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| − | '''[[Research Methods]]:''' Online resources, shared | + | '''Marvin Glass & Associates''' was a Chicago, Illinois, United States-based firm started in 1941 that designed and engineered toys [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Glass_and_Associates] and sold them to major toy manufacturers like Milton Bradley. [http://www.journey-tribute.com/journey/resources/arcade/journey_ballymidway_faq.html] The company entered the video game industry in the early 1980s, making games under contract with Bally Midway. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Glass_and_Associates] It broke up late that decade [http://www.design-engine.com/stories/games.html], giving rise to new companies such as Breslow, Morrison, Terzian & Associates and Meyer/Glass Design. [http://www.journey-tribute.com/journey/resources/arcade/journey_ballymidway_faq.html] |
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===Arcade=== | ===Arcade=== | ||
*''Domino Man'' (Bally Midway) | *''Domino Man'' (Bally Midway) | ||
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*''Journey'' (Bally Midway) | *''Journey'' (Bally Midway) | ||
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*''Tapper'' (Bally Midway) | *''Tapper'' (Bally Midway) | ||
*''Timber'' (Bally Midway) | *''Timber'' (Bally Midway) | ||
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*''Wacko'' (Bally Midway) | *''Wacko'' (Bally Midway) | ||
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| + | Did these games involve Marvin Glass? | ||
| + | *<div style="color:red">''Star Guards'' (Bally Midway)</div> | ||
| + | *<div style="color:red">''Turbo Tag'' (unreleased) (Bally Midway)</div> | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.next-gen.biz/magazine/the-making-of-tapper Edge Online - "The Making Of: Tapper"] | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=zS8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA36#v=onepage&q=&f=false June 13, 1983 Infoworld article "Artists move into computer world via video design"] | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 25 January 2010
Marvin Glass & Associates was a Chicago, Illinois, United States-based firm started in 1941 that designed and engineered toys [1] and sold them to major toy manufacturers like Milton Bradley. [2] The company entered the video game industry in the early 1980s, making games under contract with Bally Midway. [3] It broke up late that decade [4], giving rise to new companies such as Breslow, Morrison, Terzian & Associates and Meyer/Glass Design. [5]
Research Methods: Online resources, shared staff
Arcade
- Domino Man (Bally Midway)
- Journey (Bally Midway)
- Tapper (Bally Midway)
- Timber (Bally Midway)
- Wacko (Bally Midway)
Did these games involve Marvin Glass?
- Star Guards (Bally Midway)
- Turbo Tag (unreleased) (Bally Midway)
