GCC Technologies
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GCC Technologies | |
Type | Public |
Founded | 1981 (General Computer Corporation) 1982 (GCC Technologies, Inc.) |
Headquarters | Bedford, Massachussets, USA |
Key people | Doug Macrae, founder John Tylko, founder Kevin Curran, founder |
Industry | video games, peripherals |
Products | video games, peripherals |
Employees | not disclosed |
Website | N/A |
GCC Technologies is a peripheral company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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General Computer Corporation
General Computer Corporation was founded in 1981 by Doug Macrae, John Tylko, and Kevin Curran.
GCC Technologies
In 1982, the company name was changed to GCC Technologies, Inc.
Partnership with Atari
They began by selling modified versions of arcade games. Atari sued after GCC released a sped-up version of Missile Command. The two parties settled out of court and Atari hired GCC to create arcade and console games for them.
GCC developed the arcade game Quantum, the arcade and Atari 7800 game Food Fight, the Atari 2600 game Atari Video Cube, the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 game Desert Falcon, the Atari 2600 ports of Pac-Man, Pole Position, and Centipede, the Atari 5200 port of Kangaroo, and the Atari 7800 ports of Ballblazer, Dig Dug, Joust, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position II, Rescue on Fractalus!, and Robotron: 2084.
They produced most of the Atari 5200 cartridges as well as the initial batch of Atari 7800 cartridges.
GCC also designed the chip for the Atari 7800.
Partnership with Midway
GCC developed a modification of Pac-Man titled Crazy Otto. They sold the game to Midway, which further developed it into Ms. Pac-Man.
GCC also developed Jr. Pac-Man for Midway.
Peripherals
In 1984, the company began creating peripherals for Macintosh computers.
Video game consoles designed by GCC Technologies
Title | Manufacturer | Released | Added to Museum | Notes |
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Atari 7800 | Atari | 1983 | Not yet | GCC developed the chipset of the Atari 7800. |
Video games by GCC Technologies owned by WEC Museum
Title | System | Released | Added to Museum | Notes |
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Atari Video Cube | Atari 2600 | 1982 | November 29, 2020 | The Atari 2600 version is included in the Atari Flashback Blast! Vol. 2. |
Centipede | Atari 2600 | 1982 | May 10, 2019 January 30, 2021 |
GCC's Atari 2600 port of the 1980 game is included in the Atari Flashback 2+. GCC's Atari 2600 port of the 1980 game is included in the Atari Flashback Blast! Vol. 1. |
Desert Falcon | Atari 2600 Atari 7800 |
1987 | February 28, 2021 January 30, 2021 May 1, 2021 |
The NES port is included in the Atari Flashback. The Atari 2600 version is included in the Atari Flashback Blast! Vol. 1. The Atari 2600 version is included in Atari Collection 1 for Evercade. |
Food Fight | Arcade Atari 7800 |
1983 | February 28, 2021 May 1, 2021 |
The NES port is included in the Atari Flashback. The Atari 7800 version is included in Atari Collection 1 for Evercade. |
Ms. Pac-Man | Arcade | 1982 | December 25, 2008 | The arcade version is included in Namco Museum Virtual Arcade for Xbox 360. |