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Kingsoft GmbH was a German video game company based in Aachen. The company was founded in 1982 by Fritz Schäfer out of his parents' house in Mulartshütte (Roetgen) to sell his chess simulation game Boss (later renamed Grandmaster), which he developed the year before. Kingsoft expanded into third-party publishing in 1983, starting with Galaxy by Henrik Wening. Most of their games were released for computers developed by Commodore International, predominantly the Commodore 64, Commodore 16 and later Amiga, and were usually based on other company's titles for different platforms. Kingsoft moved to Aachen in 1987 and established a distribution service before ceasing publishing in favour of distribution in 1993. The company was acquired in March 1995 by Electronic Arts, who retired the Kingsoft

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  • Die Kingsoft GmbH wurde 1983 von Fritz Schäfer gegründet und war in den 1980er-Jahren eine der bekanntesten deutschen Spielesoftwarefirmen. Kingsoft war einer der Hersteller, der neben Spieltiteln für VC 20, C64 und Amiga auch Programme für die Commodore-264-Serie (C16, C116, Plus/4) herausbrachte. (de)
  • Kingsoft GmbH was a German video game company based in Aachen. The company was founded in 1982 by Fritz Schäfer out of his parents' house in Mulartshütte (Roetgen) to sell his chess simulation game Boss (later renamed Grandmaster), which he developed the year before. Kingsoft expanded into third-party publishing in 1983, starting with Galaxy by Henrik Wening. Most of their games were released for computers developed by Commodore International, predominantly the Commodore 64, Commodore 16 and later Amiga, and were usually based on other company's titles for different platforms. Kingsoft moved to Aachen in 1987 and established a distribution service before ceasing publishing in favour of distribution in 1993. The company was acquired in March 1995 by Electronic Arts, who retired the Kingsoft name later that year. (en)
  • Kingsoft GmbH, aussi connu sous le nom de Kingsoft, est un studio de développement et d’édition de jeux vidéo basé à Aix-la-Chapelle. Il fut fondé en 1982 par Fritz Schäfer chez ses parents, à Mulartshütte (Roetgen) pour vendre son jeu de simulation d'échecs Boss (rebaptisé ensuite Grand Master), qu'il avait développé l'année précédente. Kingsoft s'est attaqué à l'édition de jeux développés par des tiers en 1983, à commencer par Galaxy de Henrik Wening. La plupart de leurs jeux furent publiés sur des ordinateurs Commodore, notamment le Commodore 64, le Commodore 16 puis l’Amiga, et étaient généralement basés sur les titres d'autres sociétés pour différentes plates-formes. Kingsoft a déménagé à Aix-la-Chapelle en 1987 et a créé un service de distribution avant de cesser de publier en faveur de la distribution en 1993. La société a été acquise en mars 1995 par Electronic Arts, qui supprima la marque Kingsoft plus tard dans l’année. (fr)
  • La Kingsoft GmbH era un'azienda editrice di videogiochi tedesca, attiva tra il 1982 e il 1995, con sede ad Aquisgrana. Pubblicò numerosi videogiochi per computer, principalmente Commodore 64, Commodore 16 e Amiga, e più raramente altri come Commodore VIC-20, Atari ST e MS-DOS. Fu la prima editrice professionale di videogiochi per computer in Germania e divenne un produttore di primo piano di giochi per Commodore per tutti gli anni '80. (it)
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  • Die Kingsoft GmbH wurde 1983 von Fritz Schäfer gegründet und war in den 1980er-Jahren eine der bekanntesten deutschen Spielesoftwarefirmen. Kingsoft war einer der Hersteller, der neben Spieltiteln für VC 20, C64 und Amiga auch Programme für die Commodore-264-Serie (C16, C116, Plus/4) herausbrachte. (de)
  • La Kingsoft GmbH era un'azienda editrice di videogiochi tedesca, attiva tra il 1982 e il 1995, con sede ad Aquisgrana. Pubblicò numerosi videogiochi per computer, principalmente Commodore 64, Commodore 16 e Amiga, e più raramente altri come Commodore VIC-20, Atari ST e MS-DOS. Fu la prima editrice professionale di videogiochi per computer in Germania e divenne un produttore di primo piano di giochi per Commodore per tutti gli anni '80. (it)
  • Kingsoft GmbH was a German video game company based in Aachen. The company was founded in 1982 by Fritz Schäfer out of his parents' house in Mulartshütte (Roetgen) to sell his chess simulation game Boss (later renamed Grandmaster), which he developed the year before. Kingsoft expanded into third-party publishing in 1983, starting with Galaxy by Henrik Wening. Most of their games were released for computers developed by Commodore International, predominantly the Commodore 64, Commodore 16 and later Amiga, and were usually based on other company's titles for different platforms. Kingsoft moved to Aachen in 1987 and established a distribution service before ceasing publishing in favour of distribution in 1993. The company was acquired in March 1995 by Electronic Arts, who retired the Kingsoft (en)
  • Kingsoft GmbH, aussi connu sous le nom de Kingsoft, est un studio de développement et d’édition de jeux vidéo basé à Aix-la-Chapelle. Il fut fondé en 1982 par Fritz Schäfer chez ses parents, à Mulartshütte (Roetgen) pour vendre son jeu de simulation d'échecs Boss (rebaptisé ensuite Grand Master), qu'il avait développé l'année précédente. Kingsoft s'est attaqué à l'édition de jeux développés par des tiers en 1983, à commencer par Galaxy de Henrik Wening. La plupart de leurs jeux furent publiés sur des ordinateurs Commodore, notamment le Commodore 64, le Commodore 16 puis l’Amiga, et étaient généralement basés sur les titres d'autres sociétés pour différentes plates-formes. Kingsoft a déménagé à Aix-la-Chapelle en 1987 et a créé un service de distribution avant de cesser de publier en faveur (fr)
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