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Datasoft

History

Founded in 1980 by Patrick Ketchum, Datasoft's early hits like Zaxxon and Bruce Lee were initially only available as import titles before US Gold became their exclusive licensor. Ketchum was ousted from his position by the management of the company and Gilette, who were a major investor, and moved to Sullivan Bluth (Dragon's Lair) and set up publisher Cyberdreams in 1990. Datasoft was renamed Intellicreations and was eventually acquired by Software Toolworks in 1989.

Note

The figures for Months in the Top 10 and Months at No. 1 are based on the All Formats chart only.
Columns are sortable, sorting by the cover column will sort by chart appearance date.

TitleTop 10No. 1Rank
Cover(s)Bruce Lee

DATASOFT / US GOLD

40118
Cover(s)Zaxxon

DATASOFT / US GOLD / SEGA

10125
Cover(s)Pole Position

DATASOFT / ATARI / ATARISOFT / US GOLD / NAMCO

< 1 0361
Cover(s)Bruce Lee

US GOLD / AMERICANA SOFTWARE / DATASOFT

00642
Cover(s)The Goonies

US GOLD / DATASOFT

001013
Cover(s)Karate Champ

US GOLD / AMERICANA SOFTWARE / DATA EAST

001083
Cover(s)O Rileys Mine

DATASOFT / US GOLD

001121
Cover(s)Pooyan

DATASOFT / KONAMI

001160
Cover(s)Mr Do

UNIVERSAL / US GOLD / DATASOFT

001533
Cover(s)Canyon Climber

DATASOFT

001705
Cover(s)Arcade Classics

US GOLD / DATASOFT

001800
Cover(s)Zorro

US GOLD / DATASOFT

001830
Cover(s)The Sands of Egypt

DATASOFT

001916
Cover(s)The Dallas Quest

US GOLD / DATASOFT

001925
Cover(s)Pac-Man

NAMCO / US GOLD / DATASOFT

002194
Cover(s)Conan

US GOLD / DATASOFT

002229
Cover(s)Saracen

US GOLD / AMERICANA SOFTWARE / DATASOFT

002577