Difference between revisions of "Sega Electronics"

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'''Gremlin Industries''' was an American arcade game developer and manufacturer who manufactured wall games in the early 1970s before switching to video games starting 1976. In 1978, they were purchased by [[Sega]]{{magref|cb|1978-10-28|72}}, and started releasing games with joint branding, first as Gremlin/Sega, then as Sega/Gremlin.
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'''Gremlin Industries''' was an American arcade game developer and manufacturer who manufactured wall games in the early 1970s before switching to video games starting 1976. In 1978, they were purchased by [[Sega]]{{magref|cb|1978-10-28|72}}, and started releasing games with joint branding, first as '''Gremlin/Sega''', then as '''Sega/Gremlin'''.
  
 
Sega/Gremlin changed their name to '''Sega Electronics''' in late 1982{{fileref|ArcadeExpress US 0110.pdf|page=2}}{{magref|cb|1982-11-20|66}} (according to chairman [[David Rosen]], the combined name was "a bit awkward"{{magref|joystik|5|24}}). Around which time they also started producing games for home systems, attempting to bring Paramount brands to home consoles (''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' and ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom]]'' being the two surviving examples, though many more were planned).
 
Sega/Gremlin changed their name to '''Sega Electronics''' in late 1982{{fileref|ArcadeExpress US 0110.pdf|page=2}}{{magref|cb|1982-11-20|66}} (according to chairman [[David Rosen]], the combined name was "a bit awkward"{{magref|joystik|5|24}}). Around which time they also started producing games for home systems, attempting to bring Paramount brands to home consoles (''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' and ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom]]'' being the two surviving examples, though many more were planned).
  
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Sega Electronics was sold to [[Bally Midway]] after the summer of 1983 for an undisclosed price{{magref|cb|1983-09-10|37}}. Home video games would continue to be sold under the Sega brand, but all arcade efforts would be badged as Bally Midway games. This would include games made by Sega in Japan for a short period (though Sega's Japanese business was otherwise unaffected by the sale){{magref|cb|1983-09-10|37}}.
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Sega Electronics was sold to [[Bally Midway]] after the summer of 1983 for an undisclosed price{{magref|cb|1983-09-10|37}}. Home video games would continue to be sold under the Sega brand (including some of Midway's back catalogue, such as ''[[Tapper]]'' and ''[[Spy Hunter]]''), but all arcade efforts would be badged as Bally Midway games. This would include games made by Sega in Japan for a short period (though Sega's Japanese business was otherwise unaffected by the sale){{magref|cb|1983-09-10|37}}.
  
 
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* ''[[Digger]]'' (1980; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Digger]]'' (1980; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
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*''[[Ixion]]'' (1983)
 
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*''[[Razzmatazz]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Razzmatazz]]'' (1983)

Revision as of 15:09, 24 November 2018

Not to be confused with Gremlin Graphics.

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Sega Electronics
Founded: 1973
Defunct: 1983
Merged into: Sega (1978-09-29[1])
Headquarters:
San Diego, California, USA

Gremlin Industries was an American arcade game developer and manufacturer who manufactured wall games in the early 1970s before switching to video games starting 1976. In 1978, they were purchased by Sega[1], and started releasing games with joint branding, first as Gremlin/Sega, then as Sega/Gremlin.

Sega/Gremlin changed their name to Sega Electronics in late 1982[2][3] (according to chairman David Rosen, the combined name was "a bit awkward"[4]). Around which time they also started producing games for home systems, attempting to bring Paramount brands to home consoles (Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom being the two surviving examples, though many more were planned).

Sega Electronics was sold to Bally Midway after the summer of 1983 for an undisclosed price[5]. Home video games would continue to be sold under the Sega brand (including some of Midway's back catalogue, such as Tapper and Spy Hunter), but all arcade efforts would be badged as Bally Midway games. This would include games made by Sega in Japan for a short period (though Sega's Japanese business was otherwise unaffected by the sale)[5].

Softography

Blockade hardware

Should this section and its respective games be removed? It's unclear if Sega was involved during this time.

VIC Dual

Discrete logic

G80

Zaxxon hardware

Apple II

Atari 2600

Atari 5200

Atari 8-bit

Commodore 64

MSX

VIC-20

Arcade games distributed by Gremlin

Gallery

  • Gremlin Industries logo

  • Gremlin/Sega logo

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cash Box, "October 28, 1978" (US; 1978-10-28), page 72
  2. ↑ File:ArcadeExpress US 0110.pdf, page 2
  3. ↑ Cash Box, "November 20, 1982" (US; 1982-11-20), page 66
  4. ↑ JoyStik, "April 1983" (US; 1983-xx-xx), page 24
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cash Box, "September 10, 1983" (US; 1983-09-10), page 37
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