Ariolasoft

Germany publisherfounded in 1983 closed in 1993 status: dead

184
games
20.8
per year
8
years active

aka(s): Ariola

Sub-Label(s): Art Edition

Notable collaborators: David Crane, Daniel Bunten/Danielle Bunten Berry, Antony Crowther, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead

It is known for Archon, Pitfall, Skyfox, Stellar 7

Releases per year

1980 3
1981 4
1982 10
1983 11
1984 14
1985 31
1986 34
1987 45
1988 14
1989 6
1990 11

183 video games with valid date were considered (99.4%)

Overall rankings

3
50
56
9
1
3.4
average

Common gametypes

action/reflex20%adventure16%shooter16%manag./econ.9%strategy7%other29%

Top platforms

  C64 55
  Amstrad CPC 30
  Atari 2600 24
  ZX Spectrum 19
  Amiga 16
  Atari ST 14
  Atari 400/800 13
  MS-DOS 7
  Apple II E 3
  C16/Plus4 2
  Amstrad PCW 1
Pitfall! image #0 Pitfall!
Pitfall!
Atari 2600 1982
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns image #1 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Atari 2600 1984
River Raid image #2 River Raid
River Raid
Atari 2600 1982-12
Kaboom! image #3 Kaboom!
Kaboom!
Atari 2600 1981
Archon II: Adept image #4 Archon II: Adept
Archon II: Adept
Amiga 1986-07
Enduro image #5 Enduro
Enduro
Atari 2600 1983-05
Arctic Fox image #6 Arctic Fox
Arctic Fox
Amiga 1986-02
Ooze: Creepy Nites image #7 Ooze: Creepy Nites
Ooze: Creepy Nites
Amiga 1988
Hanse image #8 Hanse
Hanse
Amstrad CPC 1987
Bride of Frankenstein image #9 Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
C64 1987
Werner: Mach hin! image #10 Werner: Mach hin!
Werner: Mach hin!
Atari ST 1986
Missile Command image #11 Missile Command
Missile Command
Atari 2600 1980

Ariolasoft best rated games

Skyfox 1984 IIE
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space 1983 vcs
They Stole a Million 1986 spc
Think! 1985 spc
Raid on Bungeling Bay 1984 c64
Deactivators 1986 spc
They Stole a Million 1986 c64
Deactivators 1986 c64
Enduro 1983 vcs
Stampede 1981 vcs

Ariolasoft worst games

Realm of Impossibility 1985 spc
One-on-One 1985 spc
Out of this World 1987 spc
Das Magazin 1990 ocs
Hanse 1989 ocs

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