Zimag (stylized as ZiMAG) was the name used by Magnetic Tape International to market consumer products, including video games and blank audio cassettes, VHS tapes, and

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s. Magnetic Tape International was a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermagnetic Corporation. The company released games for the

Atari 2600 The Atari 2600, initially branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) from its release until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocessor- ...

and

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of home computers in 1982 and 1983. The 2600 titles are games from

Bit Corporation Bit Corporation () was a Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer. Games Bit Corporation produced original software for the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision, which it released worldwide under both its own name and the Puzzy brand, as well a ...

ported from

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and with different names. The Atari 8-bit computer titles were developed by Syncro, Inc. Zimag's four Atari 2600 releases received more promotion than the relatively obscure computer games, but they were released during the

video game crash of 1983 The video game crash of 1983 (known as the Atari shock in Japan) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in the United States. The crash was attributed to several factors, including ma ...

Games

Atari 2600 * ''Cosmic Corridor'' (1983) * ''

Dishaster ''Dishaster'' is an action game released for the Atari 2600 in 1983 by Zimag. Another version of the game was released by Bit Corporation under the name ''Dancing Plates'' which features oriental-themed graphics and adds eight game variations. ...

'' (1983) * ''

I Want My Mommy ''I Want My Mommy'' is a video game for the Atari 2600 released in North America by Zimag in 1983. It is a platform game (then called ''climbing games'' by the US press). The game was given the KidStuff logo on the cover art; meaning it was aimed ...

'' (1983) * ''Tanks But No Tanks'' (1983) Atari 8-bit family * ''Cat Nap'' (1983) * ''Collision Course'' (1982, originally promoted as ''Space Mines'') * ''Moon Beam Arcade'' (1983) * ''Nineball'' (1982) * ''River Rat'' (1982) Unreleased * ''Bail Out'' * ''Caverns of Oz'' * ''Kerplop'' (Atari 8-bit) * ''Pizza Chef'' (2600) * ''Quest for Inca Gold'' (Atari 8-bit) The Zimag catalog lists the following games beneath a "Spring '83" heading: ''Outpost'', ''Meltdown'', ''Moving Day'', ''Car Jockey'', ''Tally Ho'', ''Immies and Aggies'', '' Conrad'', ''Dinograms'', ''Cake Bake'', and ''Evac''. None of these were released.

References

{{Atari 2600 Defunct video game companies of the United States Video game development companies Atari 2600