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Micronics
Micronics (マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu) was a Japanese video game developer in 1980s and 1990s. It mostly ported arcade games to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like many video game developers, Micronics didn't credit itself in its games, displaying instead only the name of the video game publisher (with exception of '' Super Volleyball'' for the Sega Mega Drive). While the company is not well known in the game industry, it has produced some obscure titles like ''89 Dennou Kyusei Uranai''. Kazuo (Kazzo) Yagi was the main programmer for the games during the NES era. The company hired professional musicians to compose music for its games such as Tsugutoshi Goto, Kimio Nomura, and Joe Hisaishi. The company started to develop SNES games, again uncredited. However, some of its games credited Khaos in the ROM, which is believed to have been Micronics's name while developing SNES games. Video games Micronics developed primarily for the Nintendo Entertainment System and, to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geimos
Micronics (マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu) was a Japanese video game developer in 1980s and 1990s. It mostly ported arcade games to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like many video game developers, Micronics didn't credit itself in its games, displaying instead only the name of the video game publisher (with exception of '' Super Volleyball'' for the Sega Mega Drive). While the company is not well known in the game industry, it has produced some obscure titles like ''89 Dennou Kyusei Uranai''. Kazuo (Kazzo) Yagi was the main programmer for the games during the NES era. The company hired professional musicians to compose music for its games such as Tsugutoshi Goto, Kimio Nomura, and Joe Hisaishi. The company started to develop SNES games, again uncredited. However, some of its games credited Khaos in the ROM, which is believed to have been Micronics's name while developing SNES games. Video games Micronics developed primarily for the Nintendo Entertainment System and, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Heli
is a vertically scrolling shooter game developed by Toaplan and released for arcades in 1985. It was published in Japan by Taito and in North America by Romstar. Controlling the titular attack helicopter, the player must fight endless waves of military vehicles while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. The Tiger-Heli has a powerful bomb at its disposal that can clear the screen of enemies when fired. It was the first shoot 'em up game from Toaplan, and their third video game overall. ''Tiger-Heli'' was the creation of video game composers Masahiro Yuge and Tatsuya Uemura, who had previously worked on several titles for Japanese companies Orca and Crux before both of them declared bankruptcy. The development team drew inspiration from the arcade game ''Gyrodine''. The team wanted to create a scrolling shooter that balanced between being entertaining and fun, and to have players keep wanting to play it after dying. The staff chose a helicopter as the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raiden (arcade Game)
is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and published by Tecmo in Japan. The game's story takes place in the year 2090, when an alien species known as the Crystals invaded Earth. Players assume the roles of the Vanquish Crystal Defense pilot duo, taking control of two state of the art Fighting Thunders aircraft to defeat the Crystals and save the Earth. The game was conceived after '' Dynamite Duke'', Seibu Kaihatsu's prior title, failed to sell as well as expected. During development, the game was designed as a vertically scrolling shooter due to the popularity of the genre at the time. Cheaper arcade hardware had to be used due to financial constraints caused by ''Dynamite Dukes poor sales.Translationby Shmuplations. ). Although Seibu doubted ''Raidens success, it managed to sell 17,000 arcade units worldwide, helping to recuperate the company's investments through word-of-mouth. The title became a critical success, with its most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundercade
''Thundercade'', also known as ''Twin Formation'' and ", is a Scrolling shooter, vertically scrolling shooter developed by SETA Corporation, SETA and released as an arcade game in 1987. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System from Sammy Corporation, American Sammy was released in 1989. The NES version's manual describes a story, casting players as a part of Operation Thundercade, a special forces operation battling against the nuclear threat of Atomic Age Terrorist Organization of Miracali (AATOM).''Thundercade'' at MobyGames''Thundercade'' at allgame Gameplay Players control a motorcycle equipped with sidecar cannons and backed up by a Douglas ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Pitfall
is a 1986 side-scrolling platform video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NEC PC-8801, and TRS-80 Color Computer 3 published under Activision's license. Despite the title screen stating that it was developed by Pony Inc, the actual development of the NES version was handled by Micronics, with the PC-8801 version being developed by Pony Inc. while the CoCo version is credited as being "Programmed by Steve Bjork of SRB Software". The PC-8801 version released in November 1986, two months after the original release in September 1986, although this variant of the game was limited to single-screen platforming rather than side-scrolling. In addition to being a new entry in Activision's Pitfall! series for the Atari 2600, ''Super Pitfall'' was the first game that Activision published as a third-party developer. A sequel titled ''Super Pitfall II'' — the localized version of Sunsoft's Famicom title, '' Atlantis no Nazo'' – was planned, but was cancelled a short time later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena (arcade Game)
is a platform arcade game, produced and published in 1986 by SNK. Conversions were later released for the NES console and ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers. The game's protagonist, Princess Athena, has gone on to appear in later fighting games by SNK as a secret character or assistant to her descendant Athena Asamiya, a frequent main character in these games. Plot Athena was the young, headstrong princess of the heavenly Kingdom of Victory. She was bored of the monotonous daily life in the palace and desired exciting adventures. One day, she opened the "Door Which Shouldn't Be Opened" in the basement of Castle Victory, said to lead to a savage and deadly place. As she dared cross the doorway, it caused her to fall from the skies and to another realm called Fantasy World, which was dominated by the evil Emperor Dante. After her flowing dress was lost while catching the wind for her fall, the perilous adventures of Princess Athena began as she landed in a wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F1 Circus MD
is a series of Formula One-based racing video games developed and published by Nichibutsu starting on the PC Engine in 1990. Games The following is a list of games released in the series. None of the series was released outside Japan. The initial games did not feature any licensing, with ''F1 Circus Special - Pole to Win'' and ''Super F1 Circus'' featuring only Team Lotus license, as Nichibutsu was a sponsor of the team at the time; ''Super F1 Circus Limited'' was the first in the series with a full FIA/FOCA license. However, the last two games in the series, ''Super F1 Circus Gaiden'' and ''Formula Circus'', featured completely fictional teams. See also * ''F-1 Grand Prix (video game series)'' * '' F-1 Spirit'' * ''Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 is a 1991 Japan-exclusive Game Boy Formula One video game published by Varie, endorsed by Satoru Nakajima, who was the first full-time Japanese racer in the history of Formula One. Apart from Nakajima, the act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Cobra
''Twin Cobra'', known as in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Toaplan and released for Arcade game, arcades in 1987 by Taito in Japan and Europe, then in North America by Romstar. It is a sequel to the 1985 arcade game ''Tiger-Heli''. Controlling the titular attack helicopter, the players must fight endless waves of military vehicles while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. It was the fourth shoot 'em up game from Toaplan, and their tenth video game overall. It was Porting#Porting in gaming, ported to multiple Video game#Platforms, platforms, with each done by different third-party developers that made several changes or additions. ''Twin Cobra'' was a success for Toaplan, garnering positive reception from western critics and earning several awards from ''Gamest''. The game was met with mixed response from Video game magazine, magazines, specifically the home versions. In 1995, the sequel ''Twin Cobra II'' was released. The rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |