Mirco Games was a

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and

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manufacturer from

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that existed from 1969 to 1978. They were originally called Arizona Automation from 1969 to 1973 and then changed their name to Mirco in 1974 . They created the first

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-based pinball table, '' The Spirit of '76'' in 1975. They also copyrighted the name "Champion Soccer" (A Foosball Table) They first imported then from

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, then in 1971 they started manufacturing their own.

References

External links

Company Profile - Mirco GamesMirco Games Inc. at the Internet Pinball Machine Database
Defunct video game companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Phoenix, Arizona Pinball manufacturers {{US-videogame-company-stub