Beam Software

It's the year 2006. You're Mark "Tough Guy" Tyler and you've just defended your your Heavyweight title from the 9th consecutive time. After demolishing the best boxers on the planet. It's now time to face-off with the best in the Universe.

Radical Rex

Radical Rex is a fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus on a skateboard who has to save the dinosaur race under the spell of an evil creature.

Nightshade

The shadows of doom grow long as the ancient Egyptian villain Sutekh envelops Metro City with a wave of crime. But Sutekh's seedy underworld is about to be infiltrated by a superhero unlike the world has even seen. A superhero who can melt into the darkness like a phantom.

The Dame Was Loaded

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1997

An adventure set in the world of a 1940s private eye. Dames are trouble, but trouble is your business. In a sleazy world of corrupt officials, stolen diamonds, lust and murder, you must solve the case and stay alive.

KKnD2: Krossfire

Beam Software1998

It's 100 years since nuclear warheads totalled the Earth, 40 years since the militant Survivors crawled from their underground bunkers to struggle against the mutated Evolved for control of the surface. With a victory for either side seeming doubtful, many people from both sides fled the conflict 40 years ago and have spent the time regrouping, licking their wounds, and planning for the next assault. Now the New Survivors pour out of the ground, trying to retake the surface. The 'Further Evolved' ride mutant beasts to defend the surface once again. But now there's a whole new factor no-one's accounted for. From a line of dust on the horizon, the Series 9 robotic army, once farming robots, whose purpose in life was lost when the farmland they were built to protect was burned in the nuclear annihilation, and now with revenge in their crazed visors, storm across the land killing anything they can find. The War of the Three Armies is getting underway. Pretty scary huh?

Cricket 97

Beam Software1997

Cricket 97 is a cricket game for PCs that was released in 1997. The sequel to Cricket 96, it was developed by Melbourne House (as Beam Software) and published by EA Sports. It was the final cricket game in the series to be developed by Melbourne House. Compared to the previous game, the improvement in graphics continued with three-dimensional stadiums (though players remained rendered as sprites). Cricketing legends Ritchie Benaud and Ian Botham for the first time provided commentary and also featured in full motion video interludes. The game did not feature real player names as with previous games in the series (with real Australian and English sides appearing for the first time in the game's successor, Ashes Tour Edition).

Caesars Palace

Beam Software1997

CAESARS PALACE brings casino gambling at its finest to the PlayStation. Start out with $1,000 and try to turn it into a million playing Baccarat, Roulette, Craps, Blackjack, and slot machines. Just in case you don't know how to play a game, watch the official Caesars Palace Casino Tutorial. After watching the video, you'll want to hit the tables with lower bet limits; as your winnings increase, new tables with higher limits and minimums open up. Statistician and gambling guru, Dr. William Bertram, has verified the payoffs and odds, so the chances of winning big are the same as in the real world. CAESARS PALACE has all of the excitement of real world gambling without all of the losses.

KKND: Krush, Kill 'N' Destroy

Beam Software1997

KKnD, or Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy is a real-time strategy games in the KKnD series. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting, where two factions are fighting for control over the few natural resources left. Each faction has its own campaign consisting of 15 missions each, and there is also a multiplayer mode which allows up to 6 people to play.

Taz-Mania 2

Taz-Mania 2 is an Action game, developed by Beam Software and published by THQ, which was released in 1997. Join Taz in dust flurrying action to conquer the aboriginal enemies.

Cricket 96

Beam Software1996

One of the first realistic cricket games in the market, Cricket 96 wowed people with its options, commentary and video options. You can play either test or one-day matches with a choice of 8 teams, and you can set your field, bowlers and batsmen. It has a good control system and decent graphics for its time.

Casino FunPak

Beam Software1995

In Casino FunPak, you walk around in a casino, partaking in a multitude of games and competing in tournaments to earn as much money as you can. You can play Roulette, Video Poker, Slot Machines, Blackjack and Craps. The tournament mode contains a large tour of the five games.

Jim Lee's Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1995

The only thing stopping the immortal Helspont from taking over the earth is a group of high-powered heroes known as the WILDC.A.T.S! Each member of the team wields incredible power - when united, the results are spectacular! Players assume the roles of: Spartan, Cyborg and team leader, Maul, massive cross-breed warrior, and Warblade, metamorphosing hand-to-hand combat expert! If mankind has one hope, it;s the WILDC.A.T.S! -Based on Jim Lee's top selling comic book and smash Saturday morning cartoon sensation! - Unique team-play action requiring a combination of hero's powers to complete the game! -16 Megabit game packs solid punch with intense graphics based on comic book style and hard-edged game play!

