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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|language=es|trans-title=Agreement between Dinamic and Dro Soft|issue=169|page=6|access-date=28 July 2020|via=archive.org}}</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|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 Electronic Arts' software to the Spanish region.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+acquires+distributor+in+Spain%3b+forms+third+subsidiary...-a015926355|title=Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain; forms third subsidiary in continental Europe.|date=14 November 1994|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|via=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516130231/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+acquires+distributor+in+Spain%3b+forms+third+subsidiary...-a015926355|archive-date=17 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of its founding directors, Miguel Angel Gomez, later became the managing director of [[EMI|EMI Spain]];<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Llewellyn|first=Howell|date=2 November 1996|title=EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billbaord]]|volume=108|issue=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQkEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=28 July 2020|via=[[Google Books]]}}</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 Electronic Arts' software to the Spanish region.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+acquires+distributor+in+Spain%3b+forms+third+subsidiary...-a015926355|title=Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain; forms third subsidiary in continental Europe.|date=14 November 1994|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|via=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516130231/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+acquires+distributor+in+Spain%3b+forms+third+subsidiary...-a015926355|archive-date=17 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of its founding directors, Miguel Angel Gomez, later became the managing director of [[EMI|EMI Spain]];<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Llewellyn|first=Howell|date=2 November 1996|title=EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQkEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=108|issue=44|page=|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=28 July 2020|via=[[Google Books]]}}</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>


Following their acquisition, in September 1995, they distributed the first [[E-book]]s designed for children, as produced by [[Broderbund]].<ref>{{Cite press release|last=|first=|date=1 September 1995|title=DRO Soft comercializa los Living Books de Broderbund|trans-title=DRO Soft distributes Broderbund Living Books|url=https://www.pcworld.es/articulos/boletin-de-noticias/dro-soft-comercializa-los-living-books-de-broderbund-482860/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|publisher=DROsoft|via=[[PCWorld]]|language=es}}</ref>
Following their acquisition, in September 1995, they distributed the first [[E-book]]s designed for children, as produced by [[Broderbund]].<ref>{{Cite press release|last=|first=|date=1 September 1995|title=DRO Soft comercializa los Living Books de Broderbund|trans-title=DRO Soft distributes Broderbund Living Books|url=https://www.pcworld.es/articulos/boletin-de-noticias/dro-soft-comercializa-los-living-books-de-broderbund-482860/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2020|publisher=DROsoft|via=[[PCWorld]]|language=es}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:31, 28 July 2020

DROsoft
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
ParentElectronic Arts

DROsoft is a Spanish computer and video game software distributor headquartered in Madrid. The company was founded in 1985 out of DRO Records, Spain's first independent record label.[1] It 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 Electronic Arts' 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. 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. 10–23 May 1988. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via archive.org.
  10. ^ "Electronic Arts acquires distributor in Spain; forms third subsidiary in continental Europe" (Press release). Electronic Arts. 14 November 1994. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 – via TheFreeLibrary.com. {{cite press release}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 May 2013 suggested (help)
  11. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (2 November 1996). "EMI Spain ups VP Miguel Angel Gomez to managing director". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 44. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  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] (Press release) (in Spanish). DROsoft. 1 September 1995. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via PCWorld.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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