History of video games/Platforms/Action Max

Development
The Action Max was developed by Worlds of Wonder, a company founded by former Atari Employees who helped Nintendo distribute the NES in America.

Launch
Worlds of Wonder had a limited launch of the Action Max in 1987. The system was a poor seller due to needing a VCR, and unable to bail out the company from it's massive debts. Worlds of Wonder went bankrupt in 1988, with many employees going on to join Nintendo.

Technology
The Action Max ran lightgun games off of VHS tapes. A small seven segment display on the unit displayed the player score.

Compute
The Action Max CPU is an an 8-bit Hitachi HD401010 clocked at 4MHz. The Action Max has 32 bytes of RAM.

Notable games
Five games were released for the Action Max.
 * The Rescue of Pops Ghostly
 * Blue Thunder - Based on the film
 * Hydrosub: 2021
 * Sonic Fury - Pack in game
 * .38 Ambush Alley