11 Facts About Bernie Stolar

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Bernard Stolar was an American businessman and a prominent figure in the video game industry for many years.

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Bernie Stolar graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.

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Bernie Stolar started by co-founding Pacific Novelty Manufacturing Inc, a coin-op machine company in 1980, before he was hired by Atari into their own arcade game business.

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Later, Bernie Stolar was moved into Atari's home console division, where he led development of the Atari Lynx handheld console in the early 1990s.

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Bernie Stolar was the first executive vice president and founding member of Sony Computer Entertainment America, where he was integral in both the launch and building of the original PlayStation's game catalog.

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At Sony, Bernie Stolar signed many game franchises including Crash Bandicoot, Ridge Racer, Oddworld Inhabitants, Spyro The Dragon and Battle Arena Toshinden.

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In December 1999, Bernie Stolar joined Mattel as president and helped spawn a multi-million unit selling Barbie video game series.

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In 2014, they decided to launch their own storefront as well, so Bernie Stolar became the chairman of ZOOM Platform and the Jordan Freeman Group.

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9.

Bernie Stolar died on June 22,2022 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 75.

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10.

Bernie Stolar was one of my best friends and we spent many moments together, even when he was away from work.

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11.

Bernie Stolar was a gentleman in an industry where there really aren't many.

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