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Originally a division of Kay Enterprises Co. [1], K-Byte was a developer of computer software and video games and manufacturer of electronic parts based in Troy, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Detroit. [2] It was owned by the KTB (Koltanbar [3]) Group before being sold to KTB employee Patrick J. Flynn in 1983. [4]

K-Byte filed for bankruptcy in 1986 and was acquired by Tampa, Florida-based Reptron Electronics that same year. [5] Reptron later opted to close the original K-Byte facility in Troy that housed the corporate management, the sales, engineering, and purchasing departments, and the disk duplication division. The corporate and operational departments of K-Byte moved to Tampa. The disk duplication division was sold to Michael Reno, the division's general manager, and became Kopy-Rite. [6] K-Byte continued on as K-Byte Manufacturing [7], Reptron's manufacturing arm. [8]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews, online resources (see Links), shared staff

5200

• K-Razy Shootout (US Publisher: CBS Electronics)
• Mountain King (US Publisher: CBS Electronics)

Adam

• Best of Electronic Arts, The (unreleased?) (Coleco)

Apple II

• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (programming) (US Publisher: Epyx)
• Science Literacy: Lio Project (US Publisher: Looking Glass Learning Products)
• Science Literacy: Lortep Project (US Publisher: Looking Glass Learning Products)
• Street Sports Soccer (US Publisher: Epyx)
• Summer Games II (US Publisher: Epyx)

Atari 8-bit

• Barnyard Blaster (US Publisher: Atari Corp.)
• Boulders and Bombs (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (unreleased)
• K-Klimber (unreleased)
• K-Razy Antiks (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• K-Razy Kritters (US Publisher: K-Byte, CBS Software)
• K-Razy Shootout (US Publisher: K-Byte, CBS Software)
• K-Star Patrol (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Math Mileage (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Mountain King (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Satan's Hollow (US Publisher: CBS Software)

Commodore 64

• 4x4 Off-Road Racing (programming) (US Publisher: Epyx)

Game Design, Theme: Ogdon Micro Design

• Ballblazer (US Publisher: Epyx; UK Publisher: Activision)
• Crystal Castles: Diamond Plateaus in Space (EU Publisher: US Gold)
• Donkey Kong (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
• Math Mileage (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Missile Command (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
• Mountain King (US Publisher: Beyond)
• Sporting News Baseball, The (programming) (US Publisher: Epyx)

Game Design: Ogdon Micro Design

• Street Sports Football (programming) (US Publisher: Epyx)

Game Design: Ogdon Micro Design

• Street Sports Soccer (programming) (US Publisher: Epyx)

Game Design: Ogdon Micro Design

• World Games (programming, music) (US Publisher: Epyx)

IBM PC

• Ballblazer (unreleased) (Epyx)
• Koronis Rift (unreleased) (Epyx)
• Murder on the Zinderneuf (US Publisher: Electronic Arts)
• M.U.L.E. (unreleased) (Electronic Arts)

TI-99/4A

• Donkey Kong (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
• Moon Patrol (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
• Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
• Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft)

Unknown

• APBA Baseball
• Pole Position (Atarisoft)

VIC-20

• K-Razy Antiks (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• K-Razy Shootout (unreleased) (CBS Software?)
• K-Star Patrol (US Publisher: CBS Software)
• Mountain King (US Publisher: Beyond)

Links

• Official K-Byte Manufacturing website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
• AtariAge thread
• Former K-Byte programmer Howard Scheer remembers colleague Tom Sonday

Former video game-related K-Byte staff:

• Jack Chaney
• Douglas Craig
• Brent DeGraff
• Gary LaPointe
• Douglas Matson
• Ed Schoenberg
• Steve Thomas
• Jeff Webb