Beyond Software


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 titles on the Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, but met with very little success until the release of Mike Singleton's 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.
After being acquired by Telecomsoft in late 1985 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

TitleDeveloperGenreC=64ZX SpectrumOthersYearFormat
Goodness GraciousPaul JayArcade1983Tape
KriegspielRon PotkinStrategyDragon 321983Tape
SS AchillesDavid Muncer, Simon N. GoodwinArcade1983Disk
Space Station ZebraPat W. NorrisArcade1983Tape
Up PeriscopeRon PotkinStrategyDragon 321983Tape
AnkhDatamost Inc.Puzzle1984Tape
AztecDatamost Inc.Arcade1984Tape
Lords of MidnightMike SingletonGraphic AdventureAmstrad CPC1984Tape, Disk
Mr. RobotDatamost Inc.Arcade1984Tape
My Chess IIDatamost Inc.Board Game1984Tape, Disk
PsytronPsy-SciTactical Combat1984Tape
SpellboundPat W. NorrisArcade1984Tape
Spy vs. SpyFirst Star SoftwareArcadeAmstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family1984Tape
BouncesDenton DesignsArcade1985Tape
Doomdark's RevengeMike SingletonGraphic AdventureAmstrad CPC1985Tape
Psi WarriorPsy-SciArcade1985Tape
ShadowfireDenton DesignsTactical CombatAmstrad CPC1985Tape
Shadowfire TunerDenton DesignsGame Editor1985Tape
Sorderon's ShadowNick Eatock, Simon WellandGraphic Adventure1985Tape
Quake Minus OneMike Singleton, Warren FoulkesRTS1985Tape
First Star SoftwareArcade/Strategy1985Tape
Enigma ForceDenton DesignsTactical Combat1986Tape
Dante's InfernoDenton DesignsArcade Adventure1986Tape
InfodroidDenton DesignsArcadeAmstrad CPC1986Tape, Disk
Romper RoomEducational1986Tape