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Paon
is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded in August 2004 as DP Inc. and merged with Paon Corporation, Ltd. in March 2015 to form Paon DP. Paon Corporation was founded on January 20, 1999. Through a partnership with Nintendo, Paon developed '' DK: King of Swing'', ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' and '' DK: Jungle Climber''. Paon was also involved in development of 2000 SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game titles, ''SNK Gals' Fighters'' as composer and sound work team, as well as composer to some other Neo Geo Pocket Color titles. When the company Data East went bankrupt, Paon became composed of former Data East staff and bought the rights to some of their games, including ''Karnov'', '' Chelnov'', ''Windjammers'', and the '' Kuuga'' trilogy, all of which are now owned by Paon DP, and the ''Glory of Heracles'' series, which is partially owned by them. The rights to the Glory of Heracles series are now split between Paon DP and Nintendo; Nintendo and Paon DP co-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded in August 2004 as DP Inc. and merged with Paon Corporation, Ltd. in March 2015 to form Paon DP. Paon Corporation was founded on January 20, 1999. Through a partnership with Nintendo, Paon developed '' DK: King of Swing'', ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' and '' DK: Jungle Climber''. Paon was also involved in development of 2000 SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game titles, ''SNK Gals' Fighters'' as composer and sound work team, as well as composer to some other Neo Geo Pocket Color titles. When the company Data East went bankrupt, Paon became composed of former Data East staff and bought the rights to some of their games, including ''Karnov'', ''Chelnov'', ''Windjammers'', and the '' Kuuga'' trilogy, all of which are now owned by Paon DP, and the ''Glory of Heracles'' series, which is partially owned by them. The rights to the Glory of Heracles series are now split between Paon DP and Nintendo; Nintendo and Paon DP co-ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Of Heracles (series)
is a Japanese role-playing video game series initially developed and published by Data East and owned by the Paon Corporation and Nintendo. The series began in 1987 with ''Tōjin Makyō Den: Heracles no Eikō'', and three sequels were released until 1994 in addition to a portable spin-off game released in 1992. After Data East's bankruptcy in 2003, Paon Corporation and Nintendo acquired the rights to the series, with Paon (now Paon DP) and Nintendo co-owning the copyright and Nintendo solely owning the trademark, and Nintendo released the latest installment in the series, ''Heracles no Eikō: Tamashii no Shōmei'' for the Nintendo DS in 2008. None of the games had been released outside Japan until E3 2009, at which the latest game was announced by Nintendo as ''Glory of Heracles''. The series is based in the world of Greek mythology, with the Greek hero Heracles as the title character of each game. However, Heracles only serves as the main character in the original game and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Of Heracles
is a Japanese role-playing video game series initially developed and published by Data East and owned by the Paon Corporation and Nintendo. The series began in 1987 with ''Tōjin Makyō Den: Heracles no Eikō'', and three sequels were released until 1994 in addition to a portable spin-off game released in 1992. After Data East's bankruptcy in 2003, Paon Corporation and Nintendo acquired the rights to the series, with Paon (now Paon DP) and Nintendo co-owning the copyright and Nintendo solely owning the trademark, and Nintendo released the latest installment in the series, ''Heracles no Eikō: Tamashii no Shōmei'' for the Nintendo DS in 2008. None of the games had been released outside Japan until E3 2009, at which the latest game was announced by Nintendo as ''Glory of Heracles''. The series is based in the world of Greek mythology, with the Greek hero Heracles as the title character of each game. However, Heracles only serves as the main character in the original game and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare In The Dark
is a platform arcade video game developed by AM Factory, with the assistance of Paon, and released by Eleven/Gavaking on January 27, 2000. The game never received an official release for either the Neo Geo AES (home) or Neo Geo CD platforms. It concerns the story of gravediggers discovering a few graves being desecrated and their attempt to prevent the graverobbers from inflicting further damage. Gameplay A good ghoul goes around graveyards protecting them from evil doers. The player clears the area and collects power-ups using them to eliminate the enemies. There are five stages with five levels each, and each one of them has you throwing fireballs at ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and zombies. When you keep throwing fireballs at these enemies, they will ignite into a giant fireball, which you can throw at other enemies to kill them, and get the remaining treasure before moving on to the next level. At the end of the fifth level, a boss must be defeated in order to continue the ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' is a 2007 Racing video game, racing game for Nintendo's Wii video game console. The game was shown at Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3 2006 convention in May for the GameCube under the title of ''DK: Bongo Blast'', but this version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. It was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008 with the title ''Donkey Kong Jet Race''. The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. ''Barrel Blast'' was faced with generally negative reviews after its release, with critics criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuck, Nunchuk, as well as the last-generation visuals. Gameplay ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' is a Racing video game, racing game where the player can handle the selected character using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, replacing the DK Bongos that initially were to be used. To a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzzle Link 2
