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| − | | founded=1991 | + | | founded=1991{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980615080820/http://www.interact-acc.com/corporate/index.html}} |
| defunct=2001 | | defunct=2001 | ||
| − | | | + | | headquarters=[[wikipedia:Hunt Valley, Maryland|110 Lakefront Drive, Hunt Valley, 21030, Maryland, United States]] |
| − | | | + | | headquarters2=[10945 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21031, United States |
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| − | '''InterAct Accessories Inc.''' was a video game peripheral manufacturer founded in 1991 by 23-year-old Todd Hays. | + | '''InterAct Accessories Inc.''', formerly '''STD Entertainment (USA) Inc.''' was a video game peripheral manufacturer founded in 1991 by 23-year-old Todd Hays{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980615080820/http://www.interact-acc.com/corporate/index.html}}. |
| − | + | The full origins of STD/InterAct are not completely understood, however it is likely STD Entertainment was established to market and distribute video game accessories, manufactured in Hong Kong and China, in North America and Europe (being a subsidiary of the Hong Kong manufacturer). For the first few years of its existence, products were sold under the STD brand, however in 1994 a supplementary brand was created, '''InterAct Game Products''' (or '''InterAct Multimedia Products''' depending on context). | |
| − | + | STD Entertainment's parent company was acquired by [[Recoton]] in 1995, and by 1996 had officially renamed to InterAct Accessories Inc. InterAct spent much of the 1990s making successful products, becoming one of the top video game accessory companies in the US. Chief among these was the GameShark line, created when InterAct struck a deal with UK-based [[Datel]] to market various Action Replay devices in North America under the name (before going on to produce other GameShark creations, such as the [[Sega Dreamcast]]'s [[Massive Memory Card Plus]]). | |
| − | For whatever reason, InterAct had a sub-brand known as [[Performance]]. It is not currently known whether Recoton bought Performance and merged the two under one name, or whether Performance was merely a brand | + | For whatever reason, InterAct had a sub-brand known as [[Performance]]. It is not currently known whether Recoton bought Performance and merged the two under one name, or whether Performance was merely a brand. |
Recoton went bankrupt around 2001-ish, taking InterAct (and Performance) with it. However the GameShark brand was saved and sold to [[Mad Catz]]. | Recoton went bankrupt around 2001-ish, taking InterAct (and Performance) with it. However the GameShark brand was saved and sold to [[Mad Catz]]. | ||
==Accessories produced== | ==Accessories produced== | ||
| − | {{CompanyHistoryAll|InterAct Accessories|type=accessories}} | + | {{CompanyHistoryAll|InterAct Accessories|STD Entertainment|type=accessories}} |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.interact-acc.com/ Web archive copy of official InterAct website] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.interact-acc.com/ Web archive copy of official InterAct website] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Third-party accessory manufacturers]] | [[Category:Third-party accessory manufacturers]] | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 28 September 2022
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InterAct Accessories Inc., formerly STD Entertainment (USA) Inc. was a video game peripheral manufacturer founded in 1991 by 23-year-old Todd Hays[1].
The full origins of STD/InterAct are not completely understood, however it is likely STD Entertainment was established to market and distribute video game accessories, manufactured in Hong Kong and China, in North America and Europe (being a subsidiary of the Hong Kong manufacturer). For the first few years of its existence, products were sold under the STD brand, however in 1994 a supplementary brand was created, InterAct Game Products (or InterAct Multimedia Products depending on context).
STD Entertainment's parent company was acquired by Recoton in 1995, and by 1996 had officially renamed to InterAct Accessories Inc. InterAct spent much of the 1990s making successful products, becoming one of the top video game accessory companies in the US. Chief among these was the GameShark line, created when InterAct struck a deal with UK-based Datel to market various Action Replay devices in North America under the name (before going on to produce other GameShark creations, such as the Sega Dreamcast's Massive Memory Card Plus).
For whatever reason, InterAct had a sub-brand known as Performance. It is not currently known whether Recoton bought Performance and merged the two under one name, or whether Performance was merely a brand.
Recoton went bankrupt around 2001-ish, taking InterAct (and Performance) with it. However the GameShark brand was saved and sold to Mad Catz.
Contents
Accessories produced
Mega Drive
- SG ProPad 6 (1993) (as STD Entertainment)
- All-New SG ProPad (199x) (as STD Entertainment)
Game Gear
- Handy Gear (1993) (as STD Entertainment)
Saturn
- Eclipse Pad (1995)
- Eclipse Stick (1995)
- ST ProPad (1996)
- Action Replay (199x)
Dreamcast
- Alloy Arcade Stick (1999)
- AstroPad (1999)
- Fission Fishing Controller (1999)
- Quantum FighterPad (1999)
- V3FX Racing Wheel (1999)
- StarFire LightBlaster (1999)
- Dream Wheel (2000)
- Massive Memory Card Plus (2000)
- Concept 4 Racing Wheel (200x)
- Visual Memory Card (xxxx)
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.interact-acc.com/corporate/index.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-15 08:08)