Beyond software
| Beyond software | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1983 |
| Seat | United Kingdom |
Beyond software was in the 1980s, a video game - publisher in the UK . The company was founded by EMAP in 1983 and released numerous titles on the Commodore 64 , Dragon 32 , ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC , but had very little success until the release of Lords of Midnight in 1984. The strategy game was a success and enabled Beyond to sign a distribution agreement with American developers First Star and a release agreement with developer Denton Designs.
After Beyond was taken over by Telecomsoft for a six-figure sum in late 1985, Beyond continued to act as a label, mainly releasing games that had 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 like Star Trek: The Rebel Universe landed on the Firebird label.
Games
| title | developer | genre | C64 | ZX Spectrum | Other systems | Initial release | medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodness Gracious | Paul Jay | Arcade | Yes | - | 1983 | Datasette | |
| War game | Ron Potkin | strategy | - | - | Dragon 32 | 1983 | Datasette |
| SS Achilles | David Muncer, Simon N. Goodwin | Arcade | - | - | Atari home computer | 1983 | Floppy |
| Space Station Zebra | Pat W. Norris | Arcade | - | Yes | 1983 | Datasette | |
| Up periscope | Ron Potkin | strategy | - | - | Dragon 32 | 1983 | Datasette |
| Ankh | Datamost Inc. | puzzle | Yes | - | 1984 | Datasette | |
| Aztec | Datamost Inc. | Arcade | Yes | - | 1984 | Datasette | |
| Lords of Midnight | Mike Singleton | Graphic adventure | Yes | Yes | Amstrad CPC | 1984 | Datasette, floppy |
| Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory | Datamost Inc. | Arcade | Yes | - | 1984 | Datasette | |
| My Chess II | Datamost Inc. | Board game | Yes | - | 1984 | Datasette, floppy | |
| Psytron | Psy-Sci | Tactical Combat | Yes | Yes | 1984 | Datasette | |
| Spellbound | Pat W. Norris | Arcade | - | Yes | 1984 | Datasette | |
| Spy vs. Spy | First Star Software | Arcade | Yes | Yes | Amstrad CPC, Atari home computer | 1984 | Datasette |
| Bounces | Denton Designs | Arcade | Yes | Yes | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Doomdark's Revenge | Mike Singleton | Graphic adventure | Yes | Yes | Amstrad CPC | 1985 | Datasette |
| Psi Warrior | Psy-Sci | Arcade | Yes | - | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Shadowfire | Denton Designs | Tactical Combat | Yes | Yes | Amstrad CPC | 1985 | Datasette |
| Shadowfire Tuner | Denton Designs | Game Editor | Yes | Yes | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Sorderon's Shadow | Nick Eatock, Simon Welland | Graphic adventure | - | Yes | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Quake Minus One | Mike Singleton, Warren Foulkes | RTS | Yes | - | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Superman: The Game | First Star Software | Arcade / strategy | Yes | - | 1985 | Datasette | |
| Enigma Force | Denton Designs | Tactical Combat | Yes | Yes | 1986 | Datasette | |
| Dante's inferno | Denton Designs | Arcade Adventure | Yes | - | 1986 | Datasette | |
| Infodroid | Denton Designs | Arcade | Yes | - | Amstrad CPC | 1986 | Datasette, floppy |
| Romper Room | Educational game | Yes | Yes | 1986 | Datasette |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Bird Sanctuary - Beyond. May 25, 2011, accessed January 19, 2020 .