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{{sub-stub}}'''Technopop''' was an American video game development company and the first American developer for the [[Sega Mega Drive]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19991129053451/http://www.technopop.com/html/Profile.html}} Founded in 1990 by Randel Reiss, the company also created a majority of the system's early Western development tools (such as the widely-used [[GEMS]] sound driver), and also invented the proprietary [[Link-up cable]] which enables two-system multiplayer for the first-person shooter ''[[Zero Tolerance]]''.
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{{sub-stub}}'''Technopop''' was an American video game development company and the first American developer for the [[Sega Mega Drive]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19991129053451/http://www.technopop.com/html/Profile.html}} Founded in October 1990 by [[Randel Reiss]]{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/randelreiss/details/experience/}}, the company also created a majority of the system's early Western development tools (such as the widely-used [[GEMS]] sound driver), and also invented the proprietary [[Link-up cable]] which enables two-system multiplayer for the first-person shooter ''[[Zero Tolerance]]''.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

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Technopop
Founded: 1990-10[1][2]
Defunct: 2000
Headquarters:
Redwood City, California, United States

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Technopop was an American video game development company and the first American developer for the Sega Mega Drive.[2] Founded in October 1990 by Randel Reiss[1], the company also created a majority of the system's early Western development tools (such as the widely-used GEMS sound driver), and also invented the proprietary Link-up cable which enables two-system multiplayer for the first-person shooter Zero Tolerance.

History

In 2000, Technopop was dissolved and had its assets transferred to Reiss, the company's president and single remaining shareholder.

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