Merit

History

Merit Industries, Inc., was established in 1977 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

In the early 1980s they started developing their own standalone video games, with around a dozen of poker machines being released in this decade. Their Megatouch range of touch machines, starting with the 1994 release of Pit Boss Megatouch, became a market leader in the US.

In 2002, the Harbour Group acquired Merit Industries. This division was combined with jukebox maker Rowe International to become AMI Entertainment Network in 2004. Megatouch, LLC was spun into its own entity in 2013 and closed in 2014.

Megatouch Machines

Megatouch Classic Generation	Megatouch XL Generation	Megatouch MAXX Generation	Megatouch FORCE Generation	Megatouch ION Generation
Megatouch Classic Countertop	Megatouch XL Countertop	Megatouch MAXX Blue Upright	Megatouch FORCE Classic	Megatouch ION Aurora
Megatouch Classic Cabaret	Megatouch XL Cabaret	Megatouch MAXX Classic (Blue)	Megatouch FORCE Elite	Megatouch ION Aurora Widescreen
Megatouch Classic Upright	Megatouch XL Upright	Megatouch MAXX Full	Megatouch FORCE EVO	Megatouch ION Elite Edge
		Megatouch MAXX Select (Slim)	Megatouch FORCE EVO Wallette	Megatouch ION EVO
		Megatouch MAXX Upright	Megatouch FORCE Fun Zone	Megatouch ION EVO Wallette (Entertainer)
		Megatouch EZ MAXX (Elite)	Megatouch FORCE Fun Zone Jr	Megatouch ION Fusion
			Megatouch FORCE Radion	Megatouch ION Rx
			Megatouch FORCE Upright	Megatouch Champ
			Megatouch FORCE Fusion
			Megatouch Mr. VIPS
			Megatouch The Vibe
			Megatouch Combo Jukebox

The software running on their machines could be upgraded by buying a kit consisting of a Security Key and some kind of storage media (ROM Chips for earlier releases, CD\DVD-ROMs for the later ones). It was also possible to upgrade some machines from a specific generation to the next one (ex.: MAXX to Force), where the kit would also include additional hardware (motherboard and I/O card).