True Lies

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1994

True Lies is a top-view action shooting game based on the 1994 film of the same title that was developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim and LJN. Four different versions of the game were released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, and the Game Boy. The home versions and portable versions were drastically different from each other, but featured similar play mechanics.

5 In One Fun Pak

5 in One Fun Pak features four board games and one dice game. The featured games are Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Reversi and Yacht (using Yahtzee's rules). You can select to play one player against the computer or two players. You can select you skill levels for most games from 1 (easiest) to 3 (hardest), although the Chess game has skills of 1 to 6 and Yacht has no skill selection.

The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness

Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness is a miniature golf game released on the Game Boy in 1994, featuring the cat and mouse pair Itchy & Scratchy from the television series The Simpsons. Developed by Beam Software, it was the first game to feature these characters. In the game, the player controls Scratchy as he plays through a miniature golf course of nine holes while at the same time avoiding Itchy's attacks. It received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics.

WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling

WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game published by FCI, Inc. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. The third World Championship Wrestling (WCW) video game, it is named after the pay-per-view SuperBrawl. It was the only WCW game to be released on the Super NES, and the last to be produced by FCI, Inc. A Sega Genesis version was planned but never released.

WCW: The Main Event

WCW: The Main Event is a professional wrestling video game. Choose your fighters among top-ranked superstars. Each wrestler has his unique special move along with punch, clothesline, bodyslam, suplex, dropkick, and cross body block. Use your unique abilities to fight in one of two match types to maybe even throw one's opponent out of the ring!

Choplifter III: Rescue Survive

In this third installment of the Choplifter series, it is once again your job to fly your helicopter through enemy territory to rescue hostages. The helicopter does not only take damage from enemy fire, but also from contact with buildings, trees, walls etc., which makes some levels difficult to navigate. Despite sharing a similar title with the Game Boy and Game Gear games, the SNES version of Choplifter III: Rescue Survive is actually a different game, as the other versions are remakes of Choplifter II: Rescue Survive.

Super Solitaire

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1993

Super Solitaire is a SNES version of the classic solitaire card game with 12 varieties of play (Klondike, Free Cell, Golf, Cruel, Pyramid, Stonewall, Doesn't Matter, Aces Up, Florentine, Poker, Canfield and Scorpion). It features classic artwork for backgrounds along with optional cartoony graphics. Very soft music is included on the track. The game also sports options where you can choose to skip to the next card when stuck or get a hint on what to do.

Baby T-Rex

It's REX To The Rescue! You were once just a typical Tyrannosaurus-10 tons of terror with lots of teeth and really bad breath. Now, thanks to Captain NewEye' Brain Grain formula, you're the intelligent giant reptile called Rex - and you're hopping mad! Evil Professor ScrewEyes has "dino-napped" your prehistoric pals, Woog, Dweeb and Elsa, and is holding them prisoner in his castle. Only you have the brains and brawn to set them free! Follow a mystical map that will take you from the outskirts of the Jurassic Jungle through the Cretaceous Caves to well within the castle walls. Then it's on to the Dungeon and, if you avoid extinction, up into the Tower. 16 levels of "brain-draining" obstacles, traps and other dangers await you-not to mention power-boosting inventions, carefully hidden bonuses and secret worlds of adventure. So step on it big guy-or your friends could end up as colossal fossils!

Blades of Vengeance

Blades of Vengeance is a platform game that was developed by Beam Software and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. In this game, one or two players can select one of three fantasy warriors to fight through a large range of platform levels in order to defeat the forces of darkness.

Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics!

Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics! is a platform game released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Players control Tom as he attempts to rescue his kidnapped companion while navigating levels filled with enemies and obstacles. The game features side-scrolling stages based on familiar settings from the animated series. Gameplay involves jumping, throwing items, and avoiding hazards across varied environments. It adapts characters and humor from the Tom and Jerry franchise into a traditional 2D platforming format. The game can be played single-player, solo as Tom, or two-player simultaneously with Tom and Jerry teaming up.