''Puzzle Link 2'' (Japanese: つなげてポンッ！2 Hepburn: ''Tsunagete Pon! 2'') is a 1999 Arcade-style puzzle video game for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color. Like 1998's '' Puzzle Link'', to which it is the direct sequel, ''Puzzle Link 2'' was developed by TUG and published by SNK. Gameplay Just like its predecessor, ''Puzzle Link 2'' is a tile-matching game in which the player must clear away blocks which occupy some of a 9x10 block grid. New to the sequel, there are three tile skins that the player can choose for the standard blocks (a default set styled like the symbols for the French suits in a deck of playing cards; the set of shapes used for the blocks in the first game; and a set resembling small rounded creatures with eyes). ''Puzzle Link 2'' once again features the Normal (now called 'Card Game'), Clear (now called 'All Clear'), and Battle modes from the original. ''Puzzle Link 2'' also features two new modes: an Endless mode and a Card mode. Card Game While A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNK Gals' Fighters
''SNK Gals' Fighters'' is a 2-dimensional 1-on-1 versus fighting game which appeared on the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 2000. The game was ported to the Nintendo Switch in the eShop on April 29, 2020, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Neo Geo system. Gameplay ''Gals' Fighters'' features female characters from various SNK franchises, where the characters compete in the aptly named Queen of Fighters tournament, organized by a mysterious "Miss X", with whoever being able to defeat "Miss X" (in reality, Iori Yagami dressed as a woman) being given the K' Talisman, which grants any wish. The characters' sprites were drawn in the same anime super deformed style as other fighters on the system. The game plays similar to other NGPC fighting games, such as King of Fighters R-1 and R-2, although slightly faster, and with 1-on-1 matches. It also features items that a player can equip to influence the matches; many of the items, however, have no effect on the gameplay. Characters Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data East
, also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, and released 150 video game titles. Its main headquarters were located in Suginami, Tokyo. The American subsidiary, Data East USA, was headquartered in San Jose, California. History Data East was founded on April 20, 1976, by Tokai University alumnus Tetsuo Fukuda. Data East developed and released in July 1977 its first arcade game ''Jack Lot'', a medal game based on Blackjack for business use. This was followed in January 1978 by ''Super Break'' which was its first actual video game. More than 15 arcade games were released by Data East in the 1970s. Data East established its U.S. division in June 1979, after its chief competitors Sega and Taito had already established a market presence. In 1980, Data East published '' Astro Fighter'' which became its first major arcade game title. While making games, Data East released a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelnov
''Atomic Runner Chelnov'' is a Japanese runner arcade video game developed and published by Data East in 1988. Gameplay The player controls Chelnov's movements with the eight-way joystick, and the three buttons to attack, jump, or turn around. Six types of weapons can be obtained during the game: laser, fire rings, boomerangs, spike bola balls, spike ball whip, missiles. By collecting power-ups you can improve Chelnov's attack power, rapid-firing capability, attack range or jumping height. The game is a forced side-scrolling game where the screen continually scrolls to the left at a constant speed unless the player is fighting a boss, in which the screen will stop scrolling. Chelnov will continue to run with the screen even if the player lets go of the joystick. Though the player can move to the left or right of the scrolling screen by entering the corresponding direction on the joystick, it is impossible to stop or move backwards except when fighting a boss (Chelnov can turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windjammers (video Game)
''Windjammers'' is a sports arcade game released by Data East on the Neo Geo arcade system in 1994. The game mechanics are essentially the same as ''Pong'' or air hockey, where players continuously shoot the disc at the goal zone of the opponent attempting to score. The game can be played against the computer or in a 2 player versus. Dotemu ported the game to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in August 2017, Nintendo Switch in October 2018, and iiRcade in February 2021. Dotemu would later develop and publish a sequel, '' Windjammers 2'', which was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and Google Stadia on January 20, 2022. Gameplay Players choose from one of six playable characters, each with their own unique speed/power ratings and special throws. Players maneuver around their respective sides of the court in any of the eight cardinal directions (allowing for almost fluid movement in any direction). They must act as the defense and offense of their side, block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Interactive
Virgin Interactive Entertainment (later renamed Avalon Interactive) was the video game publishing division of British conglomerate the Virgin Group. It developed and published games for major platforms and employed developers, including Westwood Studios co-founder Brett Sperry and ''Earthworm Jim'' creators David Perry and Doug TenNapel. Others include video game composer Tommy Tallarico and animators Bill Kroyer and Andy Luckey. Formed as Virgin Games in 1983, and built around a small development team called the Gang of Five, the company grew significantly after purchasing budget label Mastertronic in 1987. As Virgin's video game division grew into a multimedia powerhouse, it crossed over to other industries from toys to film to education. To highlight its focus beyond video games and on multimedia, the publisher was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993. As result of a growing trend throughout the 1990s of media companies, movie studios and telecom firms invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamcast
The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox, and it was Sega's final console, ending the company's eighteen years in the console market. The Dreamcast was developed by an internal Sega team led by Hideki Sato. In contrast to the expensive hardware of the unsuccessful Saturn, the Dreamcast was designed to reduce costs with "off-the-shelf" components, including a Hitachi SH-4 CPU and an NEC PowerVR2 GPU. Sega used the GD-ROM media format to avoid the expenses of DVD-ROM technology and a custom version of the Windows CE operating system to make porting PC games easy. The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modular modem for internet access and online play. Though released in Japan to a subdued reception, the Dreamcast ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
