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Dro Soft

Spain Founded 1984

Dro Soft was a Spanish software distributor during the second half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. It started in 1984 from the record label Discos Radioactive Organizados (DRO), linked to the musical group Aviador Dro. Apart from distributing imported software, Dro Soft also distributed to small Spanish companies (Magic Hand, Josko Soft, Silicon Games, Techno Arts, Xortrapa Soft, Gamart, Animagic, Juliet Software, New Frontier) and developed its own production, including arcade titles (El Cid, 1987, or Explorer XXXI, 1988) or licensed games (the ZX Spectrum version of Budokan: The Martial Spirit, 1991). In 1994 it was acquired by Electronic Arts for the creation of its delegation in Spain.

Dro Soft at a Glance

Dro Soft has been active in the gaming industry from 1986 to 1998, with 10 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Arcade, Simulator, Strategy, with additional titles in Adventure and Racing. The studio carries a solid 68.8/100 average rating across their catalog, with 2 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is The Duel: Test Drive II (88.3/100). Games from Dro Soft are available across 10 platforms, most notably Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX.

10
Total Games
68.8
Avg Rating
1986
First Release
1998
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Arcade
27%
Simulator
13%
Strategy
13%
Adventure
13%
Racing
7%

Platform Spread

Amstrad CPC
9
ZX Spectrum
8
MSX
7
DOS
5
Commodore C64/128/MAX
5

Release Timeline

1980s
8
1990s
2

Rating Distribution

1
80-100
1
60-79
1
40-59
0
0-39