Jay Smith III
aka:
Jay Smith
Moby ID: 69085
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Jay Smith (listed in official documents as Jay Smith III) founded Western Technologies Inc. and Smith Engineering as early as 1980.
Jay was the original creator and engineer of both the Microvision and Vectrex gaming console systems. Neither of these consoles had a very long tenure in the industry; production and support for the Microvision ending in 1981 after only 3 years, while the Vectrex left the market in 1984 after only 2 years.
Before the above, Jay is rumored to have been a Mattel employee.
In April 1999 Jay Smith was the CEO of Adrenalin Interactive, Inc.
Credited on 11 games
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| Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (1998, PlayStation) | Special Thanks |
| Into the Void (1997, DOS) | Special Thanks |
| Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles (1995, Genesis) | Adrenalin and Playmates wish to thank |
| Sports Trivia (1995, Game Gear) | Testers |
| Sports Trivia: Championship Edition (1995, Game Gear) | Testers |
| Poker Face Paul's Gin (1994, Game Gear) | Exec. Producer |
| Spider-Man (1994, SNES) | Executive Producers |
| Outback Joey (1993, Genesis) | Executive Producers |
| X-Men (1993, Genesis) | Special Thanks |
| Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (1992, Genesis) | Menacer |
| Art Alive (1991, Genesis) | Program Design |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 6 games with Eric A. Iwasaki
- 6 games with George Degolian
- 5 games with Fletcher Beasley
- 3 games with Chris Longpre
- 3 games with Bruce Straley
- 3 games with Jeff Fort
- 3 games with Alan Wise
- 3 games with Ian McIntosh
- 3 games with Tate Mosesian
- 3 games with Erik Alwill
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Companies
- 6 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 5 games with Western Technologies Inc.
- 5 games with Adrenalin Entertainment
- 3 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 2 games with Playmates Interactive...
- 2 games with Chip Level Designs
- 2 games with Bitmasters, Inc.
- 2 games with SEGA Corporation
- 1 game with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 1 game with Starsphere Interactive, Inc.
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