Stern (game company)

Stern is the name of two different but connected companies that make arcade games. Stern Electronics, Inc. created arcade video games and pinball machines from 1977 to 1985.

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Midway(1976 film)

Midway, released in the United Kingdom as Battle of Midway, is a 1976 American war film that tells the story of the Battle of Midway, an important event in the Pacific War of World War II. The film was directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch. It was written by Donald S.

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Capcom Arcade Stadium

Capcom Arcade Stadium is a video game collection released in 2021 by Capcom. It includes 32 arcade games first made by Capcom between 1984 and 2001. One game is available for free, and the rest must be bought separately.

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SNK

SNK Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社SNK, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha SNK) is a Japanese video game company. It was founded in 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku (新日本企画; lit. “New Japan Project”) by Eikichi Kawasaki.

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Universal Entertainment

Universal Entertainment Corporation, which was previously called Aruze Corporation (Japanese: アルゼ株式会社, Hepburn: Aruze Kabushiki-gaisha), is a Japanese company that makes and sells pachinko machines, slot machines, arcade games, and other gaming products. It also creates and publishes video games. Aruze has permission to make and sell casino machines in the U.S.

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History of Nintendo

Nintendo, a Japanese video game company based in Kyoto, was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi as “Yamauchi Nintendo,” a maker of hanafuda playing cards. Sekiryo Kaneda led the company from 1929 to 1949. His successor, Hiroshi Yamauchi, guided Nintendo to produce toys like the Ultra Hand and video games, including arcade games, the Color TV-Game series of home consoles (1977–83), and the Game & Watch series of handheld games (1980–86).

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Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. is a 1982 platform game created and released by Nintendo for arcade machines. It follows the 1981 game Donkey Kong, but the roles are different: Mario is now the antagonist, and Donkey Kong Jr.

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Gottlieb

Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American company based in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known for creating many different types of pinball machines and arcade games, including Q*bert, for most of the 20th century.

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Stern (game company)

Stern is the name of two different but connected arcade game companies. Stern Electronics, Inc. made arcade video games and pinball machines from 1977 to 1985.

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WMS Industries

WMS Industries, Inc. was an American company that made electronic games and amusement machines in Enterprise, Nevada. In 2016, it was merged into Scientific Games.

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