Rochester NY:
The Strong Acquires Collection from Late Ralph Coppola, Buffalo-Native and Manufacturer of the Iconic “Bubble Hockey” Game
The Strong, home to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, has received a donation from the family of Buffalo-native Ralph Coppola (1948–2018), co-founder of the coin-operated game developer and manufacturer Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE) and manufacturer of the iconic Chexx (1982) “bubble hockey” game. The donated materials include design documentation, concept artwork, correspondence, photographs, magazines, fliers, and catalogs related to Coppola and the games his company produced.