Topo Soft was one of the Spanish

Spain

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 software house

Software house

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 for 8-bit home computer

Home computer

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s that emerged during the eighties

1980s

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. They were part of the Golden Era of Spanish Software

Golden Era of Spanish Software

The Golden Era of Spanish Software was a time, between 1983 and 1992, when Spain became the second 8 bit entertainment software producer in Europe, behind only the United Kingdom...

. It disappeared due to economic problems in the nineties

1990s

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 related with the late arrival of 16-bit computers in Spain

Spain

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. Some of its workers founded Pyro Studios

Pyro Studios

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 in 1998.

The eighties, 8 bits

The games published included Survivor

Survivor (video game)

Survivor is an action game released in 1987 by the Spanish software house Topo Soft and later re-released in the UK by U.S. Gold. It was published for several 8-bit formats including Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum.-Overview:...

, and other games for the MSX

MSX

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, and PC

Personal computer

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. The game Desperado was published in England as "Gun Smoke"

External links

• Topo Soft at mobygames.com
• Topo Soft advertisements at amstrad.es