Стерн (Game Company)
| Промышленность | Аркадные игры |
|---|---|
| Основан | 1977 (Stern Electronics), 1986 (строгий пинбол) |
| Штаб -квартира | Соединенные Штаты |
Ключевые люди | Сэм Стерн Гэри Стерн, председатель Сет Дэвис, генеральный директор |
| Продукция | Аркадные видеоигры, пинбольные машины |
| Владелец | Гэри Стерн |
| Веб -сайт | Sternpinball |
Стерн - это название двух разных, но связанных аркадных игровых компаний. Stern Electronics, Inc. Производила аркадные видеоигры и пинбольные машины с 1977 по 1985 год и была наиболее известна за Берцерк . Stern Pinball, Inc. , основанная в 1986 году как Data East Pinball, является производителем Pinball Machines в Северной Америке.
Stern Electronics, Inc.
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Stern Electronics была сформирована, когда семья Стерна купила финансово несчастную Чикагскую монету в 1977 году. Активы Чикаго монеты были приобретены при продажах банкротства, формирующей основную инвентаризацию Stern Electronics, Inc.; Однако, как отдельная компания, они не предполагали, что какой -либо долг, который Чикагский монет накопил.
The first two games made by Stern were Stampede and Rawhide, both originally made by Chicago Coin, which only had changes made to their branding and logos. After a weak start, Stern Electronics' sales started picking up by the end of 1977. By 1978, they had switched over to fully solid-state electronics for their games. In 1979, Stern acquired the jukebox production assets of the bankrupt Seeburg Corporation, and the company became known as Stern / Seeburg. Coincidentally, Seeburg also owned Williams in the 1960s, when Sam Stern was its president.
When arcade video games became popular in 1980, Stern Electronics produced Berzerk. In 1983, Stern became one of many victims of the amusement industry economic shakeout that occurred. In 1985, Stern Electronics left the amusement industry. Personnel from Stern Electronics formed a short-lived venture known as Pinstar, producing conversion kits for old Bally and Stern machines. Gary Stern was the president of Stern Electronics, Inc, Pinstar Inc, and Data East pinball.
On March 16, 2023, Atari announced that it had acquired the intellectual property rights to 12 Stern Electronics titles, including Berzerk and Frenzy.[1]
Stern Pinball, Inc.
[edit]By 1999, the pinball industry was virtually dead and Sega left the pinball industry, and in October 1999 sold its pinball division, previously purchased from Data East in 1994,[2] to Gary Stern, the son of Sam Stern, who had been running Data East/Sega pinball since 1986, and Stern Pinball was born.[2][3][4] Stern Pinball, Inc. is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
As of 2023, longtime designers Brian Eddy, John Borg, and George Gomez are designing pinball games at Stern Pinball, alongside top-ranking competitive player Keith Elwin and popular pinball streamer Jack Danger.[5]
Some Stern pinball tables were also digitally released through The Pinball Arcade and Stern Pinball Arcade.
Pinball machines
[edit]Stern Electronics
[edit]- Stampede (1977)
- Rawhide (1977)
- Disco (1977)
- Pinball (1977)
- Stingray (1977)
- Stars (1978)
- Memory Lane (1978)
- Lectronamo (1978)
- Wild Fyre (1978)
- Nugent (1978)
- Dracula (1979)
- Trident (1979)
- Hot Hand (1979)
- Magic (1979)
- Cosmic Princess (1979) (Produced in Australia by Leisure and Allied Industries under license from Stern Electronics Inc)[6][7]
- Meteor (1979) (Highest production of all Stern Electronics' Pinballs)[7]
- Galaxy (1980)
- Ali (1980)
- Big Game (1980) (First game to incorporate seven-digit scoring in the digital era)[8]
- Seawitch (1980)
- Cheetah (1980)
- Quicksilver (1980)
- Star Gazer (1980)
- Flight 2000 (1980) (Stern's first game with multi-ball and speech)
- Nine Ball (1980)
- Freefall (1981)
- Lightning (1981)
- Split Second (1981)
- Catacomb (1981)
- Viper (1981)
- Dragonfist (1982)
- Iron Maiden (1982) (Unrelated to the British heavy metal band)