4-in-1 Funpak Volume II

Now get four times the fun from your Gameboy system with 4-in-1 Funpak, Vol. II. If you like Yahtzee, you'll love Yacht. Cut the cards for hours of fun with Solitaire. Peg your spot in the winner's circle with Cribbage. Or build on your skills with Dominoes. You can take these all-time favorite games with you anywhere, anytime. It's like having cards, dic and dominoes in the palm of your hand. So come on, get ready to shake, shuffle, and roll your way to hours of fun!

Shadowrun

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.

International Cricket

International Cricket is one of the few NES titles released exclusively in Australia. It is the brother game of Aussie Rules Footy. The player can choose from eight teams; Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and West Indies. Additionally there is a hidden team called The Beam Team, where each of the developers' portraits is represented by Sonic the Hedgehog. From the menu there are different types of play modes the player can choose from.

Tom & Jerry

Tom has mouse-napped Jerry's nephew Tuffy and locked him in a trunk in the attic. You and your furry little buddy Jerry must dash, jump, and climb from the basement up through every level of the house to rescue him in time. Jerry's main defense is his unlimited supply of marbles. Pick up other items such as bubble gum, meat cleaver, cups of water, moth balls, hammer, invisible ink and drill to overcome the enemies and obstacles in your way. Make sure you outwit Tom whenever he appears.

4-in-1 Fun Pak

4-in-1 Fun Pak is a compilation of board games that includes four different classic board games: chess, reversi, checkers, and backgammon.

NBA All-Star Challenge 2

NBA All-Star Challenge 2 is a Sports game, developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim Japan, which was released in 1992.

Super Smash T.V.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Famicom port of Smash T.V. Smash T.V. was an arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams released in 1990. It is a dual-stick shooter in the same vein as its predecessor, Robotron: 2084 (also produced by Jarvis). As in the previous game, players battle waves of enemies by using guns. The plot of Smash TV revolves around a futuristic game show in which players compete for various prizes as well as their lives. As the Super Nintendo doesn't have dual stick controls, the ABXY buttons are used to aim the player's gun instead - for a total of 8 possible directions.

Nightshade

IT IS MANKIND'S DARKEST DAY! The shadows of doom grow long as the ancient Egyptian villain Sutekh envelops Metro City with a wave of crime. But Sutekh's seedy underworld is about to be infiltrated by a superhero unlike the world has even seen. A superhero who can melt into the darkness like a phantom. By day this brave crimefighter is a common ordinary citizen. But when night falls, he is cloaked in a secret identity to seek out and destroy the dark forces that lurk on midnight streets. Who is this man the press calls Nightshade? Only you can answer that... for he is you. Every night you solidify your superhero status, patrolling one hundred of the city's darkest corners, including King Rat's filthy underground hideout and the League of Unreasonable Gentlemen. Here you'll find thieves, muggers and other alley scum that you must either deal with or destroy for clues. But be warned. You're not the only night stalker. For as you hunt Sutekh, Sutekh hunts you with the human printing press, the closing wall of spikes, deadly jackal pits, and the chilling freeze ray. To overcome these treacherous obstacles, you must seek out hidden weapons, including energy domes, force gloves and The Staff of Ra. More importantly, you must use problem solving skills to outsmart five crime kings who hold the inner secrets to Sutekh's Lair. Of course the ultimate key to destroying Sutekh is your popularity. For it's a power source that gives you the wits to decipher clues and the strength to pulverize villains and rescue innocent bystanders. Remember. If this heroic prowess ever diminishes, you'll no longer control the night. You'll be consumed by it.

George Foreman's KO Boxing

You're "Big George" Foreman - the people's champion - and you've got an appetite for big action that only KO boxing can satisfy. It's a full menu of hard-hitting, real-ring action! Take on a roster of heavyweight contenders as you go for the World Championship. Rock your opponents with stinging left-right combos and pound your way to the title with a spectacular "Big George" Super Punch, while the computer tracks the action. George Foreman's KO Boxing puts the power of the greatest knockout artist in your hands!

J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan

Another J.R.R. Tolkien based game, but specifically focused on the Two Towers story, starting right before the siege of Helm's Deep: the battle between the defending forces of Rohan and the attacking legions of the evil wizard Saruman. The game introduces a similiar style of play as War in Middle Earth, that is a macro-world map point of view which operates battles and movement of mass armies, and there's a micro point of view, a more 'action' approach where the original characters of the Fellowship can battle enemies at a smaller scale: shoot orcs from a ranged distance, fight them melee in an arcade fighting style or challenge them in a duel of magic.

