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Originally established in 1973 as Gremlin Industries, it was eventually acquired by Sega, and the "Sega/Gremlin" brand was introduced. Feeling the "combined name was awkward and confusing," the branding was dropped, and the company became Sega Electronics. [http://www.digitpress.com/library/newsletters/arcadeexpress/arcade_express_v1n10.pdf]
 
Originally established in 1973 as Gremlin Industries, it was eventually acquired by Sega, and the "Sega/Gremlin" brand was introduced. Feeling the "combined name was awkward and confusing," the branding was dropped, and the company became Sega Electronics. [http://www.digitpress.com/library/newsletters/arcadeexpress/arcade_express_v1n10.pdf]
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Gremlin had a sister company called Noval, which produced the Noval 760 computer. [http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/archive/Magazines/Kilobaud%20Microcomputing/Kilobaud%20Microcomputing%201978/Kilobaud%201978-05%20pages%20001-049%20Medium.pdf]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Online resources

Revision as of 15:21, 20 February 2011

Sega Electronics was a manufacturer and developer of arcade video games based in San Diego, California, United States.

Originally established in 1973 as Gremlin Industries, it was eventually acquired by Sega, and the "Sega/Gremlin" brand was introduced. Feeling the "combined name was awkward and confusing," the branding was dropped, and the company became Sega Electronics. [1]

Gremlin had a sister company called Noval, which produced the Noval 760 computer. [2]

Research Methods: Online resources

As Gremlin Industries

  • Astro Blaster (Sega)
  • Astro Fighter (Sega)
  • Carnival (Sega)
  • Digger (Sega)
  • Eliminator (Sega)
  • Head-On (Sega)
  • Head-On 2 (Sega)
  • Pulsar (Sega)
  • Space Fury (Sega)

As Sega Electronics

  • Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (Sega)
  • Tac/Scan (Sega)
  • Zektor (Sega)