TMQ Software

TMQ Software, Inc. ("Trade Mark of Quality" [1]) was incorporated on March 4, 1981. Tod Zipnick was the president. One of the company's major products was a database management system called File-Fax. [2] It was also involved with contract game development [3] and the development of computerized market research devices for A.C. Nielsen. [4]

In 1983, Zipnick started a company called ICOM Systems, which carried on the business with Nielsen. [5] In 1985, Zipnick sold most of his shares and set up ICOM Simulations. [6] (The sale was the subject of a lawsuit by Jay and Tod Zipnick alleging said sale was part of a fraudulent scheme by the defendants to wrest control of ICOM Systems from Tod.)

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources

2600

• Chase the Chuck Wagon (US Publisher: Spectravision)

Subcontracted to programmer Michael Schwartz

Apple II

• Galactic Prospector (US Publisher: Disney) [Dan Repich]
• Moon Patrol (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Dan Repich]
• Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Steve Hays] [7]
• Pig Pen (US Publisher: Datamost)
• Rescue on Fractalus! (US Publisher: Lucasfilm Games; UK Publisher: Activision) [Craig Seastrom]
• Robotron: 2084 (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Steve Hays]

Commodore 64

• Ms. Pac-Man (US Publisher: Atarisoft) [Joe Alter] [8]

IBM PC

• Hard Hat Mack (US Publisher: Electronic Arts) [Kevin Gilmore, Dana How]
• Pig Pen (US Publisher: Datamost)

JR-200

• Galactic Chase (US Publisher: Panasonic)
• Joe Junk Man (US Publisher: Panasonic)
• Pig Pen (US Publisher: Panasonic)
• Rat Patrol (US Publisher: Panasonic)