Michael Katz Interview Part 1

On this special episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, Karl has a chat with industry legend Michael Katz.  They talk about his time at Mattel, the inner workings of product development in the toy business, how he developed the concept of the electronic LED game there, then went on to lambast that very product line at his next position at Coleco and we end the interview when he takes the reigns at computer game company Epyx. And because we didn't even get to his game changing stint at Sega or time working at Tramiel's Atari, there will be a follow up in the weeks ahead.  Enjoy this candid, and very fun interview. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or [email protected] And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7594060 Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattel Mattel Hanhdelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/index.html LED Pocket Calculators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator#Pocket_calculators Intellivision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision Coleco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco Coleco Handhelds https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Coleco/ Coleco Electronic Quarterback commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u6POODKQY Intellivision George Plimpton ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD9GySeh2t4 Coleco Ms. Pac-Man https://archive.org/details/hh_cmspacmn Cabbage Patch Kids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_Kids Atari Corp sues Nintendo https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/business/nintendo-is-sued-by-atari.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19920503&id=5UNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,741200 Epyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx Pitstop https://www.mobygames.com/game/pitstop CEO of Epyx https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/business/business-people-a-new-chief-for-epyx-game-software-maker.html Starpath https://www.mobygames.com/company/starpath-corporation US Gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Gold GI Joe https://www.mobygames.com/game/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero