Data Age
{{Infobox company
| name = Data Age
| logo = Data Age logo.svg
| foundation = {{Start date|1982|04}}
| location = California
| key_people =
| industry = Video games
| products = Journey Escape
Frankenstein's Monster
| owner =
| num_employees =
}}
Data Age was a California-based video game company that developed and published titles for the Atari 2600 platform in the mid-1980s. Among their more well-known titles were Journey Escape (a tie-in with the band Journey) and Frankenstein's Monster, both published in 1982. The company was founded by Martin Meeker and four other designers.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Saltzman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89526813/the-san-francisco-examiner/|title=The beat goes on|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|page=33|date=December 13, 1982|accessdate=November 25, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} The employed 35 people by December 1982.
Games
Data Age released fewer than a dozen games, generally to mixed reception. Frankenstein's Monster has been cited as a standout among Atari 2600 games by several game reviewers, while Sssnake and Warplock (both 1982) were included on a list of the ten worst games for the 2600.{{cite web
| last =Oleniacz
| first =Kevin
| url = http://www.digitpress.com/archives/arc00135.htm
| title = The Worst of the Atari 2600
| publisher = Digital Press
| access-date = 2007-04-08
}}
Journey Escape also received poor reviews and weak sales, despite a $4.5 million marketing campaign, which combined with heavy licensing fees helped lead to the company's failure.
Other games released by Data Age are Airlock, Bermuda Triangle, Encounter at L-5, and Bugs–all from 1982. Secret Agent, Mr. Bill's Neighborhood, Smokey Bear, and Mr. T were unreleased. A prototype of Secret Agent has been found.
References
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| url = http://atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=5
| title = Companies - Data Age
| first = Albert
| last = Yarusso
| work = AtariAge
| access-date = December 5, 2013
| archive-date = December 11, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211231805/http://atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=5
| url-status = dead
}}
| url = http://atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=814
| title = Atari 2600 - Secret Agent (Data Age)
| first = Albert
| last = Yarusso
| work = AtariAge
| access-date = December 5, 2013
| archive-date = December 11, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211232801/http://atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=814
| url-status = dead
}}
| url = http://www.avclub.com/article/back-from-the-dead-9-modern-games-for-obsolete-con-105772
| title = Back from the dead: 9 modern games for obsolete consoles
| first = Anthony John
| last = Agnello
| work = The A.V. Club
| date = November 19, 2013
| access-date = December 4, 2013 }}
}}
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Category:Video game companies established in 1982
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States
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