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Melbourne House

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In reality '''Melbourne House''' was a two prong operation - the European publisher and the Australian based developer ('''Beam Software''') who were the brains behind the operation, publishing games within Europe on the Melbourne House label and using it as a conduit for the development of European software, which was realsed by Beam, down under.
Although an early big name in the CPC scene thanks to some big hits in the magazine review pages, Melbourne House was sold to [[Mastertronic]] as a going concern in 1987.  The brand made a slight comeback at the tail end of 1988 and into the following year before the parent company, by that point [[Virgin Games|Virgin Mastertronic]] retired the name permanently.
== Releases for the CPC ==
 
=== Games ===
 
==== As Publishers ====
 *[[Asterix and the Magic Cauldron]] (1986)*[[Dodgy Geezers]] (1986)*[[Enterprise (Melbourne House)|Enterprise]] (1987)*[[Fighting Warrior]] (1985)*[[Gyroscope]] (1986)*[[The Hobbit|Hobbit]] (1986)*[[Kwah?]] (1986)*[[Lord of the Rings]] (1986)*[[Marble Madness: Construction Set]] (1986)*[[Marble Madness: Deluxe Edition]] (1986)*[[Mordon's Quest]] (1985)*[[Mystery of Arkham Manor]] (1987)*[[Redhawk]] (1986)*[[Rock 'n' Wrestle]] (1986)*[[Shadows of Mordor]] (1987)*[[Sir Lancelot]] (1985)*[[Starion]] (1985)*[[Terrormolinos]] (1985)*[[Throne of Fire]] (1987)*[[Way Of The Exploding Fist]] (1986)
==== As Brand ====
*[[Aaargh!]] (1989)
*[[Barbarian (Melbourne House)|Barbarian]] (1988)
*[[Double Dragon]] (1989)
*[[Obliterator]] (1989)
*[[Terrorpods]] (1989)
*[[War in Middle Earth]] (1989)
*[[Xenon]] (1988)
=== Serious Software ===* [[Aaargh!]] (1989)*[[Barbarian (Melbourne DrawHouse)|Barbarian]] (19861988)*[[The Music BoxDouble Dragon]] (19861989)* [[Obliterator]] (1989)* [[Terrorpods]] (1989)* [[War in Middle Earth]] (1989)* [[Xenon]] (1988) ==== Vapourware ====
== Vapourware ==
These titles were advertised for the CPC under the Melbourne House label but did not appear.
 *[[Hampstead]] (1984)*[[Mugsy's Revenge]] (1985) === Utilities === * [[Melbourne Draw]] (1986)* [[The Music Box]] (1986) === Books === 
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