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| 1899 (Meiji 32) | June 10th - Irving Bromberg is born | |||
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| 1911 (Meiji 44) | James Humpert is born | |||
| 1912 (Meiji 45 / Taisho 1) | ||||
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| 1914 (Taisho 3) | July 23rd - World War I begins | |||
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| 1918 (Taisho 7) | October 4th - Bulgaria surrenders October 30th - The Ottoman Empire surrenders November 3rd - Austria-Hungary surrenders November 11th - Germany surrenders November 11th - World War I ends |
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| 1919 (Taisho 8) | August 8th - Martin Bromberg is born | |||
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| 1923 (Taisho 12) | Irving Bromberg becomes president of the Greenpoint Motor Car Corporation | |||
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| 1926 (Taisho 15 / Showa 1) | ||||
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| 1930 (Showa 5) | Irving Bromberg forms Irving Bromberg Co. | |||
| 1931 (Showa 6) | October - Bingo released to arcades. | |||
| 1932 (Showa 7) | February - Planet Ball released to arcades. March - Hi-Lo Junior, Gyro, Hi-Lo Senior, Baffle Ball, Hi-Ball, Cadet, Bingo Poker, and Ballyhoo released to arcades. April - Bingo Card Game, Play Boy, Jostle, Lucky Roll, Monte Carlo, Buster Ball, Sweet Sixteen, Rainbo, and Fan Tan released to arcades. May - Hy-Ball and Whirl-A-Round released to arcades. August - Six Star Bingo released to arcades. September - Goofy released to arcades. October - King Tut, Looney, Steeplechase, Screwy, and 3 Ring Circus released to arcades. December - Whiz Bang, Favorites, Chiefs, Master Play Boys, and Wow released to arcades. |
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| 1933 (Showa 8) | January - Baby Grand, Churchill Downs, Joy Ball, Skidoo, Screwy, Five Star Final, Scoop, Majestic, Jiggers, Flash, Juggle Ball, Cloverleaf, Eight and Six Junior, Gold Koast, Silver Mine, Mills Official Pin Game, Eight & Six, Goofy Senior, and Jiggers Senior released to arcades. March - Grand Central, New Century, Admiral, Commander, Black Beauty, Super-Special, Airway, Mat-cha-Skor, Shamrock, Broadway, Big Broadcast, New 8 & 6, President, and Aristocrat released to arcades. April - Question Mark released to arcades. May - Wings, Official Sweepstakes, New Century Special, Sky Ride, Teezer, Prosperity, and Jak-Board released to arcades. July - Supreme Vending Company purchases Irving Bromberg Company. September - Silver Cup, The Cub, Scoreboard, Blackstone, and Crusader released to arcades. |
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| 1934 (Showa 9) | February - Radio Wizard and World's Series released to arcades. May - Contact released to arcades. |
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| 1935 (Showa 10) | January - Bingo released to arcades. | |||
| 1936 (Showa 11) | January - Roly Poly and Gold Medal released to arcades. November - Hold 'Em released to arcades. |
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| 1939 (Showa 14) | September 1st - World War II begins | January - Side Kick, Penny Pack, Stop and Go, Ragtime, Klick, and Bubbles released to arcades. April - Royal Flush released to arcades. |
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| 1940 (Showa 15) | July 15th - Margaret Cole (book keeper) is arrested for embezzling $20,000 of funds. September - American Eagle released to arcades. October - Likker released to arcades. |
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| 1941 (Showa 16) | March - Reel 21, Armada, Mystic, Big Time, Sea Hawk, Velvet, Slugger, School Days, Sunbeam, Sparky, Liberty, Sparks, Pikes Peak, Air Part, Blondie, Brite Spot, Commodore, Cross Line, Cowboy, Conquest, Clipper, Ducky, Dixie, Fleet, Follies of '40, Jolly, Keen-A-Ball, Oh Boy, Red Hot, Speed Demon, Speedway, Score-A-Line, Super Six, Snooks, Scoop, Score Champ, Score Card, Sports, Triumph, Thriller, Up and Up, and Variety released to arcades. | |||
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| 1943 (Showa 18) | September 3rd - Italy surrenders | |||
| 1944 (Showa 19) | August 23rd - Romania surrenders September 4th - Finland surrenders September 9th - Bulgaria surrenders |
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| 1945 (Showa 20) | February 13th - Hungary surrenders April 4th - The Slovak Republic surrenders May 8th - Germany surrenders May 15th - Croatia surrenders August 15th - Thailand surrenders September 2nd - Japan surrenders September 2nd - World War II ends |
Standard Games Co. sold off | ||