- Orbitor 1 (1982) (Featured a 3d-vacuum formed playfield with spinning rubber bumpers causing frenetic ball action; it was the company's last released game)[7]
- Cue (1982) (Six machines built)
- Lazer Lord (1984) (One prototype built)
Stern Pinball
[edit]| Machine Name | Year | Lead Designer | License Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Davidson | 1999 | John Borg & Lonnie D. Ropp | Harley-Davidson |
| Striker Xtreme | 2000 | Joe Balcer | Original Theme |
| Sharkey's Shootout | 2000 | John Borg | Original Theme |
| High Roller Casino | 2001 | Jon Norris | Original Theme |
| Austin Powers | 2001 | John Borg & Lonnie D. Ropp | Austin Powers |
| Monopoly | 2001 | Pat Lawlor | Monopoly (game) |
| NFL | 2001 | Joe Balcer | National Football League |
| Playboy | 2002 | George Gomez & Dwight Sullivan | Playboy |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon | 2002 | Pat Lawlor | RollerCoaster Tycoon |
| The Simpsons Pinball Party | 2003 | Joe Balcer & Keith P. Johnson | The Simpsons |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2003 | Steve Ritchie | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
| The Lord of the Rings | 2003 | George Gomez | The Lord of the Rings (film series) |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not! | 2004 | Pat Lawlor | Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
| Elvis | 2004 | Steve Ritchie | Elvis Presley |
| The Sopranos | 2005 | George Gomez | The Sopranos |
| Grand Prix | 2005 | Pat Lawlor | Original Theme |
| NASCAR | 2005 | Pat Lawlor | NASCAR |
| World Poker Tour | 2006 | Steve Ritchie | World Poker Tour |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | 2006 | Dennis Nordman | Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Dale Jr. | 2007 | Pat Lawlor | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| Family Guy | 2007 | Pat Lawlor | Family Guy |
| Spider-Man | 2007 | Stevie Ritchie | Spider-Man (Sam Raimi's film trilogy) |
| Wheel of Fortune | 2007 | Dennis Nordman | Wheel of Fortune (American game show) |
| Indiana Jones | 2008 | John Borg | First four Indiana Jones films |
| Batman (The Dark Knight) | 2008 | George Gomez | First two films in The Dark Knight Trilogy |
| Shrek | 2008 | Pat Lawlor | First 3 Shrek films |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2008 | Pat Lawlor | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
| 24 | 2008 | Steve Ritchie | 24 (TV series) |
| NBA | 2008 | John Borg & Ray Tanzer | National Basketball Association |
| Big Buck Hunter Pro | 2009 | John Borg | Big Buck Hunter |
| Iron Man | 2010 | John Borg | First two Iron Man films |
| Avatar | 2010 | John Borg | Avatar (2009 film) |
| The Rolling Stones | 2011 | Tom Kopera | The Rolling Stones |
| TRON: Legacy | 2011 | John Borg | TRON: Legacy |
| Transformers | 2011 | George Gomez | Transformers (film series) |
| AC/DC | 2012 | Steve Ritchie | AC/DC |
| X-Men | 2012 | John Borg | X-Men |
| The Avengers | 2012 | George Gomez | The Avengers (2012 film) |
| Metallica | 2013 | John Borg | Metallica |
| Star Trek | 2013 | Steve Ritchie | J.J. Abrams Star Trek films |
| Mustang | 2014 | John Trudeau | Ford Mustang |
| The Walking Dead | 2014 | John Borg | The Walking Dead (TV series) |
| WWE: Wrestlemania | 2015 | John Trudeau | WWE |
| Whoa Nellie: Big Juicy Melons | 2015 | Dennis Nordman | Original Theme |
| KISS | 2015 | John Borg | Kiss (band) |
| Game of Thrones | 2015 | Steve Ritchie | Game of Thrones |
| Ghostbusters | 2016 | John Trudeau | First two Ghostbusters films |
| Batman 66 | 2016 | George Gomez | Batman (TV series) |
| Aerosmith | 2017 | John Borg | Aerosmith |
| Star Wars | 2017 | Steve Ritchie | Star Wars original trilogy |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2017 | John Borg | Guardians of the Galaxy (film) |
| Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast | 2018 | Keith Elwin | Iron Maiden |
| Supreme | 2018 | George Gomez | Supreme (brand) |
| Deadpool | 2018 | George Gomez | Deadpool |
| The Beatles | 2018 | Joe Kaminkow | The Beatles |
