Kevin Hayes - Interview

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://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/03/b3f36f91fed4-bandai-namco-to-withdraw-from-arcade-game-business-in-north-america.html https://www.siliconera.com/bandai-namco-will-no-longer-handle-amusement-facilities-in-america/ https://www.sacoacard.com/