Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wall

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Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wall
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Developer Magnet Interactive Studios
Publisher Fox Interactive
Platforms Windows [1]
Macintosh [1]
ReleaseOctober 1995 [1]
Genre Educational [2]

Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wall is a 1995 video game from Magnet Interactive Studios.

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Summary

The CD contains the names of the 58,196 American soldiers who died or were missing in action in the Vietnam War. [3] It is narrated by Adrian Cronauer, the Armed Forces Radio disc jockey Robin Williams portrayed in the film Good Morning, Vietnam. [4] [5]

Development

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund helped with the game's development. [6] The project cost more than $500,000 to make [7]

Reception

CNET said "A tribute to those who died in the Vietnam War, Beyond The Wall avoids discussing the controversy surrounding it or the protests back home. Nonetheless, it is a worthy tribute to the soldiers killed and to their memorial" [10]

Entertainment Weekly said "Beyond the Wall deploys the standard point-and-click interface in a way that encourages contemplation and reflection rather than busy screen hopping. In so doing, it comes very close to a live experience, something I never expected a CD-ROM to be capable of" [8]

MacHome Journal said "And in its own small way, like the memorial itself, Beyond the Wall is a tribute to those who suffered through Vietnam". [11]

The game won New Media magazine’s top “Best of Show” Invision award. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colker, David (September 22, 1995). "A Tribute--and a Disservice". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Educational". The Miami Herald . December 2, 1995. p. 205. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Magid, Lawrence (June 24, 1996). "CD-Roms can teach some of the painful lessons of history". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magid, Lawrance (June 17, 1996). "Bringing Home Some Somber Eras in History". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wall". All Game Guide . Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Q&A; With Producer Joe Feffer & the CD-ROM Development Team". Magnet Interactive Studios . Archived from the original on April 17, 1997. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ Swisher, Kara (May 21, 1995). "Magnet Interactive Feels Strong Pull of Multimedia". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. 1 2 Kenny, Glenn (November 10, 1995). "Beyond the Wall". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ Waldon, David (October 3, 1995). "Beyond the Wall". The Columbian . p. 45. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Hamilton, Anita. "Beyond The Wall". CNET . Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ Lu, Cathy (November 1996). "Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wal". MacHome Journal. Archived from the original on May 31, 2000. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Newmedia announces 96 Invision Awards". Chicago Tribune . June 4, 1996. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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