Difference between revisions of "Sega Electronics"
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| − | '''Sega Electronics, Inc.''' was an arcade game manufacturer and developer based in San Diego, California, United States. Originally '''Gremlin Industries, Inc.''', | + | '''Sega Electronics, Inc.''' was an arcade game manufacturer and developer based in San Diego, California, United States. |
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| + | Originally '''Gremlin Industries, Inc.''', the company began marketing wall games and later moved on to video games. It was eventually acquired by Sega Enterprises in 1978, and the Gremlin/Sega brand (later Sega/Gremlin) was introduced. Feeling the "combined name was awkward and confusing," the branding was dropped, and the company name was changed. [http://www.digitpress.com/library/newsletters/arcadeexpress/arcade_express_v1n10.pdf] | ||
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| + | Sega decided to enter the home video game market in 1982, and the company began producing conversions of Sega's arcade hits. Sega Electronics was shut down in early 1984, and Sega's remaining U.S. operations were moved to Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. | ||
Gremlin had a sister company called Noval that produced the Noval 760 computer. [http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/archive/Magazines/Kilobaud%20Microcomputing/Kilobaud%20Microcomputing%201978/Kilobaud%201978-05%20pages%20001-049%20Medium.pdf] | Gremlin had a sister company called Noval that 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]]:''' | + | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Interviews, online resources |
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| + | ===Apple II=== | ||
| + | *''Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
===Arcade=== | ===Arcade=== | ||
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*''Tac/Scan'' (Sega) | *''Tac/Scan'' (Sega) | ||
*''Zektor'' (Sega/Gremlin) | *''Zektor'' (Sega/Gremlin) | ||
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| + | ===Atari 2600=== | ||
| + | *''Bear Game'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
| + | :<small>Based on the unreleased ''Razzmatazz'' coin-op.</small> | ||
| + | *''Ixion'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
| + | *''Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
| + | *''Sub Scan'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
| + | *''Tac/Scan'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
| + | *''Thunderground'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
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| + | ===Atari 5200=== | ||
| + | *''Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
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| + | ===Atari 8-bit=== | ||
| + | *''Ixion'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
| + | *''Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
| + | *''Tac/Scan'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
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| + | ===Commodore 64=== | ||
| + | *''Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator'' (US Publisher: Sega) | ||
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| + | ===VIC-20=== | ||
| + | *''Ixion'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
| + | *''Sub Scan'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
| + | *''Tac/Scan'' (unreleased) (Sega) | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 21 September 2011
Sega Electronics, Inc. was an arcade game manufacturer and developer based in San Diego, California, United States.
Originally Gremlin Industries, Inc., the company began marketing wall games and later moved on to video games. It was eventually acquired by Sega Enterprises in 1978, and the Gremlin/Sega brand (later Sega/Gremlin) was introduced. Feeling the "combined name was awkward and confusing," the branding was dropped, and the company name was changed. [1]
Sega decided to enter the home video game market in 1982, and the company began producing conversions of Sega's arcade hits. Sega Electronics was shut down in early 1984, and Sega's remaining U.S. operations were moved to Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
Gremlin had a sister company called Noval that produced the Noval 760 computer. [2]
Research Methods: Interviews, online resources
Apple II
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega)
Arcade
- Astro Blaster (Gremlin/Sega)
- Battle Star (unreleased) (Gremlin/Sega)
- Blasto (Gremlin)
- Blockade (Gremlin)
- Carnival (Gremlin/Sega)
- CoMotion (Gremlin)
- Depthcharge (Gremlin)
- Digger (Gremlin/Sega)
- Eliminator (Sega/Gremlin)
- Frogs (Gremlin)
- Head-On (Gremlin/Sega)
- Head-On 2 (Gremlin/Sega)
- Hustle (Gremlin)
- Invinco (Gremlin/Sega)
- Ixion (unreleased) (Sega)
- Pig Newton (unreleased) (Sega)
- Pulsar (Gremlin/Sega)
- Razzmatazz (unreleased) (Sega)
- Safari (Gremlin)
- Space Fury (Sega/Gremlin)
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (Sega)
- Tac/Scan (Sega)
- Zektor (Sega/Gremlin)
Atari 2600
- Bear Game (unreleased) (Sega)
- Based on the unreleased Razzmatazz coin-op.
- Ixion (unreleased) (Sega)
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega)
- Sub Scan (US Publisher: Sega)
- Tac/Scan (US Publisher: Sega)
- Thunderground (US Publisher: Sega)
Atari 5200
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega)
Atari 8-bit
- Ixion (unreleased) (Sega)
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega)
- Tac/Scan (unreleased) (Sega)
Commodore 64
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (US Publisher: Sega)
VIC-20
- Ixion (unreleased) (Sega)
- Sub Scan (unreleased) (Sega)
- Tac/Scan (unreleased) (Sega)