Aussie Rules Footy

Aussie Rules Footy was developed by Beam Software as the first Australian Football League simulation game for the NES. It was exclusively released in Australia, and was never released anywhere else in the world. The game allowed for one player and two player in versus.

Star Wars

This game is based entirely on the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope. The opening of the game features an animated cinematic of the opening scene of the film. After that the player takes control of Luke Skywalker, driving the landspeeder across Tatooine in search of R2-D2. Luke Skywalker explores various locations throughout Tatooine, fighting numerous enemies including Jawas and Stormtroopers. The game features many locations from the movie including the Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley where Luke meets Han Solo for the first time. This section of the game features a classic 8-bit rendition of the "Cantina Band" theme as played by the fictitious band, Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, in the feature film. The game also contains many famous lines from the movie including Obi-Wan Kenobi's plea to Luke to join him in his trip to Alderann and Han Solo's description of the smell from the Death Star's trash compactor. The player eventually lands on the Death Star and has to destroy the tractor beam to escape. The game also features first person segments of piloting the Millenium Falcon through that Asteroid field that was once Alderaan, and shooting down Tie Fighters in both the Millenium Falcon and an X-Wing fighter. The finale of the game features a top down view of Luke Skywalker's X-Wing flying through the Death Star trenches. After the player successfully fires a torpedo into the Death Star's exposed exhaust port, a cinematic of the Death Star exploding and Luke Skywalker being awarded a medal on Yavin IV is shown. The game featured the characters Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, R2-D2, and C-3PO. The game however does not feature Darth Vader or Chewbacca, both of whom are major characters in the film.

Bo Jackson Baseball

Bo Jackson Baseball, known as TV Sports: Baseball in Europe, was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and ported to the Amiga and IBM PC in 1990. The game is named after and features Bo Jackson, a professional baseball player in the 1980s.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey!

Bill & Ted navigate through time in this platformer

Choplifter II: Rescue Survive

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1991

The gameplay revolves around piloting a rescue helicopter into hostile territory and rescuing hostages. Enemies like birds, fighter jets, and even ammunition fired from various weapons can harm the player's helicopter. Saving more hostages than the scenario requires will allow players to collect extra points. However, losing a lot of hostage will lead to a loss of continues; regardles of how many lives the player has during that time. This is to simulate a mission failure and/or becoming a SNAFU.

Family Feud

Based on the television game show, Family Feud. The player chooses a family of five to play against another family. Players are asked to find the most common answers to various questions asked by the host, so the family can earn points. The family with the most points at the end of the game wins the prize money.

NBA All-Star Challenge

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1989

NBA All-Star Challenge is a Sports game, developed by Beam Software and published by LJN Ltd., which was released in 1991.

Back to the Future Part II & III

Beam Software1990

Back to the Future Part II & III is the sequel to the original Back to the Future game, and is based loosely off of the second and third films of the popular Back to the Future movie franchise. The game was developed by Beam Software for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was received fairly negatively when released-with many complaining in particular about the game's length coupled with lack of a save feature.

Australian Games

Beam Software1989

A sports-based minigame collection centered around Australian stereotypes.

The Crack of Doom

The Crack of Doom is the last game in Melbourne House's series of adventure games based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The gameplay combines a text-based adventure with illustrations from the main character's perspective. Players interact with the game using text-based descriptions and a parser system to execute actions.

Sgt. Slaughter's Mat Wars

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1989

It's Sgt Slaughter's Mat Wars and he wants you, so says the box, provided you have the guts it takes to compete and enough street-smarts to be a wrestling manager too. Moves include a punch, body slam and a flying pin. Opponents can be thrown over the ropes and fought outside the ring. You can get combat pay if you win, as well as move up ranks to the championship. In the game's other mode of play, outside the ring, you can be a manager who bids on a wrestler in Sgt Slaughter's auction house. From there you train him and have him fight his way to the top. The game features five different wrestling tycoons and four arenas.

Back to the Future

Beam Software1989

Back to the Future is a Nintendo Entertainment System game developed by Beam Software and loosely modeled after the popular film of the same name. It was followed by a sequel game which covered the second and third films in the Back to the Future movie franchise.

