Leland Interactive Media
Moby ID: 1353
- Leland Corporation (from 1987 to 1992)
- Cinematronics, Inc. (from 1975 to 1987)
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Cinematronics Inc. was founded in 1975 in El Cajon, California. The company manufactured coin-op games as well as arcade action games for the Vectrex console and then branched into the Commodore 64. Their most well-known games include Space Wars and Dragon's Lair, their first laser disc game.
Cinematronics financial situation deteriorated after some bad decisions, and it filed bankruptcy proceedings under Chapter 11 hoping to reorganize and recover. Unfortunately their efforts failed, and the company was acquired by Tradewest in 1987 in an unfriendly take-over. The company was renamed The Leland Corporation, after one of Tradewest's co-founders Leland Cook. John Rowe (another Tradewest co-founder) was chosen to run the operation, which remained in El Cajon.
Games under the Leland Corporation name were released from 1987 until 1992. In early 1993 game releases showing the new name of Leland Interactive Media appeared.
When parent company Tradewest was acquired by WMS Industries in 1994, Leland (and Tradewest) ceased to exist.
Credited on 37 Games from 1975 to 1995
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| Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing (1995 on SNES) |
| Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (1994 on SNES, Genesis, Jaguar) |
| Super Off Road: The Baja (1993 on SNES) |
| Fun 'N Games (1993 on SNES, Genesis) |
| Pro Quarterback (1992 on SNES, Genesis) |
| Brute Force (1991 on Arcade) |
| Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat (1991 on Amiga, NES, Atari ST...) |
| Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (1991 on Windows, CD-i, PlayStation 3...) |
| Pig Out (1990 on Arcade) |
| Ataxx (1990 on Arcade) |
| Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road (1990 on Dedicated handheld) |
| Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road (1989 on DOS, Game Boy, SNES...) |
| Viper (1988 on Arcade) |
| Strike Zone Baseball (1988 on DOS, Arcade) |
| Super Dodge Ball (1987 on NES, TurboGrafx-16, Wii...) |
| Quarterback (1987 on PC Booter, NES, Commodore 64...) |
| Up Your Alley (1987 on Arcade) |
| Cerberus (1985 on Arcade) |
| Mayhem 2002 (1985 on Arcade) |
| World Series: The Season (1985 on Arcade) |
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History +
- 1987
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The company is acquired by Tradewest and renamed Leland Corporation.
- 1978
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Cinematronics, near San Diego, California, releases the first arcade coin-operated game that had a "hyperspace" button called SPACE WARS.
- 1975
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Company founded by Jim Pearce, Dennis Parte and Gary Garrison in El Cajon, California.
Trivia +
Company address and contact information in 1987:
The Leland Corporation
1841 Friendship Dr.
El Cajon, California 92020
United States
Phone: 619-562-7000
Fax: 619-562-9468
The first three games Cinematronics manufactured were a Pong clone, a copy of the Flipperball game and Embargo, their first original game design. For more info on Embargo, see this page: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=embargo&page=detail&id=751
Company's location (c.1980):
1466 Pioneer Way
El Cajon
CA 92020
Telex: Cinemat 697891
(714) 440-2933 or Toll Free 800-854-6577
Related Web Sites +
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Tim Skelly's History of Cinematronics and Vectorbeam
History of Cinematronics and Vectorbeam. -
Wikipedia: Cinematronics
article in the open encyclopedia -
Cinematronics.org
Another Cinematronics fan site -
Wikipedia: Leland Corporation
article in the open encyclopedia -
The Unofficial Cinematronics Home Page
Fan site featuring information about the company and its releases
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 8 games with Tradewest, Inc.
- 5 games with GCE
- 3 games with SEGA Corporation
- 3 games with Milton Bradley Ltd.
- 3 games with Rare Limited
- 2 games with Avalon Interactive
- 2 games with Chip Level Designs
- 2 games with Centuri, Inc.
- 2 games with Telegames, Inc.
- 2 games with Beeline Group, Inc.
- 8 games with Kevin Lydy
- 6 games with Steve High
- 6 games with Dan Viescas
- 5 games with Sam Powell
- 5 games with Eric Henderson
- 5 games with Medo Moreno
- 5 games with Michael Abbot
- 5 games with John Rowe
- 4 games with Phil Sorger
- 4 games with Bruce Moore
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