The Exidy of the 80's and 90's

TCW Podcast Episode 213 - The Exidy of the 80's and 90's   In our second part, we look at Exidy as we wrap up the 70s and explore their products of the 80s and 90s. They continued developing microprocessor games with a variation on Pac-Man with Mouse Trap. The game was moderately successful during the downturn in the mid-80s. Exidy tried to leverage the power of an Atari 400 computer to create arcade machines with their Max-A-Flex system. Unfortunately, only four games were produced for the system. Their new light gun hardware enabled the creation of some very interesting shooting games, including Crossbow, Cheyenne, and Combat. When Exidy entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it was hoped that Chiller would make Exidy popular again in the same way Death Race did in the 70s. Exidy managed to exit bankruptcy and continued to refocus itself on redemption games. However, the company met its end in the early 90s when embezzlement by an employee forced the company to close. The rights to the properties were sold off, allowing Pete Kauffman to retire in comfort.   Starfire Case and Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZNj3JdtJ5c Starfire Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5r_SM-ugOU Rip Cord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5VNeAYIec Crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUAC_2sRx0g Bandido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_mMOSUvbLg Fire One (Cabinet and Pictures): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fire-one Fire One (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOl0NR5in5o Tail Gunner 2 (Cabinet Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdQhexOUzFQ Tail Gunner 2 (Old Cabinet walk around): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtqlduONDx8 TARG (Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZk2xQcSUs TARG (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaz-xh8igtE Venture (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInXyYrp9zI Venture (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/venture Pepper II (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/pepper-ii Pepper II (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOy4eeCrEXQ Mousetrap (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ5y3JvOMDo Mousetrap (Gameplay on Hardware): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKB09AiQC1w Mousetrap (Cabinet and Repair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd8fIf_BhMw Mousetrap (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/mouse-trap Victory (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/victory--exidy Victory (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_0LKMV2wT0 Hard Hat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hard-hat Hard Hat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yow567S3XRs Whirly Bucket (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/whirly-bucket Whirly Bucket (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur2FLE5jSIg Fax (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/fax Fax (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQo3YPxgqQ Max-A-Flex System (Overview): https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system Astro Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqEst239p_A Flip & Flop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9qPSXWmVxs Boulder Dash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHH0Oayw6CY TCW 075 - Gunning for Light: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/gunning-for-light/ Crossbow (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/crossbow Crossbow (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXEOyfPRA0A Cheyenne (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/cheyenne Cheyenne (Cabinet & Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCgqe9BAOE Combat (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/combat--exidy Combat (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFsBE70Pdi4 Vertigo (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/vertigo Top Gunner (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MXYF260JdE Chiller (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmN5QlfF5Q Top Secret (Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/top-secret Top Secret (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9lGVsVEwoA&