Sente Technologies

Sente Technologies
IndustryArcade video games
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982) (as Videa)
Defunct1988 (1988)
FateBankruptcy
Headquarters,
U.S.[2]
Key people
Roger Hector (co-founder)
Howard Delman (co-founder)
Ed Rotberg (co-founder)
Nolan Bushnell (chairman)
Owen Rubin (game designer)
Dona Bailey (game programmer)[3]
ProductsSnake Pit,[4] Stocker, Hat Trick, Street Football

Sente Technologies (also known as Bally Sente, Inc.) was an arcade game company. Founded as Videa in 1982 by several ex-Atari employees, the company was bought by Nolan Bushnell and made a division of his Pizza Time Theatre company in 1983. In 1984 the division was acquired by Bally Midway who continued to operate it until closing it down in 1988. The name Sente, like Atari, is another reference to Bushnell's favorite game, Go and means "having the initiative."

  1. ^ The Arcade Flyer Archive: Sente Technologies contact information Circa early 1984
  2. ^ The Arcade Flyer Archive: Bally Sente contact information circa late 1984
  3. ^ Krueger, Anne (March 1983). "Welcome to the Club". Video Games. 1 (6): 51–54, 81. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ Stilphen, Scott (2011). "DP Interviews: Howard Delman". digitpress.com. Digital Press. Retrieved March 30, 2016.