Beyond Software Explained

Beyond Software
Founder:Emap International Limited
Location Country:UK
Area Served:UK
Industry:Video games
Products:Video games

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 games 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.[1]

After being acquired by Telecomsoft in late 1985[2] 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 ended up on the Firebird label, while a highly anticipated Mike Singleton project, Eye of the Moon, failed to materialise.

Games

Titles by Beyond Software
TitleDeveloperGenreC64ZX SpectrumOthersYearFormat
Goodness GraciousPaul JayAction1983Tape
KriegspielRon PotkinStrategyDragon 321983Tape
SS AchillesDavid Muncer, Simon GoodwinAction1983Disk
Space Station ZebraPat W. NorrisArcade1983Tape
Up PeriscopeRon PotkinStrategyDragon 321983Tape
AnkhDatamostPuzzle1984Tape
AztecDatamost Actiom1984Tape
The Lords of MidnightMike SingletonGraphic AdventureAmstrad CPC1984Tape, Disk
Mr. RobotDatamostArcade1984Tape
My Chess IIDatamostBoard1984Tape, Disk
PsytronPsy-SciTactical combat1984Tape
SpellboundPat W. NorrisAction1984Tape
Spy vs. SpyFirst Star SoftwareActionAmstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit1984Tape
Doomdark's RevengeMike SingletonGraphic AdventureAmstrad CPC1985Tape
Psi WarriorPsy-SciAction1985Tape
ShadowfireDenton DesignsTactical CombatAmstrad CPC1985Tape
Shadowfire TunerDenton DesignsGame Editor1985Tape
Sorderon's ShadowNick Eatock, Simon WellandGraphic Adventure1985Tape
Enigma ForceDenton DesignsTactical Combat1985Tape
Quake Minus OneMike Singleton, Warren FoulkesRTS1985Tape
First Star SoftwareAction/strategy1985Tape
Dante's InfernoDenton DesignsAction-adventure1986Tape
BouncesDenton DesignsAction1986Tape
InfodroidDenton DesignsActionAmstrad CPC1986Tape, Disk
Romper RoomEducational1986Tape

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villordsutch . 2016-08-13 . The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #15 – The Lords of Midnight . 2024-04-30 . Flickering Myth . en-US.
  2. Richard Hewison: Beyond. from: The Bird Sanctuary. Accessed on 2009-12-10

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