| 1946 (Showa 21) | September 1st - Service Games, Hawaii founded | |||
| 1947 (Showa 22) | Martin Bromberg changes his last name to Bromley October 16th - Martin Bromley is arrested for illegal possession of gambling devices December 22nd - Charges dismissed |
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| 1948 (Showa 23) | February 10th - Martin Bromley is robbed of $28,000 after a poker game March 18th - Martin Bromley and James Humpert are arrested for robbery, both were released |
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| 1952 (Showa 27) | April - Service Games, Japan founded | |||
| 1953 (Showa 28) | September 10th - Service Games, Panama founded | |||
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| 1955 (Showa 30) | April 30th - James Humpert leaves Service Games | |||
| 1956 (Showa 31) | Sega Bell released to arcades | |||
| 1957 (Showa 32) | October 23rd - Service Games, Nevada founded | |||
| 1958 (Showa 33) | Electro-Bell and Mini-Sega released to arcades | |||
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| 1960 (Showa 35) | February 2nd-4th - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1960 [UK] | Clover Bell released to arcades May - Service Games, Japan liquidated and split into Nihon Goraku Bussan and Nihon Kikai Seizou |
Sega Bell, Diamond 3 Star, and Mad Money Star released to arcades | |
| 1961 (Showa 36) | January 31st-February 2nd - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1961 [UK] | March 31st - Service Games, Hawaii sold off to Harold Okimoto | ||
| 1962 (Showa 37) | January 30th-February 1st - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1962 [UK] | Punching Bag released to arcades | Punching Bag released to arcades April 12th - Service Games, Panama rebrands to Club Specialty Overseas, Inc. |
Bonanza Star and Progressive Star released to arcades |
| 1963 (Showa 38) | January 29th-31st - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1963 [UK] | Copper Sega released to arcades | ||
| 1964 (Showa 39) | January 28th-30th - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1964 [UK] | Olympia Star released to arcades June - Nihon Goraku Bussan acquires Nihon Kikai Seizou |
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| 1965 (Showa 40) | January 26th-28th - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1965 [UK] | Skill Diga released to arcades July 15th - Nihon Goraku Bussan merges with Rosen Enterprises to form Sega Enterprises |
Skill Diga released to arcades | |
| 1966 (Showa 41) | November 28th-December 1st - Amusement Trades Exhibition 1966 [UK] | Periscope released to arcades | Basketball released to arcades | |
| 1967 (Showa 42) | 5th Amusement Machine Show [JP] October 27th-29th - MOA Expo 1967 [US] |
Control Test, Tokaido Drive, and Rifleman released to arcades | Rifleman released to arcades | |
| 1968 (Showa 43) | October 11th-13th - MOA Expo 1968 [US] | Duck Hunt, Helicopter, MotoPolo, and Super Skill Diga released to arcades January - Drivemobile and Minisoccer released to arcades |
Boozometer released to arcades March - Periscope released to arcades April - MotoPolo released to arcades July - Helicopter released to arcades November - Super Skill Diga released to arcades December - Duck Hunt released to arcades |
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| 1969 (Showa 44) | September 5th-7th - MOA Expo 1969 [US] September 18th-21st - 7th Amusement Machine Show [JP] |
Combat, Grand Prix, Gun Fight, Missile, and New Olympia released to arcades | Combat, Gun Fight, and Jumbo released to arcades April - Missile released to arcades August - Grand Prix released to arcades |
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| 1970 (Showa 45) | March 14th-September 13th - Expo '70 [JP] October 16th-18th - MOA Expo 1970 [US] |
Jet Rocket, Night Rider, Best Hand, and Straight Flush released to arcades December - Five Star Q released to arcades |
Soccer (Segasa) released to arcades July - Jet Rocket released to arcades August - Night Rider and Stunt Car released to arcades |
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| 1971 (Showa 46) | Astrodata, Derby Day, Dive Bomber, Monte Carlo, Carnival (pinball table), Do Do Bug, Doodle Bug, Sapporo, Stretch Drive, White Festival, and Olympia Mark II released to arcades June - Winner released to arcades |
Astrodata and Monte Carlo released to arcades October - Dive Bomber released to arcades |
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| 1972 (Showa 47) | Dodgem Crazy, Grand National Race, Invaders, Killer Shark, Love Tester, Matchlock, Monster Gun, Pro Bowler, Sand Buggy, Sea Devil, Sonar, Crazy Clock, Olympia Mark III, Lunar Rescue, and Explorer released to arcades Air Attack released to arcades |
