The Exidy of the 70's

TCW Podcast Episode 212 - The Exidy of the 70's

Following our examination of Ramtek, we now turn to Exidy, founded by Pete Kauffman and Samuel Hawes. Exidy began by producing Pong variants during the Pong boom. John Metzler joined in 1975, creating Destruction Darby, later licensed to Chicago Coin as Demolition Derby. After Metzler left, Howell Ivy revamped the game into the notorious Death Race '98, the first nationwide controversial video game for violence. Exidy's first microprocessor-based game, Car Polo, wasn't a major hit but was ahead of its time, foreshadowing Rocket League's concept of cars pushing a ball into a goal. They continued innovating with popular games like Circus, a precursor to Breakout. We finish our look at Exidy in the 70s with their venture into the computer market with the Exidy Sorcerer, which showed promise but was overshadowed by VisiCalc's release for the Apple II.

TCW 211 - Ramtek: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/ramtek/

Art Bell Interview Malachi Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8-t9M7xDc

Larry King Coaches Conan On His Interview Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02Y8hRzpqE

Soft Questions? Larry King Explains His Interview Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YqNyfeIyNc

Sean Evans Reveals His Secret Interviewing Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5CWKTUNCQ

'Hot Ones' Guest Impressed by Sean Evans' Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnhnYABROAg

Hockey Tennis Exidy (Picture Needed): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/hockey-tennis

TV Pinball Case: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/tv-pinball

TV Pinball Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1kAlO8G6c

TV Pin Game: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/tv-pin-game

Exidy Destruction Derby (Cabinet & Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLMmz1gdTVs

Chicago Coin Demolition Derby (Cabinet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AodIwNpqYQk

Chicago Coin Demolition Derby (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kRQ2OEJkNY

Death Race 2000 (1975 Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5FUoa4K7c

Death Race cabinet pictures and flyer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/death-race

Death Race Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fg-QN6tJPc

Death Race Gameplay (MAME): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBtt72aJLA

The Media VS Death Race (VGHF Article): https://gamehistory.org/media-vs-death-race/

Score Newspaper Article, Flyer, and Cabinet Pictures: https://www.reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/mrnrug/exidys_score_lost_arcade_game_1977_the_first/

Exidy Car Polo Cabinet Picture: https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/car-polo

Car Polo Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmZKvLRFpiI

An Introduction to Rocket League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os7TTRtF-HI

Robot Bowl (Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/robot-bowl

Robot Bowl (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRLdN6dCLu0

Meadows Lanes (Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Fj136NZQ8

Meadows Lanes (Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/meadows-lanes

Robot Bowl Ball Return Cabinet Picture: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/media/arcade/artwork-cabinet/robot-bowl

Circus (Gameplay Original Hardware): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTxNk1NqTFc

Circus (Cabinet Pictures and Flyers): https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/circus

TCW 202 - Advanced Balls and Paddles Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/advanced-balls-and-paddles-part-2/

The Exidy Sorcerer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWseXQDrhJY

New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!

TCW Email: [email protected] 

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds

Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/