Published Histories
Alphabetical company directory
Amenip Corporation
An early-1980s software and rights holder whose five known game families reached arcades through a network of manufacturers, licensees and regional distributors.
Read company history →Computer Recreations and Galaxy Game
The Pitts–Tuck venture behind one of the earliest coin-operated Spacewar descendants and two major generations of the Stanford Galaxy Game system.
Read company history →Computran Industries
An operator-led company linking imported games, licensed manufacture and company-branded presentations around Super Tank, Port Man and Triple Punch.
Read company history →Data East Corporation
A developer, hardware maker, publisher, licensor and distributor whose arcade story runs from DECO Cassette through a 128-family development catalog.
Read company history →Elcon Industries
Cabinet builder, systems integrator, assembler, conversion specialist and marketer behind an unusually varied collection of cabinets and game packages.
Read company history →EVOGA Entertainment
The Mexican creative team that entered Japanese arcade production through projects including Evolution Soccer and Rage of the Dragons.
Read company history →For-Play Manufacturing
An early electronic-amusement manufacturer behind Star Trek, Rally and Sport Center, plus the unusual ZX-1040 Bio-Computer.
Read company history →Lewlesal (Pty.) Ltd.
A Johannesburg Atari distributor and video-amusement manufacturer whose commercial presence is clear even though its specific locally built machines remain unidentified.
Read company history →Mirco Games
The Phoenix company that moved from foosball into early video games, microprocessors, pinball, card games and a West German arcade operation.
Read company history →Pacific Novelty
A short-lived manufacturer whose games used recorded sound, unusual premises and strong cabinet presentation to build a distinctive catalog.
Read company history →Ramtek Corporation
A display-equipment company that turned television engineering into a thirteen-game arcade-video program before leaving the field in 1979.
Read company history →SEMiCOM
An overlooked Korean studio behind 38 conventional arcade releases, recurring internal teams, protected hardware and a visible development lineage.
Read company history →Techstar, Inc.
Rights holder, licensor, cabinet vendor, conversion specialist and game operation behind Eyes, Macho Mouse, Mr. TNT and several nearly lost projects.
Read company history →Yachiyo Electronics
A Japanese electronics manufacturer, arcade subcontractor, assembler and technical collaborator whose role changes from product to product.
Read company history →The directory will grow with the research queue.
This page contains only company histories already published on Arcade Side B. Companies still in research or awaiting publication will be added here once their public article is ready.