Krome Studios Melbourne Wikipedia. Krome Studios Melbourne. Valentino-Rossi-The-Game-Free-Download.jpg' alt='Gp500 Game' title='Gp500 Game' />Formerly called. Beam Software 1. Infogrames Melbourne House 2. Atari Melbourne House 2. Industry. Video games. GTribe is a powerful medium of social engagement at a global scale. We encourage technology enthusiasts from every continent to bond with a purpose, immerse in their. Genre. Video game developer. Founded. 19. 77 in Melbourne, Australia. Defunct. 20. 10. Key people. Fred Milgrom, Naomi Besen, Adam Lancman, David Giles, William Tang, Kevin Burfitt, Myles Abbott, Mark Coombes, Holger Liebnitz, Russel Comte, Darren Bremner, Marshall Parker, Kyuji Kawase, Neil Brennan. Number of employees. Parent. InfogramesAtari 2. Krome Studios 2. Websitewww. Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Beam Software, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1. Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia. The studio operated independently from 1. Diamond Caves 3 Serial Number. Infogrames, who changed the name to Melbourne House. In 2. Krome Studios. The name Beam was a contraction of the names of the founders Naomi Besen and Alfred Milgrom. HistoryeditHome computer eraeditIn the early years, two of Beams programs were milestones in their respective genre. MotoGP-10-PC.jpg' alt='Gp500 Game' title='Gp500 Game' />The Hobbit, a 1. Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler,3 sold more than a million copies. Phantasy Star Iv Rom Editor Tools'>Phantasy Star Iv Rom Editor Tools. It employed an advanced parser by Stuart Richie and had real time elements. Even if the player didnt enter commands, the story would move on. In 1. Greg Barnetts two player martial arts game The Way of the Exploding Fist helped define the genre of one on one fighting games on the home computer. The game won Best Overall Game at the Golden Joystick Awards, with the company also picking up Best Software House. In 1. Beams publisher, parent company Melbourne House, was sold to Mastertronic for 8. Subsequently games were released through varying publishers. The 1. 98. 8 fighting games Samurai Warrior and Fist, the third installment in the Exploding Fist series, were published through Telecomsofts Firebird label. Bedlam, published by GO, one of U. S. Golds labels, and The Muncher, published by Gremlin Graphics. Shift to consoles and PCseditIn 1. Nintendo granted a developers licence for the NES and Beam developed games on that platform for US and Japanese publishers. Targeted at an Australian audience, releases such as Aussie Rules Footy and International Cricket for the NES proved successful. In 1. Nightshade, a dark superhero comedy game. The game was meant to be the first part in a series, but no sequels were ever made however, it served as the basis for Shadowrun. In 1. 99. 3 they released Shadowrun, with an innovative dialogue system using the acquisition of keywords which could be used in subsequent conversations to initiate new branches in the dialogue tree. In the mid to late 9. Melbourne House found further success with PC titles Krush Kill n Destroy KKND, and the sequels KKND Xtreme and KKND2 Krossfire. Unfortunately, they released KKND2 in South Korea well before they released it in the American and European markets, and pirated versions of the game were available on the internet before it was available in stores in the U. S. They were the developers of the 3. Norse By Norse West The Return of the Lost Vikings for the Sega Saturn, Play. Station and PC in 1. They also helped produce SNES games such as WCW Super. Brawl Wrestling, Super Smash TV and an updated version of International Cricket titled Super International Cricket. They ported the Sega Saturn game Bug Windows 3. August, 1. RPGs with Alien Earth, again with a dialogue tree format. Also in 1. Deth. Karz7 and GP5. In 1. 99. 9 Beam Software was acquired by Infogrames and renamed to Infogrames Melbourne House. They continued to cement a reputation as a racing game developer with Test Drive Le Mans and Looney Tunes Space Race both Dreamcast and Play. Driver Joystick Usb Digital Pad. Station 2, followed by the technically impressive Grand Prix Challenge Play. Station 2, before a disastrous venture into third person shooters with Men in Black II Alien Escape Play. Station 2, Game. Cube. In 2. Transformers for the Play. Station 2games console based on the then current Transformers Armada franchise by Hasbro. The game reached the top of the UK Play. Station 2 games charts, making it Melbourne Houses most successful recent title. The studio then completed work on Play. Station 2 and Play. Station Portable ports of Edens next generation Xbox 3. Test Drive Unlimited. In December 2. 00. Atari decided to shift away from internal development, seeking to sell its studios, including Melbourne House. In November 2. 00. Krome Studios announced that it had acquired Melbourne House from Atari and that the studio would be renamed to Krome Studios Melbourne. As Beam SoftwareMelbourne Houseedit1. Hungry Horace, Horace Goes Skiing, Horace and the Spiders. Bopn Rumble https www. Bop2. 7nRumble1. Samurai Warrior The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo71. Back to the Future NES1. Back to the Future Part II III NES, Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum NES, Boulder Dash Game Boy, NBA All Star Challenge Game Boy, The Punisher NES1. Hunt for Red October Game Boy, Smash TV NES, Family Feud NES, J. R. R. Tolkiens Riders of Rohan DOS, Aussie Rules Footy NES, Power Punch II NES1. T2 The Arcade Game Game Boy, NBA All Star Challenge 2 Game Boy, Tom and Jerry GB, Super Smash TV SNES, George Foremans K. O. Boxing Game Boy1. Were Back BC Game Boy Agro Soar Game Boy The Simpsons Itchy Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness Game Boy Blades of Vengeance Genesis NFL Quarterback Club Game Boy Radical Rex Genesis Super High Impact Genesis, SNES Tom and Jerry Frantic Antics Genesis1. WCW The Main Event Game Boy Super Smash TV GG, SMS Solitaire Fun. Pak Game Boy Cricket 9. Ashes Edition PC Radical Rex SNES1. True Lies GB, Genesis SNES The Dame Was Loaded PC1. One Fun Pak GG Wildcats SNES1. Caesars Palace Play. Station1. 99. 8 Dethkarz PC1. NBA Action 9. 8 PC1. GP5. 00 PCAs Infogrames Melbourne HouseAtari Melbourne HouseeditReferencesedithttp www. Beam Software Timeline. Archived 1. 1 June 2. Wayback Machine. Documentation for a 2. Australian Centre for the Moving ImageSharwood, Simon 1. November 2. 01. 2, Author of 8. The Hobbit didnt know game was a hit, The Register, retrieved 1. December 2. 01. 2  abc. De. Maria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny L. High Score The Illustrated History of Electronic Games Mc. Graw HillOsborne, Berkeley, Calif., p. ISBN 0 0. 7 2. 23. CVGIssue. 05. 5PagesCVG0. Anthony Guter History of Mastertronic. Company bio Beam Software. Gamespy. Retrieved 9 August 2. Al Giovetti. Alien Earth. The Computer Show. Foster, Lisa 1. 7 February 2. Atari plans studio sell off. MCV. Intent Media. Retrieved 2. 01. 0 0. Krome Studios expands with new studio in Melbourne. Krome Studios. 3 November 2. Retrieved 2. 01. 0 0. External linksedit.