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Beam Software


Founded in 1980
Closed in 2000
Status: dead
183
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, MechWarrior, NBA Jam, NFL Quarterback Club, Pac-Man, The Lost Vikings

Releases per year

19824
198312
19848
198511
198621
198711
19888
198910
199016
199115
19929
199317
199414
19958
19965
19977
19984
19991
181 video games with valid date were considered (98.9%)

Gametypes frequency

Top platforms

NES 29
GB 24
ZX Spectrum 22
C64 22
SNES 12
MS-DOS 11
Windows 9
Game Gear 7
Amstrad CPC 7
Mega Drive 6
Mac OS Classic 5
Apple II E 4
PS 4
C16/Plus4 3
BBC 3
Lord of the Rings - Game One (BBC Micro)
Lord of the Rings - Game One
1986
Shadowrun (Super Nintendo)
Shadowrun
1993-11-01
Blades of Vengeance (Mega Drive)
Blades of Vengeance
1993-01-01
The Hobbit (Commodore 64)
The Hobbit
1983
Mickey's Safari in Letterland (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
1993-03
The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum)
The Hobbit
1982
Alien Earth (Windows)
Alien Earth
1998
The Hobbit (BBC Micro)
The Hobbit
1983
The Muncher (Commodore 64)
The Muncher
1988
Battle Chess (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Battle Chess
1990-07
Aussie Rules Footy (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Aussie Rules Footy
1991
Battletech (Super Nintendo)
Battletech
1993-05

Beam Software best rated games

EA Sports Cricket '961996dos
Shadowrun1993snes
The Way of the Exploding Fist1985c64
Horace Goes Skiing1982spc
Penetrator1983spc
Lord of the Rings - Game One1986bbc
720°1989nes

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