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Exidy was one of the largest creators of arcade video games during the early period of video games, from 1974 until at least 1986 (when ''Chiller'' was released 〔http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7328〕). The company was founded by H.R. "Pete" Kauffman. The name "Exidy" was a portmanteau of the words "Excellence in Dynamics." Notable games released by Exidy include ''Circus'', ''Death Race'', ''Star Fire'', ''Venture'', ''Pepper II'', ''Mouse Trap'', ''Targ'' and ''Spectar''. ==Game history== Exidy found competing with larger video game companies such as Atari Inc. difficult. The company's Lila Zinter claimed in 1983 that "Exidy is an innovator, but ... we have a hard time breaking through the politics of getting a game a fair chance." One of Exidy's efforts aimed at trivia lovers during the 1980s was the quiz game ''Fax'', a multi-level game housed in a large wooden cabinet that stood about 4 feet high and looked nothing like other video games of the time period. Much like the 2000s game show, ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'', players were shown a series of questions with four possible answers. A point value "clock" ran down to zero after answers were shown, meaning players answering quicker earned more points for their correct answers. (Incorrect answers incurred no penalty.)〔(Flippers Web Site image of FAX game )〕 Beginning in 1983, Exidy released a series of light gun games, the first and most well known of which was ''Crossbow''. These presented an unusual twist to the light gun genre: the goal is to protect characters walking through the screen by shooting things which are trying to kill the characters. These games were also the first to feature fully digitized sound for all sound effects and music. Other "C" series games include ''Cheyenne'', ''Combat'', ''Crackshot'', ''Clay Pigeon'' and ''Chiller''. Chief designer for these games was Larry Hutcherson.〔James Hague, ("The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers: Hutcherson, Larry W. Sr." ), 24 January 2010〕 Exidy also made two rarely seen motion cabinet games with vector graphics called ''Vertigo'' and ''Top Gunner''. Chief game designer for this game was Vic Tolomei. Another somewhat successful game from Exidy was a driving game named ''Top Secret''. This game featured a spy car with advanced weaponry on a mission inside the Soviet Union to destroy a heavily guarded Top Secret super weapon. Game designers for this game were Vic Tolomei, Larry Hutcherson and Ken Nicholson. In 2006, it was announced that Mean Hamster Software acquired rights to develop new Exidy arcade games.〔(Mean Hamster Software )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exidy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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