CBS Electronics
Moby ID: 3958
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CBS Electronics was a short-lived video game division of CBS Toys/Gabriel Industries founded in 1982 by CBS Inc. to market video games domestically and internationally.
In the U.S., CBS Electronics was primarily known for their ports of several arcade games for the Atari 2600 and 5200 systems. CBS Electronics was also responsible for the Columbia House Video Game Club through their parent company, CBS, Inc. Through the club, CBS sold an Atari 2600-compatible system called the Columbia Home Arcade (which was actually a re-branded Coleco Gemini). The club offered a range of games for the Atari 2600 by not only CBS and Coleco, but many other companies as well.
Outside the U.S., CBS Electronics was known primarily for their marketing of games by Coleco. CBS manufactured and distributed the ColecoVision system and its games in Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. They also marketed Coleco's games for the Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision systems in these same territories.
CBS Electronics enjoyed some early success, but in late 1983 the video game industry began to crash, and CBS abruptly pulled the plug on their video game division.
Credited on 19 Games from 1982 to 1984
| WarGames (1984 on Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit...) |
| Super Action Football (1984 on ColecoVision) |
| Tunnel Runner (1983 on Atari 2600) |
| Jumpman Junior (1983 on Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit...) |
| Mountain King (1983 on Commodore 64, Atari 2600, ColecoVision...) |
| Zaxxon (1983 on Atari 2600, Intellivision) |
| Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (1982 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision) |
| Donkey Kong Junior (1982 on Game Boy Advance, NES, Atari 2600...) |
| Blueprint (1982 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Arcade...) |
| Frenzy (1982 on ColecoVision, Arcade) |
| Pepper II (1982 on ColecoVision, Arcade) |
| Donkey Kong (1981 on PC Booter, Game Boy Advance, NES...) |
| Gorf (1981 on Commodore 64, Atari 2600, ColecoVision...) |
| K-Razy Shoot-Out (1981 on Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit) |
| Mouse Trap (1981 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision...) |
| Omega Race (1981 on Commodore 64, Atari 2600, ColecoVision...) |
| Solar Fox (1981 on Commodore 64, Atari 2600, Arcade) |
| Carnival (1980 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision...) |
| Wizard of Wor (1980 on Commodore 64, Atari 2600, Atari 5200...) |
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 12 games with Coleco Industries, Inc.
- 9 games with CBS Toys
- 2 games with K-Byte
- 2 games with Exidy, Incorporated
- 2 games with Dave Nutting Associates, Inc.
- 2 games with Roklan Corporation
- 2 games with Bally Data Systems, Inc.
- 1 game with Sega Electronics, Inc.
- 1 game with Zilec Electronics
- 1 game with James Wickstead Design Associates
- 1 game with Garry Kitchen
- 1 game with Randy Glover
- 1 game with Col Stone
- 1 game with Alex Leavens
- 1 game with Tom DiDomenico
- 1 game with E. F. Dreyer
- 1 game with Ed Salvo
- 1 game with Henry C. Will IV
- 1 game with Steve Kitchen
- 1 game with Chris Capener
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