| Primus | 2018 | Dennis Nordman | Primus (band) |
| Munsters | 2019 | John Borg | The Munsters |
| Black Knight: Sword of Rage | 2019 | Steve Ritchie | Sequel to Black Knight (pinball) and Black Knight 2000 |
| Jurassic Park | 2019 | Keith Elwin | Jurassic Park (film) |
| Elvira's House of Horrors | 2019 | Dennis Nordman | Elvira's Movie Macabre and a sequel to Elvira and the Party Monsters and Scared Stiff (pinball) |
| Stranger Things | 2019 | Brian Eddy | Stranger Things |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2020 | John Borg | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Heavy Metal | 2020 | George Gomez | Heavy Metal |
| Avengers: Infinity Quest | 2020 | Keith Elwin | Avengers (comics) |
| Led Zeppelin | 2020 | Steve Ritchie | Led Zeppelin |
| The Mandalorian | 2021 | Brian Eddy | The Mandalorian |
| Godzilla | 2021 | Keith Elwin | Godzilla |
| Rush | 2022 | John Borg | Rush (band) |
| James Bond 007 | 2022 | George Gomez | Sean Connery James Bond films |
| James Bond 007 60th Anniversary | 2022 | Keith Elwin | All James Bond Films |
| Foo Fighters | 2023 | Jack Danger | Foo Fighters |
| Venom | 2023 | Brian Eddy | Venom (character) |
| Jaws | 2024 | Keith Elwin | Jaws (franchise) |
| John Wick | 2024 | Elliot Eismin | John Wick[9] |
| The Uncanny X-Men | 2024 | Jack Danger | X-Men Days of Future Past |
Arcade games manufactured by Stern
[edit]- Astro Invader (1980) (programmed by Konami)[10]
- Berzerk (1980)[10]
- The End (1980) (programmed by Konami)
- Scramble (1981) (programmed by Konami)
- Super Cobra (1981) (programmed by Konami)
- Moon War (1981)
- Turtles (1981) (programmed by Konami)[10]
- Strategy X (1981) (programmed by Konami)
- Jungler (1981) (programmed by Konami)
- Armored Car (1981)
- Amidar (1981) (programmed by Konami)
- Frenzy (1982)[10]
- Tazz-Mania (1982)
- Tutankham (1982) (programmed by Konami)
- Pooyan (1982)[10] (programmed by Konami)
- Dark Planet (1982) (designed by Erick Erickson and Dan Langlois)
- Rescue (1982)[10][11]
- Calipso (1982) (developed by Stern, released by Tago Electronics)
- Anteater (1982) (developed by Stern, released by Tago Electronics)
- Mazer Blazer (1982)
- Lost Tomb (1982)
- Bagman (Le Bagnard) (1982) (programmed by Valadon Automation)
- Pop Flamer (1982) (programmed by Jaleco)
- Star Jacker (1983) (programmed by Sega)
- Minefield (1983)[10]
- Cliff Hanger (1983)[10] (laserdisc game using video footage from TMS)
- Great Guns (1984)
- Goal to Go (1984) (laserdisc game)
- Super Bagman (1984)[10] (programmed by Valadon Automation)
References
[edit]- ^ "ATARI ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BERZERK AND FRENZY IP". Atari. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pinball Runs Out of Wizardry". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Davey, Monica (25 April 2008). "For a Pinball Survivor, the Game Isn't Over". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ Pinball, Stern (6 August 2018). "About". Stern Pinball.
- ^ Pinball, Stern (20 December 2021). "Stern Pinball Enhances Game Design Studio". Stern Pinball.
- ^ "Космическая принцесса" . Пинпедиа .
- ^ Jump up to: а беременный в «База данных интернет -пинбола» . www.ipdb.org .
- ^ «База данных интернет -пинбола: Stern 'Big Game' Images» . www.ipdb.org .
- ^ "Пинзийный игровой архив >> строгой (производитель)" . Петля .
- ^ Jump up to: а беременный в дюймовый и фон глин час я «Стерна электроника-монетные машины» . www.arcade-museum.com .
- ^ Шарп, Роджер С. (июнь 1983 г.). «Вставьте монету здесь» . Электронные игры . п. 92 Получено 6 января 2015 года .
Внешние ссылки
[ редактировать ]- Стерская электронная пинбольная машина
- Строгие пинбольные машины
- Компании, базирующиеся в Чикаго
- Компании, базирующиеся в округе Кук, штат Иллинойс
- Производители пинбола
- Компании видеоигр из Соединенных Штатов
- Мелроуз Парк, Иллинойс
- Развлекательные компании, созданные в 1977 году
- Компании видеоигр создали в 1977 году
- Производственные компании, созданные в 1977 году