Fabtek

Fabtek Inc.

Former type	Video game distributor
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Founded	1987
Defunct	1999
Headquarters	Bellevue, Washington, U.S. (1987–1989) Redmond, Washington, U.S. (1990–1999)
Key people	Frank Ballouz (president)[1] Drew Maniscalco (national sales manager)[1]
Products	Arcade

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.^[1] Fabtek was known for licensing arcade games mostly from two manufacturers for distribution: Seibu Kaihatsu and TAD Corporation. Around 1990, Fabtek moved to Redmond, Washington^[2] and continued its business there until closing its business in 1999.

List of games distributed by Fabtek

Licensed from Seibu Kaihatsu

• Dead Angle (1988)
• Dynamite Duke (1989)
• Raiden (1990)
• Seibu Cup Soccer (1992)
• Zero Team USA (1993)
• Raiden II (1993)
• Raiden DX (1994)
• Viper Phase 1 (1995)
• Battle Balls (1996)
• Raiden Fighters (1996)
• Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive (1997)
• Raiden Fighters Jet (1998)

Licensed from TAD Corporation

• Cabal (1988)
• Toki (1989)
• Blood Bros. (1990)
• Legionnaire (1992)
• Heated Barrel (1992)

Other

• Sport Match (1989) (produced by Dynax)
• Super Space Fortress Macross (arcade game) (1992) (produced by Banpresto)
• Jungle Joggers (1992)
• Super Mario World (redemption game) (1993) (licensed by Nintendo)
• Battle Garegga (1996) (produced by 8ing/Raizing)

References

1. Gameroom magazine. 22: 19–21. September 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Front side of Fabtek's Raiden arcade flyer, released in 1990.

External links

• List of Fabtek games at GameFAQs