- Name
- Beam Software
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 January 1978
- Location
- Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
- Website
- http://www.melbournehouse.com/
- Aliases
- Melbourne House
Beam Software
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Later renamed Melbourne House, this was Australia's first game development and publishing studio. It was acquired by Krome Studios in 2006 to become Krome Studios Melbourne.
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Overview
Beam Software was founded in 1978 and operated independently in its home city of Melbourne, Australia developing video games for consoles from 1988 onwards. It produced many games for 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit consoles, including the SNES versions of Shadowrun and Super Smash TV, and was one of the most prolific Australian game developers of the 1990s. In 1999 it was purchased by Atari SA (Company) (still known as Infogrames) and renamed Melbourne House. In 2006, it was sold off again to prominent Australian developers Krome Studios, which turned Melbourne House into Krome Studios Melbourne (Company). In 2010, Krome Studios downsized most of their staff and dismantled many of their studios.
Developed Games
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The Way of the Exploding Fist (Game)
The Way of the Exploding Fist is a martial arts fighting game featuring one-on-one Karate bouts. The object is to defeat each opponent under the shobu nihon kumite scoring system which requires either two glancing blows or one fully landed finishing blow.
Cricket 96 (Game)
Shadowrun (Game)
Shadowrun, based on the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name, is a futuristic sci-fi/fantasy game, taking inspiration from Neuromancer, Blade Runner, and other cyberpunk stories.
Choplifter II: Rescue Survive (Game)
Choplifter II was the first Choplifter title for the Game Boy handheld.
Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness (Game)
Play nine rounds of wacky mini-golf as the cartoon cat Scratchy while contending with the cartoon cat Itchy in this side-scrolling platformer based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons and its in-universe "The Itchy & Scratchy Show".
4-in-1 Fun Pak (Game)
A Game Boy game that includes four different classic board games: chess, reversi, checkers, and backgammon.
Mickey's Safari In Letterland (Game)
An educational platformer where Mickey goes on a global quest to capture three letters on each stage to spell out a word.
Back to the Future Part II & III (Game)
Based on the movies, Marty McFly tries to restore the time line back to normal, traveling from 1955 to 2015.
The Punisher: Ultimate Payback (Game)
Frank Castle, as the Punisher, guns down several bad guys with the occasional help of Spider-Man -- because people need to be punished.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (Game)
Bill & Ted navigate through time in this platformer
Published Games
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KKND: Krush, Kill 'N' Destroy (Game)
KKND: Krush, Kill 'N' Destroy is an RTS featuring 3 asymmeteric forces.
Mugsy (Game)
Bazooka Bill (Game)
A cartoony Green Beret clone. You play as Bazooka Bill. A wide array of weapons are at your disposal and you can switch freely between them.