Radica Games
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| Industry | Video gaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Mattel in 2010s |
| Successor | Mattel |
| Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 2500[1](1998) |
| Parent | Mattel |
Radica Games Limitedwas a Hong Kong[1]company that produced electronic games, founded in 1983. It began by producing electronicsouvenirgames forcasinos.[2]In the late 1990s, it became known for itsBass Fishinline of games.[1]On October 3, 2006,Mattel, Inc.announced the completion of their acquisition of Radica.[3]While Radica produced electronic handheld games based on casino or card games, it has branched out into toys, board games, andvideo gameaccessories.[4]
Products[edit]
Product lines under Radica, past and present, include:
- Stealth Assault- electronic motion sensor game where player tilts the device to fly a stealth plane shooting down jets
- PlayTV- examples include PlayTV Football, Skateboarding, Baseball and Golf
- PlayTV Legends- formerly known as "Arcade Legends", the line includes plug-n-play systems featuring video games licensed fromSegaandTaito,as well asTetris
- Skannerz
- 20Q- electronic toy version
Cube World - Cube World- electronic toy featuring stick people as characters on black-and-white LCD screens, 2005 - 2008, each cube has contacts on top, bottom, and sides, 3 push buttons, and an internal motion sensor. Not to be confused with thegame 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.[5]
- 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- August 26, 2007 - 2010
- Talking Buzz Lightyear
- Loopz
- Nascar Racer- 1998
- I-Combat- a3Dgame that is worn over the head
- Big Screen Sudoku game
- Blackjack 21
- Poker-Blackjack Lite
- Solitare
- Color ScreenUno- backlit color Uno card game
- Fijit Friends
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abc"About Us".Radica Games Ltd. Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 1998.Retrieved21 October2023.
- ^"Radica Games Limited".sciencemuseum.org.uk.
- ^"Mattel Inc.: Investor Relations".shareholder.com.3 October 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2007.Retrieved21 October2023.
- ^"Cube World toy by Radica: A fun interactive handheld game".www.fabcollectibles.com.Retrieved2022-04-01.
- ^Cube World Series 3 instruction manual
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