Dave Nutting

David Judd Nutting is a graduate of the Pratt Institute with a degree in industrial design. After leaving the Army Corps of Engineers, he joined the design firm of Brooks Stevens Associates. During his time there he was involved in a wide variety of projects, working on everything from Evinrude Outboard Motors, Mirro cookware, Bolens tractors, Studebaker, and 3M. For Willys, Nutting designed Jeep Grand Wagoneer, and went on to design the Enstrom Helicopter.

Dave Nutting started Dave Nutting Associates to create novelty coin operated amusment games under contract with Bally Mfg in 1970. When Dave learned about Intel's new microprocessor system he convinced Intel to acquier one of their first 50 development kits. Nutting and his associate Jeff Frederiksen proceeded to develope the first microprocessor pinball on a Bally game-Flicker.When Bally came forth with the new microprocessor pinball, all sales for the old electromechanical pinballs stopped and Bally took over the pinball industry. The other two companies Gottlieb and Williams had the choice of getting out of the business our copy. They decided to copy which resulted in a patent infringement lawsiut. With their new found knowledge of the microprocessor, Nutting and his team developed the first microprocessor video game hardware system for the Midway group of Bally Mfg. With Dave Nutting Associates expanded staff they developed a series of successful video games pioneering the new emerging video game industry. The company's games include [[Gun Fight], [[Sea Wolf]|Sea Wolf two player], [[Wizard of Wor]" [Bally Pac Pin] (combining pinball and video) and Gorf, and DNA also created the Bally Arcade. Bally shut down Dave Nutting Associates in 1984.

Dave Nutting has since become an author, writing on science and quantum mechanics in The Language of Nature.

References

• "David Judd Nutting", Xlibris