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U.S. Games Corporation / Vidtec - Name This Game (Square)

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TV format		Rarity	Cart	CiB	Last changed n/a
Gametitle	Name This Game	Class	Official release
Company	U.S. Games Corporation / Vidtec	Genre	Shoot'em Up
Series	Square	Max. player	2
Cartridge shell	Standard	Controller	Joystick
Serial number	VC1007	Programmer	Booth, Roger ; Day, Sylvia ; Dubren, Ron ; Marshall, Todd ; Trager, Wes ; Will IV, Henry
UPC code		Manual
Year	1982	Screenshot
Country	- USA	md5 Hash / Size	/

Company Information

U.S. Games Corporation was a video game company that originally produced electronic handheld sports games. In 1981, the company shifted its focus and concentrated exclusively on developing video game software. In 1982, U.S. Games was acquired by Quaker Oats Company. The goal was to collaborate with Quaker Oats' Fisher-Price toy brand and compete with the Parker Brothers division of rival General Mills. U.S. Games released its first Atari 2600 game, "Space Jockey," in January 1982. Over the next year, it released 13 more cartridges. Some of the early titles were published under the "Vidtec" brand name. The company aimed to build a reputation for high-quality, licensed family games, similar to Parker Brothers. However, U.S. Games' titles sold poorly. During the 1983 video game crash, Quaker Oats closed the U.S. Games division before the company could utilize its newly acquired Pink Panther license. A company spokesperson stated: "None of our games became a hit. Rather than investing more capital, we decided to give up."

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