may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . december 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message incredible technologies it type private industry video games and casino gaming technology founded 1985 founder elaine hodgson president & ceo richard ditton executive vice president headquarters vernon hills illinois united states products golden tee silver strike bowling video game software hardware magic touch casino gaming number of employees 132 2012 website incredible technologies incredible technologies it based in vernon hills illinois is a us based designer and manufacturer of coin operated video games and class iii casino games best known for the golden tee golf series . the company employs over 100 people at its suburban chicago campus . contents 1 history 2 casino gaming 3 technology 4 wiiware 5 references 6 external links history edit founded in july 1985 by richard ditton a nasa software engineer and elaine hodgson a biochemist it began as a software design gaming firm . the company started in the basement of the owners home and focused on a wide variety of work for hire entertainment projects including pinball hardware and game programming for data east . 1 in its early years it struggled to maintain profitability without a solid hit . in 1988 it developed hardware and software for its first coin operated video game capcom bowling which used a trackball to simulate the movement of a bowler s toss . a dozen more titles followed in the 1990s under the brand name strata games strata bowling arlington horse racing hot shots tennis peggle poker dice rim rockin basketball ninja clowns time killers hard yardage driver s edge bloodstorm and pairs . in september 1989 at the amusement and music operators association amoa international expo the company launched a golf game titled golden tee golf which used a trackball much like the bowling game this time to simulate a golfer s swing . 2 the game slowly built a following throughout the 1990s and by 1996 it was producing updates to the game every year . golden tee has seen three major hardware platform changes since its initial release golden tee 3d golf in 1995 golden tee fore in 2000 and the latest version launched in 2005 called golden tee live which gives players the chance to compete in online tournaments for cash and prizes with every game played . 3 the game celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009 and it released a new high definition version of the game in a showpiece cabinet . co founder elaine hodgson has been president of the company and led it since its founding in the mid eighties . casino gaming edit in the face of declining coin operated video game sales it looked to diversify its product line . 4 the company began researching the improvement of electronic gaming machine egm or slot machine technology and in 2008 released the magic touch collection of video slot poker and keno games . initially not for sale in the united states the casino games became available on royal caribbean s independence of the seas . 5 technology edit technological innovations at it have included itnet server based technology employing cdma code division multiple access compiles statistics such as player scores and tournament activity from online coin operated machines without use of telephone lines or an internet connection . silent partner route management tool which was the first computer based tool that coin operated video game and vending machine operators had to electronically track and manage machine collections . wiiware edit it teamed with n space to create its first wiiware title target toss pro bags released on november 17 2008 and followed up in the fall of 2009 with a retro return to a title from the 1990s carnival king . another target toss game entitled target toss pro lawn darts was released on september 27 2010 . it features a wi fi connection and online leaderboard which will include games such as darts and poker by throwing the lawn dart towards the target . references edit http www.itsgames.com itsgames aboutit history.jsp http www.playmeter.com 0409coverstory.htm usatoday.com video golf champ has a steady hand golden tee . www.usatoday.com . retrieved 2016 02 02 . hurley oliver 2008 02 06 . game on again for coin operated arcade titles . the guardian . issn 0261 3077 . retrieved 2016 02 02 . developing incredible slot machines . brokopp.casinocitytimes.com . retrieved 2016 02 02 . bernstein david . can t get a tee time try the corner bar . new york times march 20 2003 . retrieved december 15 2009 . http www.nytimes.com 2003 03 20 technology circuits 20golf.html external links edit incredible technologies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title incredible technologies & oldid 711615877 categories video game companies of the united statescompanies established in 1985companies based in cook county illinoisvernon hills illinoishidden 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