Cinematronics

COMPANY» Founded 1975-01-01

El Cajon,California,United States

Cinematronics Inc. founded by Jim Pearce, Dennis Parte and Gary Garrison in 1975. Cinematronics' first succesful game was Space Wars. In 1987, Cinematronics was acquired by Tradewest and renamed the Leland Corporation.

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Cinematronics Inc. founded by Jim Pearce, Dennis Parte and Gary Garrison in 1975. Cinematronics' first succesful game was Space Wars. In 1987, Cinematronics was acquired by Tradewest and renamed the Leland Corporation.

Developed Games

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Star Castle (Game)

31 December 1980

Star Castle is a multi-directional arcade shooter, first released during the golden age of video arcades. The object of the game is to destroy an armed enemy cannon located in the center of the screen and protected by three rotating rings.

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Rip Off (Game)

31 December 1980

Protect your cluster of triangles from thieving enemies in this early vector shooter.

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Starhawk (Game)

Unknown Release

A vector-based space shooter released in arcades and on the Vectrex home console. Not to be confused with the 2012 PS3 game of the same name.

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Armor Attack (Game)

Unknown Release

Armor Attack is a vector graphics game that puts you at the controls of a jeep.

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Space Wars (Game)

31 December 1982

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Warrior (Game)

31 December 1979

Released in 1979 in arcades, many people believe Warrior to be the first true fighting game.

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Solar Quest (Game)

1 December 1981

Players controlled a spaceship that destroyed several different kinds of ships, then had to scoop up survivors from the ships before they floated into the sun and perished. A bonus ghost ship would appear later in the game that was worth a large amount. A nuke function was also available to destroy multiple ships in one area, along with a hyperspace function.

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Jack the Giantkiller (Game)

1 January 1982

An arcade game by Cinematronics notorious for the commercial failure.

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Published Games

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Warrior (Game)

31 December 1979

Released in 1979 in arcades, many people believe Warrior to be the first true fighting game.

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Sundance (Game)

31 December 1979

A vector based arcade puzzle game released in 1979. The game was produced by Cinematronics, of Space War and Dragon's Lair fame.

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Solar Quest (Game)

1 December 1981

Players controlled a spaceship that destroyed several different kinds of ships, then had to scoop up survivors from the ships before they floated into the sun and perished. A bonus ghost ship would appear later in the game that was worth a large amount. A nuke function was also available to destroy multiple ships in one area, along with a hyperspace function.

ARC​ VECT​

Jack the Giantkiller (Game)

1 January 1982

An arcade game by Cinematronics notorious for the commercial failure.

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Company details

Name

Cinematronics

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1975

Location

El Cajon,California,United States

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• Star Castle (Game)
• Rip Off (Game)
• Starhawk (Game)
• Armor Attack (Game)
• Space Wars (Game)
• Warrior (Game)
• Solar Quest (Game)
• Jack the Giantkiller (Game)
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Published Games

• Warrior (Game)
• Sundance (Game)
• Solar Quest (Game)
• Jack the Giantkiller (Game)
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Franchises

• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Arcade Archives 2 (Franchise)
• Dragon's Lair (Franchise)
• Space Ace (Franchise)

People

• Don Bluth (Person)
• Michael Rye (Person)
• Rick Dyer (Person)

Characters

• Dirk the Daring (Character)
• Princess Daphne (Character)
• Singe the Dragon (Character)

Concepts

• Screen Overlay (Concept)
• Vector Graphics (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Cinematic Games (Concept)
• Comic Book Adaptation (Concept)
• Damsel In Distress (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Fake Interactivity (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• LaserDisc (Concept)
• Linear Gameplay (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Quick Time Event (Concept)
• Same Name, Different Game (Concept)
• Sexualized Women (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Unskippable Cutscene (Concept)
• Voice Acting (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• Bridge (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Underwater (Location)

Objects

• Spaceship (Object)
• Anvil (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Backpack (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Beanstalk (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Blaster (Object)
• Bone (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Candle (Object)
• Cauldron (Object)
• Chains (Object)
• Coin (Object)
• Column (Object)
• Crown (Object)
• Door (Object)