Radica Games Limited is an American company that makes electronic games. It was founded in 1983. It started by making electronic souvenir games for casinos.[1] In the late 1990s, it became known for its Bass Fishin line of games.[source?] On October 3, 2006, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced they now own Radica.[2] Radica still makes electronic handheld games based on casino or card games, but now also makes toys, board games, and video game accessories.[3]
Products
Product lines under Radica, past and present, include:
Stealth Assault - An electronic motion sensor game where the player tilts the device to fly a stealth plane shooting down jets.
PlayTV - Examples include PlayTV Football, Skateboarding, and Baseball.
PlayTV Legends - Formerly known as "Arcade Legends", the line includes plug-n-play systems featuring video games licensed from Sega, Taito and The Tetris Company.
Cube World - An electronic toy featuring stick people as characters on black-and-white LCD screens, made from 2005 - 2008. Each cube has contacts on the top, bottom, and sides, 3 push buttons, and an internal motion sensor. It is not to be confused with the game of the same name.
Series 1 Cube Types: 'Scoop' Orange, 'Slim' Purple, 'Whip' Yellow, 'Dodger' Red
Series 2 Cube Types: 'Mic' Pink, 'Hans' Light Blue, 'Handy' Dark Blue, 'Dusty' Light Green (as pictured ->)
