Game FAQs Ultrasoft at GAME-OST Ultrasoft at Games Database Ultrasoft at RetroCpu Ultrasoft at Adventureland Ultrasoft - complete overview of games at ZX Spectrum Games at World of Spectrum Towdie at World of Spectrum Towdie at ZX Art Komando 2 - screenshots at Moby Games Watch Kliatba Noci (Curse of the Night) on YouTube Bit Magazine online at Old Games Bit Magazine archive at ZX Magazin