▁(" The ▁Great ▁C - 1 6 ▁Book "). ▁The ▁C 1 6 s ▁were ▁then ▁bund led ▁with ▁data ▁dis ks ▁and ▁advert ised ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁computer ▁for ▁B AS IC . ▁R ough ly ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁computers ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁this ▁manner . ▁ ▁Move ▁into ▁distribution ▁and ▁ac quisition ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁Following ▁onto ▁their ▁success ▁with ▁C 1 6 ▁game ▁sales , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁King soft ▁moved ▁from ▁Sch ä fer ' s ▁parents ' ▁house ▁to ▁proper ▁offices ▁in ▁A achen , ▁including ▁a ▁w are house ▁space . ▁From ▁the ▁new ▁offices , ▁King soft ▁established ▁bes po ke ▁distribution ▁services , ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁would ▁deliver ▁to ▁ch ains ▁like ▁All k auf , ▁To ys ▁" R " ▁Us ▁and ▁V ob is . ▁This ▁service , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁raised ▁rent ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁location ▁and ▁higher ▁w ages ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁staff , ▁put ▁King soft ▁in ▁a ▁finan cially ▁critical ▁state , ▁only ▁recover ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁stay ▁independent . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁C 1 6 ▁sales ▁were ▁drawing ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁and ▁King soft ▁became ▁more ▁involved ▁with ▁games ▁for ▁Am iga ▁computers ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Un like ▁other ▁Am iga ▁game ▁publish ers ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁King soft ▁offered ▁games ▁for ▁a ▁price ▁lower ▁than ▁the