US Games

Not to be confused with U.S. Games Systems, Inc..

US Games was a video game division of then-conglomerate Quaker Oats that formed in 1982 to develop games for the Atari 2600. Sometimes cited—because of the Quaker Oats connection—as an extreme example of companies trying to get into the video game business,[1][2] US Games released 14 games (with varying cartridge designs) and then closed their doors after only a year in operation.[3]

A TV commercial for one of their games, Space Jockey, aired in the United States.[4]

"None of our games became a hit," said spokesman Ronald Bottrell. "Instead of pouring in a lot more capital, we decided to drop it."[5]

Published titles

In alphabetical order:

  1. Commando Raid
  2. Eggomania
  3. Entombed
  4. Gopher
  5. M.A.D.
  6. Name This Game
  7. Picnic
  8. Piece o'Cake
  9. Raft Rider
  10. Sneak n' Peek
  11. Space Jockey
  12. Squeeze Box
  13. Towering Inferno
  14. Word Zapper

References

  1. ↑ Chance, Greg (March 17, 1996). "The Crash of 1984". videogames.org.
  2. ↑ "Useful Notes: The Great Video Game Crash of 1983". TV Tropes.
  3. ↑ "AtariAge - Companies - US Games". Retrieved 2006-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Space Jockey Atari 2600 Commercial". YouTube.
  5. ↑ - TIME magazine, Oct. 17, 1983 issue


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