Zimag
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| Product type | Video games Magnetic media |
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| Owner | Magnetic Tape International |
Zimag (stylized as ZiMAG) was the name used by Magnetic Tape International to market consumer products, including video games and blank audio cassettes, VHS tapes, and floppy disks.[1] Magnetic Tape International was a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermagnetic Corporation.[1] The company released games for the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers in 1982 and 1983. The 2600 games are from Bit Corporation ported from PAL to NTSC and with different names.[2] The Atari 8-bit games were developed by Syncro, Inc.[3]
Zimag's four Atari 2600 releases received more promotion than the relatively obscure computer games, but they were released during the video game crash of 1983.
Games
Atari 2600[4]
- Cosmic Corridor (1983)
- Dishaster (1983)
- I Want My Mommy (1983)
- Tanks But No Tanks (1983)
Atari 8-bit computers
- Cat Nap (1983)
- Collision Course (1982, originally promoted as Space Mines)
- Moon Beam Arcade (1983)
- Nineball (1982)
- River Rat (1982)
Unreleased
- Bail Out
- Caverns of Oz
- Kerplop (Atari 8-bit)
- Pizza Chef (2600)
- Quest for Inca Gold (Atari 8-bit)
The Zimag catalog lists the following games beneath a "Spring '83" heading: Outpost, Meltdown, Moving Day, Car Jockey, Tally Ho, Immies and Aggies, Conrad, Dinograms, Cake Bake, and Evac.[5] None of these were released.
References
- ^ a b Pace, Eric (August 31, 1982). "ADVERTISING; Zimag Goes to E.J.L." The New York Times.
- ^ Santulli, Joe (2003). "Full text of Digital Press psychOpedia". archive.org.
- ^ "Syncro, Inc". AtariMania.
- ^ "Companies - Zimag". Atari Age.
- ^ "ZiMAG Catalog".