TCW Podcast Episode 213 - The Exidy of the 80's and 90's
In our second part, we look at Exidy as we wrap up the 70s and explore their products of the 80s and 90s. They continued developing microprocessor games with a variation on Pac-Man with Mouse Trap. The game was moderately successful during the downturn in the mid-80s. Exidy tried to leverage the power of an Atari 400 computer to create arcade machines with their Max-A-Flex system. Unfortunately, only four games were produced for the system. Their new light gun hardware enabled the creation of some very interesting shooting games, including Crossbow, Cheyenne, and Combat. When Exidy entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it was hoped that Chiller would make Exidy popular again in the same way Death Race did in the 70s. Exidy managed to exit bankruptcy and continued to refocus itself on redemption games. However, the company met its end in the early 90s when embezzlement by an employee forced the company to close. The rights to the properties were sold off, allowing Pete Kauffman to retire in comfort.
Starfire Case and Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZNj3JdtJ5c
Starfire Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5r_SM-ugOU
Rip Cord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5VNeAYIec
Crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUAC_2sRx0g
Bandido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_mMOSUvbLg
Fire One (Cabinet and Pictures): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fire-one
Fire One (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOl0NR5in5o
Tail Gunner 2 (Cabinet Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdQhexOUzFQ
Tail Gunner 2 (Old Cabinet walk around): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtqlduONDx8
TARG (Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZk2xQcSUs
TARG (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaz-xh8igtE
Venture (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInXyYrp9zI
Venture (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/venture
Pepper II (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/pepper-ii
Pepper II (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOy4eeCrEXQ
Mousetrap (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ5y3JvOMDo
Mousetrap (Gameplay on Hardware): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKB09AiQC1w
Mousetrap (Cabinet and Repair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd8fIf_BhMw
Mousetrap (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/mouse-trap
Victory (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/victory--exidy
Victory (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_0LKMV2wT0
Hard Hat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hard-hat
Hard Hat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yow567S3XRs
Whirly Bucket (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/whirly-bucket
Whirly Bucket (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur2FLE5jSIg
Fax (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fax
Fax (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQo3YPxgqQ
Max-A-Flex System (Overview): https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system
Astro Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqEst239p_A
Flip & Flop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9qPSXWmVxs
Boulder Dash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHH0Oayw6CY
TCW 075 - Gunning for Light: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gunning-for-light/
Crossbow (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/crossbow
Crossbow (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXEOyfPRA0A
Cheyenne (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/cheyenne
Cheyenne (Cabinet & Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCgqe9BAOE
Combat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/combat--exidy
Combat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFsBE70Pdi4
Vertigo (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/vertigo
Top Gunner (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MXYF260JdE
Chiller (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmN5QlfF5Q
Top Secret (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/top-secret
Top Secret (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9lGVsVEwoA&t=16s
Hit N' Miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx2MDXCC7Mg
Who Dunit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqvwe5aEGjQ
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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
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