Fabtek

{{Short description|Video game licensing company founded in Washington, United States}}

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{{Infobox company

|name = Fabtek Inc.

|logo = Fabtek logo.png

|type = Video game distributor

|foundation = {{start date and age|1987}}

|founder = Frank Ballouz

|defunct = {{end date|1999}}

|location = Bellevue, Washington, U.S. (1987–1989)
Redmond, Washington, U.S. (1990–1999)

|key_people = Frank Ballouz (president)
Drew Maniscalco (national sales manager)

|industry = Video games

|products = Arcade

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Fabtek Inc. was a thriving video kit company founded in Bellevue, Washington, United States and started its operations there in 1987. Fabtek's name was derived from the initials of its founder Frank Ballouz (F.A.B.-tek), a former Atari and Nintendo of America executive who later also founded Irem America.{{cite journal |title=Gameroom magazine volume 22 pages 19-21 (September 2010) |journal=Gameroom magazine |volume=22 |date=September 2010|pages=19–21}} Fabtek was known for licensing arcade games mostly from two manufacturers for distribution: Seibu Kaihatsu and TAD Corporation. Around 1990, Fabtek moved to Redmond, WashingtonFront side of Fabtek's Raiden arcade flyer, released in 1990. and continued its business there until closing its business in 1999.

The Fabtek Inc. also worked, alongside Source Research & Development and Montague-Weston, on the "Workboy" a Game Boy accessory that could transform the Game Boy in to a portable workstation, which was planned for a summer 1992 release, but never materialized.Game Zone magazine, issue 6, April 1992 (Pages 14-17){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcrPM-jDqY|title=WorkBoy: Lost Game Boy Add-on FOUND After 28 Years - Game History Secrets - YouTube|work=YouTube|date=2020-12-26|access-date=2021-07-04}}