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Nowpro
(Stylized as NOWPRO) is a Japanese video game developer headquartered in Chūō-ku, Osaka. Founded in 1986, it started developing various games for major Japanese companies including Namco, Hudson Soft, Capcom, Activision, Taito, Konami, Sega, and Nintendo. The company used to have a development department in East Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, but it is now closed. Now Production has also been developing and selling software applications for iPhone and iPod Touch since 2009. List of games Nintendo Entertainment System *''Metro-Cross'' (1986) *'' Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License'' (1987) *'' Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen'' (1987) *'' Jikuu Yuuden: Debias'' (1987) *''Yokai Dochuki'' (1988) *''Wagan Land'' (1989) *'' Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti'' (1989) *''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' (1990) *'' Yo! Noid'' (1990) (originally in Japan as ''Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru'') *'' Wagan Land 2'' (1990) *''Adventure Island II'' (1991) *''Adventure Island III'' (1992) *''Ms. Pac-Man' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV
(Adventure Island IV for short) is a 1994 platform game released by Hudson Soft for the Family Computer; it was the final game released for the console in Japan. The game was never released outside of Japan. Summary Unlike previous entries in the '' Adventure Island'' series, ''Bōken Jima IV'' plays less like a linear platformer and more like an action/adventure platformer, similar to the later ''Wonder Boy The series, also known as the series, is a franchise of video games published by Sega and developed by Westone Bit Entertainment (formerly Escape). Beginning with the original '' Wonder Boy'' arcade game released in April 21, 1986, the game has ...'' games. ''Adventure Island IV'' also has a unique password system that the earlier games in the series did not have. It also features an egg item that allows the player character to teleport to the pedestal where the player puts it. There is a large variety of weapons to choose from which are unlocked by the player throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island III
is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It is the third game in the '' Adventure Island'' released for the NES, following '' Adventure Island II''. Unlike the first two games in the series, the NES version was never released in Europe. A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1993 titled ''Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima III'', renamed to ''Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise'' outside of Japan. Gameplay Higgins can crouch, an ability he did not have in the previous NES games, but he loses the ability to backtrack during a stage. Unlike the previous game, the boss does not move to a different stage when the player loses a life. The inventory system from the second NES game is still present, but this time he has eight items to choose from instead of just five. Higgins has a fifth dinosaur friend who can help him out: a triceratops (summoned by a star card) that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Island II
''Adventure Island II'' is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It is the sequel to ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'' and the second game in the series for the NES. While the first game was an adaptation of Sega's ''Wonder Boy'' arcade game, ''Adventure Island II'' is an original work, as were most of the subsequent ''Adventure Island'' games. A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1992 in video gaming, 1992 titled ''Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima II'' or ''Adventure Island'' outside of Japan. Plot Master Higgins' girlfriend Tina, has just been kidnapped by the Evil Witch Doctor's persistent followers. Eight perilous islands are in control of the various monster minions, although four friendly dinosaurs will gladly ally themselves with those willing to brave the islands' dangers and defeat their common oppressors. Thinking of how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo! Noid
''Yo! Noid'', known in Japan as is a platform game, platform video game developed by Now Production and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was first released in Japan on March 16, 1990 and was localized in the United States to promote the Noid, the mascot of Domino's Pizza. The game is in Nintendo's PlayChoice-10 arcade series and was featured in the Japanese TV show ''GameCenter CX''. Plot In ''Yo! Noid'', wild creatures led by Mr. Green are running amok around New York City. As they cause havoc, the Mayor of New York decides to call upon the Noid to stop his evil duplicate, save everyone, and give him a massive pizza reward. Gameplay Both games use a modified engine of ''Wagan Land'' and share the same gameplay. The protagonist (Hanamaru or Noid) has no life meter, and loses a life by either making contact with an enemy or running out of time before completing a level. For offense, both characters use different weapons (a Hawk for Hanamaru an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |