Radica Games
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Industry | Video gaming |
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Founded | 1983 United States |
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Number of employees | 2,500 (1998) |
Radica Games Limited is an American company that makes electronic games. It was founded in 1983. It started by making electronic souvenir games for casinos.[1] In the late 1990s, it became known for its Bass Fishin line of games.[source?] On October 3, 2006, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced they now own Radica.[2] Radica still makes electronic handheld games based on casino or card games, but now also makes toys, board games, and video game accessories.[3]
Products
[change | change source]Product lines under Radica, past and present, include:
- Stealth Assault - An electronic motion sensor game where the player tilts the device to fly a stealth plane shooting down jets.
- PlayTV - Examples include PlayTV Football, Skateboarding, and Baseball.
- PlayTV Legends - Formerly known as "Arcade Legends", the line includes plug-n-play systems featuring video games licensed from Sega, Taito and The Tetris Company.
- Skannerz
- 20Q - The electronic toy version.
- Cube World - An electronic toy featuring stick people as characters on black-and-white LCD screens, made from 2005 - 2008. Each cube has contacts on the top, bottom, and sides, 3 push buttons, and an internal motion sensor. It is not to be confused with the game of the same name.
- Series 1 Cube Types: 'Scoop' Orange, 'Slim' Purple, 'Whip' Yellow, 'Dodger' Red
- Series 2 Cube Types: 'Mic' Pink, 'Hans' Light Blue, 'Handy' Dark Blue, 'Dusty' Light Green (as pictured ->)
- Series 3 Cube Types: 'Chief' Blue, 'Toner' Gray, 'Dash' Green, 'Sparky' Brown.[4]
- Series 4 Cube Types: 'Slugger' Light Red, 'Kicks' Green, 'Slam' Orange, 'Grinder' Tan
- Series 5 Cube Types (with mods): 'Dart' Purple, 'Hip Hop' Black, 'Splash' Blue, 'Sci-Fi' White
- Series Jumbo Cube Types: 'Block Bash' Yellow-Orange, 'Global Getaway' Blue
- U.B. Funkeys - Made from August 26, 2007 - 2010.
- Talking Buzz Lightyear
- Loopz
- Nascar Racer - Made in 1998.
- I-Combat - A 3D game that is worn over the head.
- Big Screen Sudoku
- Blackjack 21
- Poker-Blackjack Lite
- Solitare
- Color Screen Uno - A backlit color Uno card game.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Radica Games Limited". sciencemuseum.org.uk.
- ↑ "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ↑ "Cube World toy by Radica: A fun interactive handheld game". www.fabcollectibles.com. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ Cube World Series 3 instruction manual