title: Beyond Games
text: # Beyond Games
  
  Beyond Games was an American video game developer. It was founded in 1992 by Kris Johnson. The first release from the company was BattleWheels for the Atari Lynx, winner of the 1993 Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Award. 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.
  
  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
  
  | Title | Details |
  | - | - |
  | BattleWheels Original release date: 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Atari Lynx |
  | BattleWheels Original release date: 1993 | Notes: Racing video game Published by Atari Corporation |
  | Ultra Vortek Original release date: September 5, 1995 | Release years by system: 1995 – Atari Jaguar |
  | Ultra Vortek Original release date: September 5, 1995 | Notes: Fighting game Published by Atari Corporation |
  | Redline Original release date: 1999 | Release years by system: 1999 – |
  | Redline Original release date: 1999 | Notes: First-person shooter Published by Accolade |
  | Motor Mayhem Original release date: 2001 | Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2 |
  | Motor Mayhem Original release date: 2001 | Notes: Action game Published by Infogrames |
  | Hot Wheels Velocity X Original release date: October 22, 2002 | Release years by system: 2002 – GameCube, PC (Windows), PlayStation 2 |
  | Hot Wheels Velocity X Original release date: October 22, 2002 | Notes: Racing video game Published by THQ |
  