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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, Inc.''' was an American arcade game developer and manufacturer who manufactured wall games in the early 1970s before switching to video games starting 1976. They were purchased by [[Sega Enterprises, Inc.]] in 1978{{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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==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===Blockade hardware===
 
===Blockade hardware===
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* ''[[Hustle]]'' (1977)
 
* ''[[Hustle]]'' (1977)
 
* ''[[Blasto]]'' (1978)
 
* ''[[Blasto]]'' (1978)
 
===[[VIC Dual]]===
 
* ''[[Depthcharge]]'' (1977)
 
* ''[[Safari (1977)|Safari]]'' (1977)
 
* ''[[Frogs]]'' (1978)
 
* ''[[Deep Scan]]'' (1979)
 
* ''[[Head On]]'' (1979)
 
* ''[[Head On 2]]'' (1979, as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Invinco]]'' (1979, as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Carnival]]'' (1980; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Digger]]'' (1980; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Pulsar]]'' (1981; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
 
===Discrete logic===
 
* ''[[Fortress]]'' (1979)
 
*''[[Monaco GP]]'' (1979)
 
 
===[[G80]]===
 
* ''[[Astro Blaster]]'' (1981; as Gremlin; Gremlin/Sega branding)
 
* ''[[Space Fury]]'' (1981; as Gremlin; Sega/Gremlin branding)
 
*''[[Eliminator]]'' (1981)
 
*''[[Space Odyssey]]'' (1981)
 
*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1982)
 
*''[[Tac/Scan]]'' (1982)
 
*''[[Pig Newton]]'' (1983)
 
 
===[[Zaxxon hardware]]===
 
*''[[Zaxxon]]'' (1982)
 
*''[[Ixion]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Razzmatazz]]'' (1983)
 
 
===Apple II===
 
*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1983)
 
  
 
===Atari 2600===
 
===Atari 2600===
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*''[[Thunderground]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Thunderground]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Sub Scan]]'' (198x)
 
*''[[Sub Scan]]'' (198x)
*''[[Bear Game]]'' (unreleased)
 
*''[[Ixion]]'' (Jeff Lorenz version available in ROM sets; unreleased)
 
  
 
===Atari 5200===
 
===Atari 5200===
 
*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1983)
  
===Atari 8-bit===
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*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1983)
 
*''[[Ixion]]'' (unreleased)
 
*''[[Tac/Scan]]'' (unreleased)
 
 
 
===Commodore 64===
 
*''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'' (1983)
 
 
 
===MSX===
 
*''[[Congo Bongo]]'' (1983)
 
 
 
===VIC-20===
 
*''[[Ixion]]'' (unreleased)
 
*''[[Sub Scan]]'' (unreleased)
 
*''[[Tac/Scan]]'' (unreleased)
 
  
===Arcade games distributed by Gremlin===
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==Magazine articles==
* ''[[Super Bowl]]'' (1977; licensed from [[Exidy]])
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* ''[[Gee Bee]]'' (1979; licensed from [[Namco]])
 
* ''[[Astro Fighter]]'' (1980; licensed from [[Data East]])
 
* ''[[Moon Cresta]]'' (1980; licensed from [[Nichibutsu]])
 
* ''[[Space Firebird]]'' (1980; licensed from [[Nintendo]])
 
* ''[[Super Moon Cresta]]'' (1980; licensed from [[Nichibutsu]])
 
* ''[[Frogger]]'' (1981; licensed from [[Konami]])
 
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Gremlin Distributors 1982.pdf|Distributors by state (1982)
 
Gremlin Distributors 1982.pdf|Distributors by state (1982)
 
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==Photographs==
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 13:10, 29 December 2021

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Sega Electronics
Founded: 1973
Defunct: 1983
Merged into: Sega Enterprises, Inc. (1978-09-29[1])
Headquarters:
16250 Technology Drive[2], San Diego, California, United States

Gremlin Industries, Inc. was an American arcade game developer and manufacturer who manufactured wall games in the early 1970s before switching to video games starting 1976. They were purchased by Sega Enterprises, Inc. in 1978[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[3][4] (according to chairman David Rosen, the combined name was "a bit awkward"[5]). 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[6]. 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)[6].

Softography

Discrete logic arcade

VIC Dual

Zaxxon hardware

G80

Arcade

Atari 2600

Atari 5200

Apple II

Atari 8-bit family

Commodore 64

MSX

VIC-20

Blockade hardware

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

Atari 2600

Atari 5200

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Electronics/Magazine articles.

Gallery

Internal documents

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Sega Electronics

References

Early Sega
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Service Games Gulf+Western
Service Games, Hawaii & Nevada & Japan Nihon Goraku Bussan & Nihon Kikai Seizou Sega Enterprises, Inc.
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Sega Ltd. & Gremlin Sega Ltd.