Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Cinematronics

Cinematronics Inc. was an American video game publisher that primarily released arcade video games. Cinematronics and Atari, Inc. released vector-display games, which offered a distinctive look and a greater graphic capability (at the time), at the cost of being only black and white (initially). Cinematronics also published Dragon's Lair in 1983, the…

History & Companies

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Cinematronics. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
April 1, 1975
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
El Cajon, California
Defunct
October 21, 1987
Fate
Dissolved. Tradewest purchased the assets and established The Leland Corporation to house them.
Key people
Jim Pierce (co-founder) Thomas Stroud Fred Fukumoto

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Coin-operated games

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Cinematronics

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples195
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Cinematronics

Top relations

related to Coin-operated games · 69
Cinematronics → Advanced Microcomputer Systems, All, Alley Master, Also, American, April, Armor Attack, August, Barrier, Boxing Bugs, Brix, Centuri, Cerberus, Cosmic Chasm, Danger Zone, December, Developed, Dragon's Lair, Embargo, Exidy
related to Bankruptcy and LaserDisc Games · 32
Cinematronics → Advanced Microcomputer Systems, After, AMS, Bankruptcy, Chapter, Cosmic Chasm, Don Bluth Productions, Dragon’s Lair, Finance, Former Vice President, Fred Fukumoto, Fukumoto, Fukumoto's, Galaxian, Giantkiller, In August, Jack, January, Japanese, Jim Pierce
related to Raster Games and Cinemat System · 21
Cinematronics → Arcade Video Games, Capcom's CPS, Cerberus, Cinemat, Embargo, Freeze, Golden Age, In, Many, Neo Geo, Nintendo VS System, Part, San Diego, Sega/Gremlin, Starting, Still, The, The Season, Their, They
related to Vector Games · 20
Cinematronics → America, Amusement, At, Atari Inc, Bill Cravens, Ken Beuck, Larry Rosenthal, Music Operators, October, Partee's, Rosenthal, San Diego, Space Wars, Spacewar, Stroud, The, They, Thomas, To, TTL-based
related to history · 17
Cinematronics → April, California, Cinematronics Inc, Dennis Partee, Embargo, Flipper Ball, Garrison, Gary Garrison, Jim, Jimmie Dale, Pierce, Pong, Ralph Clarke, San Diego, San Diego Chargers, The, Their
related to Legacy · 13
Cinematronics → Atari, Atari's Battlezone, Developments, Dragon’s Lair, In, Large, Laserdisc, Midway, Sega/Gremlin, Space Ace, Space Wars, Subsequent, Though
related to External links · 10
Cinematronics → History, Killer List, KLOV, Laser Disc, Space WarsHistory, The Dot Eaters, The Dragon's Lair Project, Tim Skelly, Vectorbeam, Videogames
related to Bibliography · 2
Cinematronics → Tim Skelly's History, Vectorbeam Retrieved Jul
Defunct · 1
Cinematronics → October 21, 1987
Fate · 1
Cinematronics → Dissolved. Tradewest purchased the assets and established The Leland Corporation to house them.

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

game games company developed vector vectorbeam video skelly lair space 1982 first tradewest 1979 arcade released inc rosenthal tim bankruptcy

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CinematronicsDefunctOctober 21, 19871.00infobox
CinematronicsFateDissolved. Tradewest purchased the assets and established The Leland Corporation to house them.1.00infobox
CinematronicsFoundedApril 1, 19751.00infobox
CinematronicsHeadquartersEl Cajon, California1.00infobox
CinematronicsIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
CinematronicsKey peopleJim Pierce (co-founder) Thomas Stroud Fred Fukumoto1.00infobox
CinematronicsProductsSpace Wars Star Castle Dragon's Lair World Series: The Season1.00infobox
CinematronicsSubsidiariesCinematronics International1.00infobox
CinematronicsSuccessorThe Leland Corporation1.00infobox
Space WarsHistory of Cinematronicsinstance ofHistory of Cinematronics and the development of early games0.80text
Vectorbeam by Tim Skellyinstance ofHistory of Cinematronics and the development of early games0.80text
Cinematronicsrelated to Bankruptcy and LaserDisc GamesFormer Vice President0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.