Stern Electronics

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Stern Electronics
Type Private
Founded 1932 (Chicago Coin)
1977 (Stern Electronics)
(ceased operations in 1985)
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA
Key people Sam Gensburg (Chicago Coin)
Sam Wolberg (Chicago Coin)
Lou Koren (Chicago Coin)
Sam Stern (Stern Electronics)
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people Not disclosed
Website N/A

Stern Electronics was a video game developer and publisher.

Chicago Coin

Chicago Coin was founded by Sam Gensburg, Sam Wolberg, Lou Koren.

Acquisition of Chicago Coin and formation of Stern Electronics

Chicago Coin was purchased by Sam Stern in 1977, which was used to form Stern Electronics.

Closure

Stern Electronics closed in 1985.

Acquisition of assets by Atari, S.A.

Atari, S.A. acquired the intellectual property rights to twelve Stern Electronics games on March 16, 2023. The included games were Armored Car, Atomic Castle, Berzerk, Dark Planet, Frenzy, Great Guns, Lost Tomb, Major Blazer, Minefield, Moon War, Rescue, and Tazz-Mania.

Video games by Stern Electronics

Title System Released Notes
Astro Invader Arcade 1980 Developed by Konami.
Berzerk Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Vectrex 1980
The End Arcade 1980 Developed by Konami.
Jungler Arcade 1981 Developed by Konami.
Armored Car Arcade 1981
Moon War Arcade 1981
Strategy X Arcade 1981 Developed by Konami.
Super Cobra Arcade 1981 Developed by Konami.
Turtles Arcade 1981 Developed by Konami.
Anteater Arcade 1982
Bagman Arcade 1982 Developed by Valadon Automation.
Calipso Arcade 1982
Dark Planet Arcade 1982
Frenzy Arcade 1982
Lost Tomb Arcade 1982
Mazer Blazer Arcade 1982
Pooyan Arcade 1982 Developed by Konami.
Pop Flamer Arcade 1982 Developed by Jaleco.
Rescue Arcade 1982
Tazz-Mania Arcade 1982
Tutankham Arcade 1982 Developed by Konami.
Atomic Castle Arcade 1983 Only released to test locations. Developed by LCS.
Cliff Hanger Arcade 1983
Minefield Arcade 1983
Star Jacker Arcade 1983 Developed by Sega.
Goal to Go Arcade 1984
Great Guns Arcade 1984
Super Bagman Arcade 1984 Developed by Valadon Automation