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{{Short description|8-bit video game developer}}
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'''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.<ref name="nyt">{{cite journal|last1=Pace|first1=Eric|title=ADVERTISING; Zimag Goes to E.J.L.|journal=The New York Times|date=August 31, 1982|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/31/business/advertising-zimag-goes-to-ejl.html}}</ref> The company released games for the [[Atari 2600]] and [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit computer]] in 1982 and 1983. Magnetic Tape International was a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermagnetic Corporation.<ref name="nyt"/>
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'''Zimag''' (stylized as '''ZiMAG''') was the name used by Magnetic Tape International to market consumer products, including video games and blank audio [[cassette tape|cassettes]], [[VHS]] tapes, and [[floppy disk]]s.<ref name="nyt">{{cite journal|last1=Pace|first1=Eric|title=ADVERTISING; Zimag Goes to E.J.L.|journal=The New York Times|date=August 31, 1982|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/31/business/advertising-zimag-goes-to-ejl.html}}</ref> Magnetic Tape International was a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermagnetic Corporation.<ref name="nyt"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Santulli|first1=Joe|title=Full text of Digital Press psychOpedia|url=https://archive.org/stream/Digital_Press_psychOpedia_2003_Santulli_Joe_US/Digital_Press_psychOpedia_2003_Santulli_Joe_US_djvu.txt|website=archive.org|year=2003}}</ref> The Atari 8-bit games were developed by Syncro, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Syncro, Inc.|url=http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-syncro-inc_developer_815_8_G.html|website=AtariMania}}</ref>
Zimag's Atari 8-bit computer titles were developed by Syncro, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Syncro, Inc.|url=http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-syncro-inc_developer_815_8_G.html|website=AtariMania}}</ref>

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==
==Games==
'''Atari 2600'''<ref name="atariage">{{cite web|title=Compaies - Zimag|url=http://www.atariage.com/company_page.php?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=28|website=Atari Age}}</ref>
'''Atari 2600'''<ref name="atariage">{{cite web|title=Companies - Zimag|url=http://www.atariage.com/company_page.php?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=28|website=Atari Age}}</ref>
* ''Cosmic Corridor'' (1983)
* ''Cosmic Corridor'' (1983)
* ''[[Dishaster]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Dishaster]]'' (1983)
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'''Atari 8-bit family'''
'''Atari 8-bit family'''
* ''Cat Nap'' (1983)
* ''Cat Nap'' (1983)
* ''Collision Course'' (1982)
* ''Collision Course'' (1982, originally promoted as ''Space Mines'')
* ''Moon Beam Arcade'' (1983)
* ''Moon Beam Arcade'' (1983)
* ''Nineball'' (1982)
* ''Nineball'' (1982)
* ''River Rat'' (1982)
* ''River Rat'' (1982)
* ''Space Mines


'''Unreleased'''
'''Unreleased'''
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* ''Quest for Inca Gold'' (Atari 8-bit)
* ''Quest for Inca Gold'' (Atari 8-bit)


The Zimag catalog lists the following games beneath a "Spring '83" heading:<ref name="catalog">{{cite web|title=ZiMAG Catalog|url=http://www.atarimania.com/catalog-atari-zimag-_124_2.html}}</ref> ''Outpost'', ''Meltdown'', ''Moving Day'', ''Car Jockey'', ''Tally Ho'', ''Immies and Aggies'', ''[[Conrad (comic strip)|Conrad]]'', ''Dinograms'', ''Cake Bake'', and ''Evac''. None of these titles were released.
The Zimag catalog lists the following games beneath a "Spring '83" heading: ''Outpost'', ''Meltdown'', ''Moving Day'', ''Car Jockey'', ''Tally Ho'', ''Immies and Aggies'', ''[[Conrad (comic strip)|Conrad]]'', ''Dinograms'', ''Cake Bake'', and ''Evac''.<ref name="catalog">{{cite web|title=ZiMAG Catalog|url=http://www.atarimania.com/catalog-atari-zimag-_124_2.html}}</ref> None of these were released.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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{{Atari 2600}}
{{Atari 2600}}


[[Category:Defunct video game companies]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Atari 2600]]
[[Category:Atari 2600]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 18 May 2024

Zimag
Product typeVideo games
Magnetic media
OwnerMagnetic 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

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Atari 2600[4]

Atari 8-bit family

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Pace, Eric (August 31, 1982). "ADVERTISING; Zimag Goes to E.J.L." The New York Times.
  2. ^ Santulli, Joe (2003). "Full text of Digital Press psychOpedia". archive.org.
  3. ^ "Syncro, Inc". AtariMania.
  4. ^ "Companies - Zimag". Atari Age.
  5. ^ "ZiMAG Catalog".
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