The Muncher

Beam Software1988

Originally a generic Rampage clone, Beam Software struck a deal with confectionary giant Leaf UK to incorporate their Chewits mascot known as 'The Muncher' into the game. While the mascot's promotional images and brand name were used, the game's giant monster bares little if any resemblance. It served more as a marketing strategy than an essential part of the game.

Fisher-Price: I Can Remember

Beam Software1988

To play I Can Remember, you have to concentrate! Can you remember what you see? Can you remember where you saw it? Choose a number and look at the picture that's revealed underneath. Then choose another number and look at that picture. Do they match? If they do, they'll stay turned up. If they don't, they'll turn down again and your opponent gets to pick two more. Keep picking pairs until all the pictures are matched and the entire game board is uncovered. Play alone, play against a friend or even the computer. As you get better, the boards get harder, with more numbers and more pictures to remember. You can do it!

Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1988

Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo is a computer game released for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC platforms in 1988, by the now-defunct label Firebird. The package artwork comes from the cover of the comic book Anything Goes #6. It was developed by Beam Software, published by Firebird, and distributed by Thunder Mountain. It is a one-player Beat 'em up game that comes on either a Cassette tape or Floppy disk (depending on the platform), and is played with a joystick. The game was released in the United States under the title Usagi Yojimbo as part of the Thunder Mountain Action Pack, Vol. 1. It was contained on Disk 1, Side 1 along with the games Great Escape, Paradroid, and (on Side 2) Implosion. The packaging for this version used artwork from the cover of Usagi Yojimbo Volume 1, # 17 along with images from the other games included in the set.

Airwolf

Beam Software1988

Airwolf is a game based on the TV show of the same name.

Doc the Destroyer

In this unique hybrid action RPG from 1987, take on the role of Doc the Destroyer, outcast and heretic in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, as he battles to save the dwellers of a life-saving dome from extinction. Make decisions in a branching storyline, and fight in one-on-one battle sequences.

Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear

Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear is a video game based on the television show of the same name.

The Shadows of Mordor

The Shadows of Mordor is a text adventure game.

Bop'n Rumble

In Bop N' Wrestle, players take the role of wrestler Gorgeous George who finds he is the only one in the position to clean the mean streets from various thugs and loonies. Gameplay involves walking through the streets and taking out any enemies that get in the way. Kicks and punches are your basic moves at first, but as the game progresses, new moves and attacks become available, and new enemy types to beat up as well.

Shadows of Mordor: Game two of Lord of the Rings

The Shadows of Mordor is an officially licensed J.R.R. Tolkien "Lord of the Rings" text adventure game based on the second part of the trilogy - "The Two Towers". You can select to play as either Frodo or Sam. The game follows the plot of the book closely and many locations have accompanying illustrations. Unusually for a text adventure game, the action happens in real time: if you sit there thinking of what to do next, things will happen in the game, e.g. creatures will move from location to location.

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron

Beam Software1986

Based on the French comic heroes Asterix & Obelix, the game is a side-scrolling beat-em up developed by Krome Studios in 1986. In super early previews from old UK magazines, you can see a tiny Asterix sprite for the C64 version but when it hit shelves worldwide, it was already renamed to Ardok the Barbarian

Fist II: The Legend Continues

Beam Software1986

The world of Fist II is a sprawling, hostile land of dark swamps and dark forests, of mountains and underground caves. A world where the enemy is not always human, and, even when he is. does not observe the rules and courtesies of temple tournaments. Obstacles and hazards abound. Ninja, Shoguns. warriors and soldiers lie in ambush. Savage animals prowl and prey upon intruders. At the culmination of this quest lies the volcano fortress of the evil warlord, ruling the blighted land from behind a deadly defence of mercenary guards and traps. The warlord can only be destroyed by a true Fist Master! Fist II: The Legend Continues defies classification. Over 100 different screens, more than 700 sprites.

Mugsy's Revenge

Beam Software1986

You are Mugsy, head of a mob, making money by selling booze during the Prohibition.

Castle of Terror

In this classic graphical text adventure, originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 by the same studio that brought you The Hobbit, explore an adventure in the world of Count Dracula.

The Way of the Exploding Fist

Discover Kung-Fu: The Way of the Exploding Fist (also known as Way of the Exploding Fist, The Way of the Exploding Fist), an excellent game of 1985 runnable on Amstrad CPC system. With side view, fixed / flip-screen perspective, the publisher Melbourne House had wonderful ideas around fighting, martial arts.

