Keypunch Software

USA publisherfounded in 1978 closed in 1989 status: dead

113
games
7.5
per year
12
years active

aka(s): Keypunch

Software distributor from around 1985-1993. The company usually published budget software packages by mail, but also sold their products in some stores.
The company was notorious for selling software they didn't own, usually by taking existing games that were being distributed as freeware or open source, and modifying them to make them seem like a new game.
They would usually remove all credits and re-title the games so the original developers wouldn't find out.

Notable collaborators: Michael T. Stone and Scott Miller

Releases per year

1978 1
1979 1
1981 2
1983 1
1984 5
1985 16
1986 21
1987 32
1988 10
1989 1

90 video games with valid date were considered (79.6%)

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Common gametypes

strategy18%action/reflex12%casino/cards9%puzzle9%board game9%other41%

Top platforms

  Apple II E 51
  MS-DOS 48
  C64 8
  Atari 400/800 3
  Atari ST 2
  Amiga 1