Beyond Games

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Beyond Games
Industry Video games
Founded1992
FounderKris Johnson
Defunct2003
Headquarters United States
Website Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 20, 2002)

Beyond Games was an American video game developer. It was founded in 1992 by Kris Johnson. [1] [2] [3] The first release from the company was BattleWheels for the Atari Lynx, winner of the 1993 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Award. [4] [5] [6] Their follow-up, CyberVirus was planned for release the following year, but abandoned due to sagging sales of the platform. Assets and code were sold to Songbird Productions, who completed and published the game in 2002.

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Before they went under, they were working on a game titled Doomsday Rescue. In 2003, many of their employees, including Kris Johnson, would go on to form Smart Bomb Interactive (now known as WildWorks), where they continue to make games.

Games

TitleDetails
BattleWheels

Original release date:
June 1993 [7] 		Release years by system:
1993 – Atari Lynx
Notes:
Ultra Vortek

Original release date:
September 13, 1995 [8] 		Release years by system:
1995 – Atari Jaguar
Notes:
Redline

Original release date:
March 24, 1999 [9] 		Release years by system:
1999 – Windows
Notes:
Motor Mayhem

Original release date:
July 2, 2001 [10] 		Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
Hot Wheels Velocity X

Original release date:
October 18, 2002		Release years by system:
2002 – GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2
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References

  1. ↑ "Company Profile". Beyond Games. 1995. Archived from the original on 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. ↑ "CyberVirus". Jungle Guide. No. 2. Songbird Productions. 2004. pp. 2–7.
  3. ↑ Hawken, Kieren (October 6, 2016). "From the Archives: Beyond Games". Retro Gamer . No. 160. Imagine Publishing. pp. 64–69.
  4. ↑ Bieniek, Chris (April 1993). "Video-Game Previews: BattleWheels; 1993 Winter CES Overview - A Look At Some Of The Show's Best". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment . No. 51. Larry Flynt Publications. pp.  30, 52–60.
  5. ↑ Smith, Clinton (Summer 1993). "CES NEWS; BattleWheels" (PDF). Atari Portable Entertainment. No. 11. Clinton Smith. pp. 1–4, 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  6. ↑ pcwzrd13 (June 30, 2018). "Interview with Kris Johnson, Founder of Beyond Games, Developer of the Cancelled Redline Arena". Dreamcast Live. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2025-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Electronic Gaming Monthly Presents The Games Of June 1993...Appearing In Local Stores Now!". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 47. Sendai Publications. June 1993. pp. 42–43.
  8. ↑ "Jaguar Online STR InfoFile: Online Users Growl & Purr! — CATnips.... Jaguar Tidbits of news from Don Thomas". Silicon Times Report. No. 1137. STR Electronic Publishing Inc. September 15, 1995.
  9. ↑ "New Releases". GameSpot . ZDNET. March 24, 1999. Archived from the original on 2000-05-30. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  10. ↑ "INFOGRAMES, INC. CRASHES INTO STORES ON SONY PLAYSTATION 2 WITH MOTOR MAYHEM". Infogrames. July 2, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2025-08-03.


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