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Williams
WMS Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) is an American electronic gaming and amusement company based in Waukegan, Illinois. WMS traces its roots as far back as 1943, the Williams Manufacturing Company, founded by Harry E. Williams. However, the company known today as WMS Industries was formally founded in...
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Doom
Doom (often typeset as DOOM ) is a landmark 1993 first-person shooter computer game by id Software. It is widely recognized for having popularized the first person shooter genre, pioneering immersive 3D graphics as well as true third dimension...
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- Dec 10, 1993
Joust
Joust is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1982.
The player controls a knight armed with a lance, mounted on either an ostrich (player 1) or a stork (player 2), who battles waves of computer-controlled enemy knights mounted on giant...
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Defender
Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. It is a shooting game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The game is set on a fictional planet, where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens...
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- 1980
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Make Trax
Make Trax is an arcade game introduced by Williams in 1981. It is a maze-themed game which is similar to Pac-Man. It was released in Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries in the same year under the title Crush Roller and was licenced to Williams...
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- 1981
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Stargate
Stargate is an arcade game released in 1981 by Williams Electronics. Created by Eugene Jarvis, it is a sequel to the 1980 game Defender, and was the first of only three productions from Vid Kidz, an independent development house formed by Jarvis and...
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Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084 (also referred to as Robotron) is an arcade video game developed by Vid Kidz and released by Williams Electronics in 1982. It is a shooting game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The game is set in the year 2084, in a...
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Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol (ムーンパトロール) is a classic arcade game by Irem that was first released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for U.S. distribution.
The player controls a moon buggy, viewing it from the side, that travels over the moon's surface. While...
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- 1982
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 3 (or MK3) is the third game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It was updated into Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in arcade and home consoles, and later Mortal Kombat Trilogy home consoles only. Mortal Kombat 3 has...
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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is a compilation of content from the previous titles based primarily upon the gameplay mechanics of Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It follows the same...
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- 1996
Smash TV
Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams. Home versions were developed for various platforms and most were published by Acclaim Entertainment.
The play mechanic is very similar to that of Eugene Jarvis'...
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- 1990
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Final Doom
Final Doom is a first-person shooter video game that uses the game engine, items and characters from Doom II. It consists of two 32-level megawads (level files), The Plutonia Experiment by the Casali brothers, and TNT: Evilution by TeamTNT. Final...
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- Jun 17, 1996
Sinistar
Sinistar is an arcade game released by Williams in 1982. It belongs to a class of video games from the 1980s called "twitch games". Other "twitch games" include Tempest, Defender, and Robotron: 2084. Sinistar was developed by RJ Mical, Sam Dicker,...
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Joust 2
Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest is an arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1986 as the sequel to Joust. Although most Williams Electronics games in the 1980s used horizontal video monitors, vertical monitors like those in Pac-Man and...
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- Dec 1986
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Return Fire
Return Fire is a 1995 video game developed by Silent Software, Inc. for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and later ported to Windows personal computers, PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996. It was preceded by Fire Power (1987) and followed by Return...
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- 1995
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice is an ice hockey arcade game released by Williams and ported to home consoles by Taito. It is said to be the hockey version of Midway's Arch Rivals.
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- 1990
Blaster
Blaster is an arcade game developed by Eugene Jarvis and released by Williams in 1983. The game is a 3d shooter set in outer space and is a quasi-sequel to Robotron: 2084. The objective is to shoot enemies and avoid obstacles in twenty differently...
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Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing
Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing is a stock car racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that is loosely based on the NASCAR fixture that draws in fans from February to November. There is a two player mode but it must be activated in the...
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- 1995
Bubbles
Bubbles is an arcade video game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982. It is an action game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The player uses a joystick to control a bubble in a kitchen sink. The object is to progress...
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Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits is a video game anthology for the Super NES, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, and Sega Saturn consoles that features 1980s arcade games from the Williams Electronics company. The games included are Defender, Defender II...
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MotoRace USA
MotoRace USA (also known as Traverse USA, in Japan as Zippy Race (ジッピーレース) and in Spain as Mototour) is an arcade game released by Irem in 1983.
The game's main character is a racer who must travel on his motorbike from Los Angeles to New York while...
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