Difference between revisions of "Joe Robbins"
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| − | {{sub-stub}}'''Joseph "Joe" Robbins''' was the first chairman of [[Sega Enterprises USA]]. | + | {{sub-stub}}'''Joseph "Joe" Robbins''' was the first chairman of [[Sega Enterprises USA]]. He is credited for securing the license for ''[[Pac-Man]]'' for [[Atari, Inc. (1972–1984)|Atari]] (leading to the infamrous [[Atari 2600]] port) and for co-founding [[Kitco]], which would become [[Sun Corporation of America]] (selling games under the [[Sunsoft]] brand). |
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| + | His son, [[Richard Robbins]] also worked for [[Sega]] for a while. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 5 August 2023
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| Joe Robbins |
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| Date of birth: 1922 |
| Date of death: 2006-11-12 (age 83-84) |
| Employment history: Empire Distributing (195x – 1980)
Atari Coin (1980-06 – 1981)
Interlogic (198x – 1984)
Konami (1984 – 198x)
Kitco ( – 1986-07)
Sun Corporation of America (1986-07[1] – 1989)
Sega Enterprises USA (1993-1996 – )
Sega Gaming Technology (1996 – )
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| Role(s): Executive |
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Joseph "Joe" Robbins was the first chairman of Sega Enterprises USA. He is credited for securing the license for Pac-Man for Atari (leading to the infamrous Atari 2600 port) and for co-founding Kitco, which would become Sun Corporation of America (selling games under the Sunsoft brand).
His son, Richard Robbins also worked for Sega for a while.
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