Datamost

Datamost at a Glance

Datamost was a small American publisher founded by David Gordon in Chatsworth, California in 1981. The company operated for just four years before stopping its activities in 1984. During this short window, Datamost released 34 titles on PlayPile, with 34 listed under publishing and 8 under development. Their entire catalog belongs to the 1980s. The vast majority of their output focused on arcade games, which accounted for 26 releases. They also published 15 shooters, 7 platformers, 4 puzzle games, 2 fighting games, 2 adventure games, and single titles in strategy and role-playing genres. The company targeted a specific set of home computers from that era. Twenty-seven games appeared on the Apple II, making it their primary platform. Thirteen titles were for Atari 8-bit systems, while 12 reached Commodore C64, C128, and MAX users. Smaller portions of their library supported the PC-8800 Series, DOS, FM-7, Sharp X1, and Mac. Their most notable release is Marc Goodman's program The Bilestoad. Quality data for Datamost is limited because only one game has a rating on the IGDB database. That single entry, Ankh from 1984, holds a score of 60 out of 100. This places the title in the good range rather than great or mixed. No other titles in their catalog have received ratings on this platform. The company released several games in December 1984, including Earthly Delights and Mabel's Mansion. Polar Pierre appeared in November 1984, and Argos was available in December 1983. Datamost did not sustain a long career or build a diverse reputation over decades. Their output remained consistent within the arcade and shooter genres throughout their brief existence. The lack of ratings for most of their 34 games makes it difficult to assess the general quality of their work beyond the single score we have. They remain a footnote in gaming history rather than a major force, with a narrow focus on specific hardware from the early eighties before closing their doors permanently in 1984.

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