K-Byte
K-Byte was a company based in Troy, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Detroit, that developed computer software and video games and manufactured electronic parts. [1] It was (originally?) owned by the KTB Group (Koltanbar Engineering [2], now managed by Ranal [3]), which sold it to KTB employee Patrick J. Flynn in 1983. [4]
K-Byte filed for bankruptcy in 1986 and was sold to Tampa, Florida-based Reptron Electronics. [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 disk duplication division was sold to Michael Reno, the division's general manager, and became Kopy-Rite. [6] Reptron was acquired by Kimball International in 2007. [7]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, 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)
- 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-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)
- 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 (unreleased) (Atarisoft)
- Donkey Kong (US Publisher: Atarisoft)
- Math Mileage (US Publisher: CBS Software)
- 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-Star Patrol (US Publisher: CBS Software)
- Mountain King (US Publisher: Beyond)
Links
Former video game-related K-Byte staff:
