Kevin Hayes started out as an accountant but ended up at Atari Ireland in the early days of the arcade boom before coming to America and running Atari and, later, Namco's arcade chains.

 

What was international arcade cabinet distribution and manufacturing like in the Golden Era?

How did you make money off of an arcade in the 80s and 90s?

How did Tengen come about?

 

Find out on this very special interview episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine!

 

Links:

https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/episodes/tde-ep09-kevin-hayes-of-atari-ireland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pole-position

https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/dragons-lair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maquiladora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_(company)

https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/tekken

https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/ridge-racer

https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/alpine-racer_

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/03/b3f36f91fed4-bandai-namco-to-withdraw-from-arcade-game-business-in-north-america.html

https://www.siliconera.com/bandai-namco-will-no-longer-handle-amusement-facilities-in-america/

https://www.sacoacard.com/