Snapshot 4: Australian video games: The collapse and reconstruction of an industry

Video game production began relatively early in Australia, most notably with Beam Software in Melbourne, which released the hit games The Hobbit in 1982 and Way of the Exploding Fist in 1985. With hobbyist companies emerging and connecting with early computer clubs, game production continued at a small scale throughout the early 1980s. Beam would go on to release games for the Nintendo Entertainment System specifically for the Australian market, including a cricket game and the first Australian Rules Football game, complete with heavily digitized voice clips.