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Product type	Video games and magnetic media
Owner	Magnetic Tape International

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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.^[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 family of home computers in 1982 and 1983. The 2600 titles are games from Bit Corporation ported from PAL to NTSC and with different names.^[2] The Atari 8-bit computer titles 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 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

^ ^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".

[nyt-1] 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.

[atariage-4] "Companies - Zimag". Atari Age.

[catalog-5] "ZiMAG Catalog".

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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 family|Atari 8-bit computers]] in 1982 and 1983. The 2600 titles are games 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 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''' (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 family]] of home computers in 1982 and 1983. The 2600 titles are games 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 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]].