Dodgem Crazy, Grand National Race, Invaders, Love Tester, Matchlock, Monster Gun, Pro Bowler, Sand Buggy, Sea Devil, and Sonar released to arcades January - Air Attack released to arcades May - Killer Shark released to arcades |
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| 1973 (Showa 48) | Attack, Moto Champ, Galaxy, Surfing, 3-Way Bingo, and Ali Baba released to arcades July - Pong-Tron released to arcades November - Hockey TV and Pong-Tron II released to arcades |
Attack, Lunar Rescue, and Moto Champ released to arcades January 20th - Irving Bromberg dies May 31st - Sega drops Club Specialty Overseas, Inc. to do direct global distribution |
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| 1974 (Showa 49) | November 25th-26th - Sega/Esco show [JP] | Cowboy, Robin Hood, Double-Up, Faro, Bonus Line, Bonus Twin, Lucky Double, and Olympia Golden Star released to arcades January - Table Hockey released to arcades February - Mini Hockey released to arcades August - Balloon Gun and Goal Kick released to arcades September - Harness Race released to arcades October - Fox Hunt released to arcades |
Cowboy released to arcades | Windsor Aztec, Windsor Bonus, Windsor Crown, Windsor Derby, Windsor Mad Money, and Windsor Wild Joker released to arcades |
| 1975 (Showa 50) | October 8th-10th - 13th Amusement Machine Show [JP] October 17th-19th - MOA Expo 1975 [US] |
Spinna Coin released to arcades January - Erase released to arcades March - Last Inning released to arcades October - Bullet Mark released to arcades |
Bullet Mark released to arcades | |
| 1976 (Showa 51) | October 7th-9th - 14th Amusement Machine Show [JP] November 12th-14th - MOA Expo 1976 [US] |
Fonz, Moto-Cross, Plinker's Canyon, Jackpot Flipper, Black Jack, Temptation, and Big Together released to arcades February - Road Race released to arcades March - Rodeo (1-player) released to arcades April - Sparkling Corner released to arcades July - Paybak Gun released to arcades August - Man T.T., Rock'n Bark, and Squadron released to arcades October - Heavyweight Champ released to arcades December - Tic Tac Quiz released to arcades |
Arabian Night, Fonz, Moto-Cross, Road Race, Tracer, Plinker's Canyon, Shooting Trainer, and Wild Gunman released to arcades October - Blockade and Comotion released to arcades |
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| 1977 (Showa 52) | October 5th-7th - 15th Amusement Machine Show [JP] October 28th-30th - AMOA Expo 1977 [US] |
Comotion, Black Jack Singler, Heli-Shooter, Zig Zag Block, Black Hole, Sheriff, Surfer, Faro II, Nostalgia, Southpaw, and Woman-Lib released to arcades January - Twin Course T.T. released to arcades February - Table Baseball released to arcades March - Crash Course released to arcades April - Bomber and Sky Lover released to arcades June - Mikoshi released to arcades July - Safari and Millionaire released to arcades November - Superbowl and Space Shuttle released to arcades December - Cartoon Gun released to arcades |
Minesweeper, World Cup, Soccer, and Butterfly released to arcades May - Hustle released to arcades June - Safari released to arcades September - Depthcharge released to arcades December - Heli-Shooter released to arcades |
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| 1978 (Showa 53) | October 18th-20th - 16th Amusement Machine Show [JP] November 10th-12th - AMOA Expo 1978 [US] |
Elevator, Gee Bee, Grand Prix Four, Break-Open, Seesaw Jump, and Cha-Cha-Cha released to arcades January - Big Kick released to arcades February - Depthbomb released to arcades March - World Cup, Amazonian, and Miss Nessie released to arcades April - Wildwood released to arcades May - Knockout Blow released to arcades June - Cosmic War, Galaxy War, Space Ship, and Top Runner released to arcades August - Pro-Racer, Secret Base, and Monte Rosa released to arcades November - Frogs released to arcades December - Castling, Senkan Yamato, and Space Fighter released to arcades |
Blasto and Secret Base released to arcades October - Frogs released to arcades |
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| 1979 (Showa 54) | October 19th-21st - 17th Amusement Machine Show [JP] November 9th-11th - AMOA Expo 1979 [US] |
Run Away, Sheriff, Car Hunt, Heiankyo Alien, and Rodeo (4-player) released to arcades January - Double Block, Super Break-Open, and Adventure released to arcades February - Space Attack released to arcades March - 3 Way Block and Fortress released to arcades April - Head On released to arcades June - Triple Attack and Upset Block released to arcades August - Starhawk released to arcades September - Basketball released to arcades November - Invinco and Monaco GP released to arcades December - Lunar Lander, Sundance, and Tailgunner released to arcades |