The Fellowship of the Ring: A Software Adventure

The Fellowship of the Ring is an interactive fiction (with graphics) game based on the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, describing the efforts of the Hobbits Frodo, Pippin, and Sam and their quest to bring the ring to Mount Doom. The game is divided into two parts (represented by two separate executable files: DOS version). The first part starts with Frodo at his home in the Shire, where eventually you will team up with the other Hobbits Pippin and Sam, as well as Aragorn and Gandalf. From meeting with Tom Bombadil, the Green Knight, the Balrog and ends with the Nazgul River incident. The second part of the game starts with forming of the fellowship, thus adding new team members: Boromir, Legolas, etc., until the end of the novel.

Rock'n Wrestle

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1984

Rock'n Wrestle is a professional wrestling video game released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad and Commodore 64 8-bit home computers, and as Bop'N Wrestle in 1986 for DOS by Mindscape. It can be played with one or two players. In one-player mode there are 10 opponents to take on in sequence. It claimed to be the first 3D combat sports game.

Hellfire

You are legendary hero Ulysses and are set with three repeating tasks which get more difficult each time you are tried. The tasks lead you to the slopes of Mount Olympus, to the Temple of Knossos where the ghastly Minotaur hides and finally to an unknown labyrinth in which monsters await you.

Grand Larceny

Beam Software1984

You have to search a hotel in order to find the plans for a super computer in this adventure with arcade elements.

Zim Sala Bim

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1984

You have to retrieve the gold the Sultan has stolen from your village.

Mugsy

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1984

You play a gang member of a criminal organization in Chicago during the 1930s. But staying a simple gangster is not all your ambition calls for...

Terror-Daktil 4D

Beam Software Pty., Ltd.1983

You're in your plane flying over the jungles of South America. Suddenly the engines fail and the captain cannot land safely because there's a volcano ahead, so you crash You wake up the next day some distance from the crash and, in the distance, you see the Terror-Daktils gathering! Luckily, in the nearby valley there are three cannons. You drag one onto the plateau and shoot the Terror-Daktils as they attack Shoot waves of attacking beasts and keep shooting them. You must survive for six days and six nights, if you can do this a rescue plane will reach you. Only one cannon ball can be in flight at a time and they do fly like cannon balls. There's no cross hairs, and no straight line of flight, the cannon balls travel in an arc towards the flock that moves back and forth in the distance. Occasionally one will swoop towards you. If it can be shot it scores highly, however if it strikes the cannon then that's a life lost. Points are scored for each type of Daktil killed and night time kills score double.

Horace Goes Skiing

In 1982 Tang also produced Horace Goes Skiing. In it, Horace must cross a dangerous road teeming with traffic to rent out a pair of skis, à la Frogger, get back over the road and successfully navigate a ski course. This title is not a true sequel, as it does not follow on from an original story and is only similar in that it features the same character. Like Hungry Horace, this title was available on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Dragon 32. As before, Sinclair distributed the Spectrum version, Melbourne House the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32 versions.

Penetrator

Penetrator is an early Sinclair ZX Spectrum game made by Melbourne House programmers Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, one of the early hits. It was released in 1982 as a clone of the Scramble arcade game. In Penetrator, the gamer flies a ship, which can shoot forwards and drop bombs beneath the ship. The first level is on open air, with just mountains to dodge, missiles which try to hit the ship, and animated radars. From the second level onwards, the game is inside increasingly complex caverns, so the ceiling is also a danger, as well as new enemies - the missiles are now sometimes replaced with skulls that can move up and down, blocking the path. The levels change with no pause, only the screen colour changes. After four levels there is a short fifth level where a base needs to be destroyed by dropping a bomb precisely, and then there is a firework animation as a reward. After all levels are finished, the ship goes back through inversed levels, with backward turned landscape. Reviews at the time said that graphics and the game were impressive, even stunning.[1] There is an edit mode for designing levels, and a training mode with infinite number of lives in which one can start from any level. Also, there is a simultaneous two-player mode. The game's sound consisted of a characteristic uplifting theme before ship launch, while in-game there were simultaneous shooting/explosion effects, which was relatively advanced use of the limited one channel Spectrum beeper system at the time. Later, versions for Commodore 64 and TRS-80 appeared.

The Hobbit: A Software Adventure

A ground breaking text-adventure video game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Super Pac-Man