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DROsoft also published the first graphical adventure game developed in Spain, {{Lang|es|[[Igor: Objective Uikokahonia]]}}, developed by [[Pendulo Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lago|first=Yago|date=28 October 2019|title=La Mansión Maníaca: entrevista sobre Little Misfortune y 25 años de Igor Objetivo Uikokahonia|trans-title=The Manic Mansion: interview about Little Misfortune and 25 years of Igor: Objective Uikokahonia|url=https://as.com/meristation/2019/10/27/reportajes/1572203192_908013.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|website=MeriStation|language=es}}</ref>
DROsoft also published the first graphical adventure game developed in Spain, {{Lang|es|[[Igor: Objective Uikokahonia]]}}, developed by [[Pendulo Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lago|first=Yago|date=28 October 2019|title=La Mansión Maníaca: entrevista sobre Little Misfortune y 25 años de Igor Objetivo Uikokahonia|trans-title=The Manic Mansion: interview about Little Misfortune and 25 years of Igor: Objective Uikokahonia|url=https://as.com/meristation/2019/10/27/reportajes/1572203192_908013.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|website=MeriStation|language=es}}</ref>

In 1988, they entered into an agreement to cooperate with [[Dinamic Software]] in distributing games, both in Spain and internationally.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=10-23 May 1988|title=Acuerdo entre Dinamic y Dro Soft|url=https://archive.org/details/microhobby-magazine-169.pdf/page/n5/mode/1up|magazine=Microhobby|publisher=Hobby Press, S.A.|language=es|trans-title=Agreement between Dinamic and Dro Soft|issue=169|page=6|access-date=28 July 2020|via=archive.org}}</ref>


They were [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|acquired]] by [[Electronic Arts]] on 14 November 1994, in order to allow direct distribution of software to the Spanish region.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Becker|first=Pat|date=14 November 1994|title=Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain|work=Business Wire|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/447030139|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 July 2020|via=ProQuest}}</ref> One of its founding directors, Miguel Angel Gomez, later became the managing director of [[EMI|EMI Spain]];<ref>{{Cite news|last=Llewellyn|first=Howell|date=2 November 1996|title=EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director|work=Billboard|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/227083422|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 July 2020|via=ProQuest}}</ref> another, Jesús Alonso Gallo, went on to sell another business, Restaurantes.com, to the [[Michelin|Michelin Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel y fundador de restaurantes.com|trans-title=Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel and founder of restaurantes.com|url=https://www.elreferente.es/emprendedores/jesus-alonso-gallo--1153|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|website=www.elreferente.es|language=ES}}</ref>
They were [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|acquired]] by [[Electronic Arts]] on 14 November 1994, in order to allow direct distribution of software to the Spanish region.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Becker|first=Pat|date=14 November 1994|title=Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain|work=Business Wire|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/447030139|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 July 2020|via=ProQuest}}</ref> One of its founding directors, Miguel Angel Gomez, later became the managing director of [[EMI|EMI Spain]];<ref>{{Cite news|last=Llewellyn|first=Howell|date=2 November 1996|title=EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director|work=Billboard|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/227083422|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 July 2020|via=ProQuest}}</ref> another, Jesús Alonso Gallo, went on to sell another business, Restaurantes.com, to the [[Michelin|Michelin Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel y fundador de restaurantes.com|trans-title=Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel and founder of restaurantes.com|url=https://www.elreferente.es/emprendedores/jesus-alonso-gallo--1153|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|website=www.elreferente.es|language=ES}}</ref>

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DROsoft
Company typeSubsidiary of Electronic Arts
IndustryComputer and video game software distribution
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
ParentElectronic Arts, Inc

DROsoft, or Dro-Soft, is a computer and video game software distributor headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1985 out of DRO Records, Spain's first independent record label, they bore the slogan "Five years of combat" (Template:Lang-es).[1] The company is considered to have played a part in the golden age of Spanish software,[2] having been described as one of the "principal distributors" of the age.[3][4]

They were associated with the publication of a number of ZX Spectrum games,[5] some of which were marketed specifically for their translations to Spanish.[6] The company was further noted for translations of British-made games into Spanish, with the quality of the translations justifying their higher prices as compared to the rest of their software lineup.[7]

DROsoft also published the first graphical adventure game developed in Spain, Igor: Objective Uikokahonia, developed by Pendulo Studios.[8]

In 1988, they entered into an agreement to cooperate with Dinamic Software in distributing games, both in Spain and internationally.[9]

They were acquired by Electronic Arts on 14 November 1994, in order to allow direct distribution of software to the Spanish region.[10] One of its founding directors, Miguel Angel Gomez, later became the managing director of EMI Spain;[11] another, Jesús Alonso Gallo, went on to sell another business, Restaurantes.com, to the Michelin Group.[12]

Following their acquisition, in September 1995, they distributed the first E-books designed for children, as produced by Broderbund.[13]

References

  1. ^ Tejada, Ignacio Saenz de (15 November 1986). "El primer lustro de DRO" [The first glimmer of DRO]. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Rodríguez, Fernando (21 February 2003). "Historia del software español de entretenimiento" [History of Spanish entertainment software]. Macedonia Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Esteve Gutiérrez, Jaume (2012). Ocho Quilates : una historia de la Edad de Oro del software español : (1987 - 1992) [Eight carats: a history of the Golden Age of Spanish software (1987-1992)] (in Spanish). Star-T Magazine Books. ASIN B009XUDMC6. ISBN 978-1-5305-2468-6. OCLC 1026223350.
  4. ^ Agudo, Sergio (27 May 2016). "La edad de oro del software español: una reivindicación romántica" [The golden age of Spanish software: a romantic claim]. Malavida (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Dro Soft (Spain)". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "DROSoft Software Catalogue". World of Spectrum. Archive.org. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Dro Soft: Bajaremos los precios de todos nuestros programas" [Dro Soft: We'll lower the prices of all our programmes]. Microhobby (in Spanish). No. 119. Hobby Press, S.A. 10–16 March 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via archive.org.
  8. ^ Lago, Yago (28 October 2019). "La Mansión Maníaca: entrevista sobre Little Misfortune y 25 años de Igor Objetivo Uikokahonia" [The Manic Mansion: interview about Little Misfortune and 25 years of Igor: Objective Uikokahonia]. MeriStation (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Acuerdo entre Dinamic y Dro Soft" [Agreement between Dinamic and Dro Soft]. Microhobby (in Spanish). No. 169. Hobby Press, S.A. 10–23 May 1988. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via archive.org.
  10. ^ Becker, Pat (14 November 1994). "Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain". Business Wire. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via ProQuest.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (2 November 1996). "EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director". Billboard. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via ProQuest.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel y fundador de restaurantes.com" [Jesús Alonso Gallo, business angel and founder of restaurantes.com]. www.elreferente.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "DRO Soft comercializa los Living Books de Broderbund" [DRO Soft distributes Broderbund Living Books]. PCWorld (in Spanish). 1 September 1995. Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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