Deep Scan, Head On, Head On 2, Invinco, Space Attack, and Monaco GP released to arcades | |
| 1980 (Showa 55) | October 8th-10th - 18th Amusement Machine Show [JP] October 31st-November 2nd - AMOA Expo 1980 [US] |
Fire One and New Faro released to arcades March - Samurai and Pro Monaco GP released to arcades April - Asteroids and Targ released to arcades May - Deep Scan released to arcades June - Carnival, Space Trek, and Tranquilizer Gun released to arcades July - Missile Command released to arcades October - Space Tactitcs released to arcades December - N-Sub and Pulsar released to arcades |
Astro Fighter, Space Firebird, N-Sub, and Special Dual II released to arcades June - Digger and Space Trek released to arcades September - Moon Cresta released to arcades October - Space Tactics released to arcades |
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| 1981 (Showa 56) | June 11th-13th - Visions '81 [US] October 6th-8th - 19th Amusement Machine Show [JP] October 29th-31st - AMOA Expo 1981 [US] |
Frogger, Super Cobra, Video Hustler, Warlords, and Star Raker released to arcades March - Astro Blaster and New Grand Derby released to arcades May - Space Odyssey released to arcades June - Jump Bug released to arcades July - Space Fury and Armor Attack released to arcades September - Video Poker released to arcades October - KO Punch, Turpin, and Turbo released to arcades December - 005, Eliminator, and Borderline released to arcades |
Pulsar, Space Fury, Frogger, Super Moon Cresta, Tactician, and Borderline released to arcades March - Astro Blaster and Space Odyssey released to arcades December - 005 released to arcades |
Frogger released to arcades |
| 1982 (Showa 57) | July 2nd - Sega/Esco private show [JP] September 30th-October 2nd - 20th Amusement Machine Show [JP] November 18th-20th - AMOA Expo 1982 [US] |
Tac/Scan, Guttang Gottong, Jan Ken Pon, and Video Black Jack released to arcades January - Monster Bash and Zaxxon released to arcades March - Ali Baba and 40 Thieves released to arcades July - SubRoc-3D released to arcades August - Wanted G7 released to arcades September - Pengo released to arcades October - Serizawa Hachidan no Tsume Shougi released to arcades December - Super Locomotive and Zoom 909 released to arcades |
Battle Star, Monster Bash, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, Pengo, Super Zaxxon, and Zaxxon released to arcades April - Eliminator released to arcades July - SubRoc-3D released to arcades August - Zektor released to arcades November - Tac/Scan released to arcades December - Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom released to arcades |
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| 1983 (Showa 58) | March 25th-27th - Amusement Operators Expo 1983 [US] | Champion Baseball II, Commando, Miracle Hat, and Faro III released to arcades January - Super Zaxxon and Pachinko Derby released to arcades March - Champion Baseball, Yamato, and Congo Bongo released to arcades May - Astron Belt released to arcades July - Sindbad Mystery and Star Jacker released to arcades |
Pig Newton, Albegas, Cybernaut, Regulus, Star Jacker, Up'n Down, Congo Bongo, and Razzmatazz released to arcades November - Astron Belt released to arcades December - Galaxy Ranger released to arcades |
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom and SubRoc-3D released to arcades July - Astron Belt released to arcades |
| 1984 (Showa 59) | December 14th-16th - Feria Espanola del Recreatibo 1984 [ES] | Champion Baseball II, Champion Boxing, Crowns Golf, Bull Fight, Flicky, Mister Viking, SWAT, Water Match, and Future Spy released to arcades | ||
| 1985 (Showa 60) | October 31st-November 2nd - AMOA Expo 1985 [US] | Bank Panic, Hang-On, Crowns Golf in Hawaii, Flashgal, I'm Sorry, My Hero, Sega Ninja, Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns, and Shooting Master released to arcades | December - Major League released to arcades | |
| 1986 (Showa 61) | January 19th-22nd - Amusement Trades Exhibition International 1986 [UK] March 5th-6th - AOU 1986 [JP] October - Associated Leisure Preview '86 [UK] November 13th-15th - Feria Espanola del Recreatibo 1986 [ES] |
Space Harrier, Body Slam, Fantasy Zone, Quartet, Wonder Boy, and Transformer released to arcades September 20th - OutRun released to arcades |
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| 1987 (Showa 62) | January 19th-22nd - Amusement Trades Exhibition International 1987 [UK] | After Burner II released to arcades June - Dunk Shot released to arcades |