tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post6407946800129084416..comments2024-03-24T17:41:28.172-05:00Comments on The Golden Age Arcade Historian: The Ultimate (So Far) History of Exidy - Part 1Keith Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-53279594563670482522015-01-23T14:28:24.650-06:002015-01-23T14:28:24.650-06:00Found a really good Dark Invader description with ...Found a really good Dark Invader description with a name attached: Bill Heine<br />http://www.ggdb.com/GameByName.aspx?vid=708Stilettohttp://www.mamedev.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-86188972059855665612013-05-22T03:59:52.047-05:002013-05-22T03:59:52.047-05:00Would really like to see some good information on ...Would really like to see some good information on Exidy games, including the early discrete machines such as Demolition Derby, Death Race, Super Death Chase, Alley Rally, Score, Spiders in Space, Attack and Football.<br /><br />A couple years ago I heard a radio interview with Howell Ivy. The interview was specifically about Death Race. I think it was around the time that the Death Race remake movie was released in 2008. If I recall correctly he spoke with a southern accent.ProphetFivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733150442691044011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-91773622775040218892013-05-20T09:30:52.093-05:002013-05-20T09:30:52.093-05:00The reason they left the video games business is t...The reason they left the video games business is that the games division was losing money.<br />I have edited the story to reflect this.<br />They may have also felt that they didn't really have expertise in video games to begin with or that the video boom was over (remember that the effects of Space Invaders didn't really kick in until almost 1980. As late as summer of 1979, a number of people in the industry were down on video games).Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-55501077045187029032013-05-20T07:57:19.881-05:002013-05-20T07:57:19.881-05:00Good post. For such a short-lived company Ramtek a...Good post. For such a short-lived company Ramtek actually made some pretty innovative and influential arcade games. That's really bizarre that they left the video game business right as Space Invaders came out. Any idea why? kiwasabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-35783227768875964342013-05-20T07:55:33.043-05:002013-05-20T07:55:33.043-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490772179659629873noreply@blogger.com