Kevin Hayes started out as an accountant but ended up at Atari Ireland in the early days of the arcade boom before coming to America and running Atari and, later, Namco's arcade chains.
What was international arcade cabinet distribution and manufacturing like in the Golden Era?
How did you make money off of an arcade in the 80s and 90s?
How did Tengen come about?
Find out on this very special interview episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine!
Links:
https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/episodes/tde-ep09-kevin-hayes-of-atari-ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/pole-position
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/dragons-lair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maquiladora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_(company)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/tekken
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/ridge-racer
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/alpine-racer_
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco
https://www.siliconera.com/bandai-namco-will-no-longer-handle-amusement-facilities-in-america/
