American Laser Games , ,
80- , ( )
Later, as the arcade market began to soften, the company turned toward the
3DO as an avenue into the home, as well as a way to stay active in the arcade business, with lower overhead costs - offering a modified version of the 3do platform as an OEM upgrade for existing arcade video game cabinets, supporting compressed video versions of ALG hits at a low price. In 1995 ALG released Mazer for the 3do home market and Orbatak (3do-powered) for the arcade - their first and only in-house non-fmv (
Full motion video) based games.
The company lasted until the late 1990s, by which time it had begun making "games for girls" for the PC (under the moniker
Her Interactive), beginning with
McKenzie & Co.. This change in direction marked the end of American Laser Games commercial success, and the company eventually closed its doors. In
2001, the development and publishing rights to all of the games that were produced by American Laser Games were purchased by
Digital Leisure, Inc. Many of these games were then re-released for the
PC and in
DVD TV game format.
The company also released a light-gun controller, the PC Gamegun, for home computer use. It proved unsuccessful, however, due to its poor accuracy.
Laserdisc + Light Gun Arcade Games
Other Games
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