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Beam Software


Founded in 1980
Closed in 2000
Status: dead
185
games
20
years old
aka(s): Beam International, Beam

Founded as subsidiary of Melbourne House in 1980, by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen.

In 1987 Beam became independent of Melbourne House.

In 2000 they changed the name to Blaze International and left the game industry.

It is known for Choplifter, Gex series, Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy, Last Ninja, MechWarrior, NBA Jam, NFL Quarterback Club, Pac-Man, The Lost Vikings

Releases per year

19824
198312
19848
198511
198621
198711
19888
198911
199014
199118
19929
199317
199414
19958
19965
19977
19984
19991
183 video games with valid date were considered (98.9%)

Gametypes frequency

Top platforms

NES 30
GB 24
ZX Spectrum 23
C64 23
SNES 12
MS-DOS 11
Windows 9
Amstrad CPC 7
Game Gear 7
Mega Drive 6
Mac OS Classic 5
PS 4
Apple II E 4
C16/Plus4 3
BBC 3
Lord of the Rings - Game One (BBC Micro)
Lord of the Rings - Game One
BBC 1986
Shadowrun (Super Nintendo)
Shadowrun
SNES 1993-11-01
Blades of Vengeance (Mega Drive)
Blades of Vengeance
GEN 1993-01-01
The Hobbit (Commodore 64)
The Hobbit
C64 1983
Mickey's Safari in Letterland (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
NES 1993-03
Alien Earth (Windows)
Alien Earth
WIN 1998
The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum)
The Hobbit
SPC 1982
The Hobbit (BBC Micro)
The Hobbit
BBC 1983
The Muncher (Commodore 64)
The Muncher
C64 1988
Battle Chess (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Battle Chess
NES 1990-07
Battletech (Super Nintendo)
Battletech
SNES 1993-05
Aussie Rules Footy (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Aussie Rules Footy
NES 1991

Beam Software best rated games

EA Sports Cricket '961996dos
Shadowrun1993snes
The Way of the Exploding Fist1985c64
The Way of the Exploding Fist1985cpc
The Hobbit1983dos
Horace Goes Skiing1982spc
Penetrator1983spc
NBA All-Star Challenge 21993gb
The Hobbit1985cpc
Lord of the Rings - Game One1986bbc

Beam Software worst games

720°1989nes

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