MELBOURNE HOUSE
Melbourne House was the UK based publisher of Australian development studio Beam Software and responsible for two of the biggest chart hits of the decade, The Way of the Exploding Fist and The Hobbit. They also the created the three Horace games that were published on the ZX Spectrum by Sinclair.
In 1987, the publisher was sold to Mastertronic, who themselves were soon taken over by Virgin.
Total Associated Releases: 37
| Months in Top 10 | Months at No 1 | |
|---|---|---|
 The Hobbit MELBOURNE HOUSE / SINCLAIR December 1982 to October 1985 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
 The Way of the Exploding Fist MELBOURNE HOUSE June 1985 to May 1988 Months in Top 10: 9 Months at No 1: 5 |
9 | 5 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 Double Dragon (VIRGIN) MASTERTRONIC / MELBOURNE HOUSE / AMERICAN TECHNOS November 1988 to November 1989 Months in Top 10: 5 Months at No 1: 1 |
5 | 1 |
 |
4 | 0 |
 Horace and the Spiders SINCLAIR / MELBOURNE HOUSE July 1983 to April 1984 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 1 |
1 | 1 |
 Fist II: The Legend Continues MELBOURNE HOUSE October 1986 to April 1987 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 1 |
3 | 1 |
 Horace Goes Skiing SINCLAIR / MELBOURNE HOUSE February 1983 to May 1984 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
3 | 1 |
 |
2 | 0 |
 |
4 | 0 |
 War in Middle Earth (VIRGIN) MASTERTRONIC / MELBOURNE HOUSE February to August 1989 Months in Top 10: 3 Months at No 1: 0 |
3 | 0 |
 |
3 | 0 |
 |
1 | 1 |
 Supremacy (VIRGIN) MASTERTRONIC / MELBOURNE HOUSE November 1990 to September 1991 Months in Top 10: 1 Months at No 1: 0 |
1 | 0 |
 Hungry Horace SINCLAIR / MELBOURNE HOUSE January 1983 to December 1984 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 The Wizard And The Princess MELBOURNE HOUSE September 1983 to May 1985 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Obliterator (VIRGIN) MASTERTRONIC / MELBOURNE HOUSE / PSYGNOSIS July to September 1991 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
 |
1 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 |
0 | 0 |
 Asterix and the Magic Cauldron MELBOURNE HOUSE September to October 1986 Months in Top 10: 0 Months at No 1: 0 |
0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 |