Summary
Beyond Software was a video game publisher in the UK in the 1980s. It was set up by the EMAP publishing group in 1983 and published numerous titles on the Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, but met with very little success until the release of Mike Singleton's The Lords of Midnight in 1984. The Tolkien-esque strategy game became an instant success and allowed Beyond to establish a distribution deal with American developers First Star, as well as a publishing deal with developer Denton Designs.
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Emap International Limited |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Computer games |
After being acquired by Telecomsoft in late 1985[1] for a six-figure sum, Beyond continued to operate as a unique label, mostly releasing games that had already been in development for some time, as well as a number of conversions of existing titles. Telecomsoft did very little with the Beyond label beyond these releases. A number of high-profile titles, such as Star Trek: The Rebel Universe ended up on the Firebird label, while a highly anticipated Mike Singleton project, Eye of the Moon, failed to materialise.
Games edit
| Title | Developer | Genre | C=64 | ZX Spectrum | Others | Year | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodness Gracious | Paul Jay | Arcade | C64 | — | — | 1983 | Tape |
| Kriegspiel | Ron Potkin | Strategy | — | — | Dragon 32 | 1983 | Tape |
| SS Achilles | David Muncer, Simon Goodwin | Arcade | — | — | Atari 8-bit family | 1983 | Disk |
| Space Station Zebra | Pat W. Norris | Arcade | — | ZX Spectrum | — | 1983 | Tape |
| Up Periscope | Ron Potkin | Strategy | — | — | Dragon 32 | 1983 | Tape |
| Ankh | Datamost Inc. | Puzzle | C64 | — | — | 1984 | Tape |
| Aztec | Datamost Inc. | Arcade | C64 | — | — | 1984 | Tape |
| The Lords of Midnight | Mike Singleton | Graphic Adventure | C64 | ZX Spectrum | Amstrad CPC | 1984 | Tape, Disk |
| Mr. Robot | Datamost Inc. | Arcade | C64 | — | — | 1984 | Tape |
| My Chess II | Datamost Inc. | Board Game | C64 | — | — | 1984 | Tape, Disk |
| Psytron | Psy-Sci | Tactical Combat | C64 | ZX Spectrum | — | 1984 | Tape |
| Spellbound | Pat W. Norris | Arcade | — | ZX Spectrum | — | 1984 | Tape |
| Spy vs. Spy | First Star Software | Arcade | C64 | ZX Spectrum | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family | 1984 | Tape |
| Doomdark's Revenge | Mike Singleton | Graphic Adventure | C64 | ZX Spectrum | Amstrad CPC | 1985 | Tape |
| Psi Warrior | Psy-Sci | Arcade | C64 | — | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Shadowfire | Denton Designs | Tactical Combat | C64 | ZX Spectrum | Amstrad CPC | 1985 | Tape |
| Shadowfire Tuner | Denton Designs | Game Editor | C64 | ZX Spectrum | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Sorderon's Shadow | Nick Eatock, Simon Welland | Graphic Adventure | — | ZX Spectrum | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Enigma Force | Denton Designs | Tactical Combat | C64 | ZX Spectrum | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Quake Minus One | Mike Singleton, Warren Foulkes | RTS | C64 | — | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Superman: The Game | First Star Software | Arcade/Strategy | C64 | — | — | 1985 | Tape |
| Dante's Inferno | Denton Designs | Arcade Adventure | C64 | — | — | 1986 | Tape |
| Bounces | Denton Designs | Arcade | C64 | ZX Spectrum | — | 1986 | Tape |
| Infodroid | Denton Designs | Arcade | C64 | — | Amstrad CPC | 1986 | Tape, Disk |
| Romper Room | Educational | C64 | ZX Spectrum | — | 1986 | Tape |
References edit
- ^ Richard Hewison: Beyond. Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine from: The Bird Sanctuary. Accessed on 2009-12-10
External links edit
- Beyond Software at MobyGames