Ultrasoft was a

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and

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located in

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. The company specialised in the development and publishing of games for the

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home computer. With over 40 titles published, its most successful including the

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'' and puzzle games ''Atomix'' and ''Hexagonia – Atomix 2''. Ultrasoft also acted as an exclusive distributor within the territory of Czechoslovakia for Ocean Software game software house based in the UK. Apart from computer games, the company also published a dozen or so non-game titles, mostly for learning foreign languages, as well as text, image, sound and music editors. The company was founded by Louis Wittek in 1989, and dissolved in 1998.

Published games

Other published titles

* ''Baby Mantrik'' (English for children) * ''Datalog 2'' (Database) * ''DTP Machine Utility'' (DTP editor) * ''DTP Machine Professional Pack'' (Image/Text/DTP editor) * ''Mantrik Anglicky'' (Learning English) * ''Mantrik Nemecky'' (Learning German) * ''Mantrik Editor – Professor'' (Create your own lessons for Mantrik) * ''Mrs08E'' (ZX Spectrum Assembler editor) * ''ScreenMachine'' (Image editor) * ''SoundTracker'' (Music editor) * ''TextMachine'' (Text editor) * ''Tuition'' (

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for beginners) * ''ZX-7'' (Music & Sound editor)

''Bit'' magazine

Between 1991–1994 Ultrasoft also published a specialised monthly magazine ''Bit'', aimed at owners of home computers and dealing with computer games in particular.

Published games

Other published titles

''Bit'' magazine

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