Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Moby ID: 4930

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Sears, Roebuck and Co. was the largest retailer in the U.S.A. in the 1970s, with about 900 stores. The company became involved with videogames when Atari pitched its first home console to the retailer, based around the game Pong. No toy or hi-fi stores were interested in the concept, and Sears was a last resort. Sears demanded a re-branding and exclusivity, and at Christmas 1975 about 150,000 Sears Tele-Gaming Pong consoles were sold in the U.S.

Two years later, when the Atari 2600 console was released, Sears, Roebuck and Co. also published re-branded versions of games through their chain of stores.

Credited on 81 Games from 1975 to 1982

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Frog Bog (1982 on Windows, Atari 2600, Intellivision...)
Math Gran Prix (1982 on Atari 2600)
Submarine Commander (1982 on Atari 2600, Windows, Xbox 360)
Warlords (1981 on Atari 2600, Arcade, Windows...)
Defender (1981 on PC Booter, Commodore 64, Atari 2600...)
Astrosmash (1981 on Atari 2600, Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius...)
Space Hawk (1981 on Intellivision, Xbox 360, Windows)
Stellar Track (1981 on Atari 2600)
Triple Action (1981 on Intellivision, Xbox 360, Windows)
Utopia (1981 on Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius, Xbox 360...)
Missile Command (1980 on Atari ST, Atari 2600, Atari 5200...)
Star Raiders (1980 on Atari ST, Atari 2600, Atari 5200...)
Adventure (1980 on Windows, Atari 2600, Xbox 360...)
Berzerk (1980 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Vectrex...)
Boxing (1980 on Intellivision, Windows, Xbox 360)
Championship Soccer (1980 on Atari 2600)
Circus Atari (1980 on Atari 2600, Windows, Antstream...)
Horse Racing (1980 on Intellivision, Windows, Xbox 360)
Video Checkers (1980 on Atari 2600)
Asteroids (1979 on Game Boy, Atari 2600, Atari 7800...)

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