Tom Kalinske - Mattel, Sega, Leap Frog

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine by Karl Kuras

Oct 15, 202502:22:28Games & Hobbies

Few events in video game history are more legendary than the Console War between Sega and Nintendo. Our guest today was one of the generals of that war, the head of Sega of America, Tom Kalinske. Tom's story is not just...

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