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Toka (company)
Toka is a French video game company founded by Carlo Perconti and Lyes Belaidouni, founders of Arcade Zone and later HyperDevbox Japan. Toka is the second company started by the duo. The company was among the first to use Motion Capture technology. Works * ''Adidas Power Soccer'' (PlayStation) 1995 * ''Burning Road'' (PlayStation) 1996 * ''Explosive Racing'' (PlayStation) 1997 * ''Legend (1994 video game), Legend'' (PlayStation) 1998 * ''Extreme Snow Break'' (PlayStation) 1998 - 3D engine * ''Soul Fighter'' (Dreamcast) 1999 * ''Sky Surfer'' (PlayStation 2) 2000 * ''Hidden Invasion'' (PlayStation 2) 2001 * ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (video game), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' (PlayStation 2) 2001 References External links Interview with the duoGDRI page Defunct video game companies of France Video game development companies {{Europe-videogame-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Development
Video game development (or gamedev) is the process of developing a video game. The effort is undertaken by a developer, ranging from a single person to an international team dispersed across the globe. Development of traditional commercial PC and console games is normally funded by a publisher, and can take several years to reach completion. Indie games usually take less time and money and can be produced by individuals and smaller developers. The independent game industry has been on the rise, facilitated by the growth of accessible game development software such as Unity platform and Unreal Engine and new online distribution systems such as Steam and Uplay, as well as the mobile game market for Android and iOS devices. The first video games, developed in the 1960s, were not usually commercialised. They required mainframe computers to run and were not available to the general public. Commercial game development began in the '70s with the advent of first-generation video gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Zone
Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * Arcade (architecture), a series of adjoining arches * Shopping mall, one or more buildings forming a complex of shops, also sometimes called a shopping arcade Arcade or The Arcade may also refer to: Places Greece *Arcades (Crete), a town and city-state of ancient Crete, Greece Italy * Arcade, Italy, a town and commune in the region of Veneto United States * Arcade Building (Asheville, North Carolina) * Arden-Arcade, California * Arcade, Georgia, a city in Jackson County * Arcade (village), New York * Arcade (town), New York * The Arcade (Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts), a historic site in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts * The Arcade (Providence, Rhode Island), a historic shopping center * Arcade, Texas Arts and entertainment Books and comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HyperDevbox Japan
HyperDevbox Japan (previously known as Hyper-Devbox) is a French Japanese video game company created by Carlo Perconti, one of the founders of Toka and Arcade Zone. HyperDevbox Japan is developing original games, mostly for Android, and also porting external titles from one platform to another. The Company is now based exclusively in Tokyo, Japan. HyperDevbox Japan is known for its breaking technology developed for the Android platform with games like ExZeus arcade and the upcoming "Spectral Souls - Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires" (from Idea factory) the first Tactical RPG to be announced for Android devices. Works * '' ExZeus'' - 2003-2009 * '' Pocket Pool'' - (PlayStation Portable), 2004 * ''Pool Party'' - (Wii), 2007 * '' Real SnowGlobe'' - (iPhone OS app) * '' LoveCatch'' - (iPhone OS app) * '' ExZeus 2'' - iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Microsoft Windows, 2012 * '' Indy 500 Arcade Racing'' - Android, 2014 Porting work * ''Octomania'' - (Wii), 2007 * ''Record of Agar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Capture
Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robots. In filmmaking and video game development, it refers to recording actions of human actors, and using that information to animate digital character models in 2-D or 3-D computer animation.Andrew Harris Salomon, Feb. 22, 2013, Backstage MagazineGrowth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump Accessed June 21, 2014, "..But developments in motion-capture technology, as well as new gaming consoles expected from Sony and Microsoft within the year, indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors. And for those who have thought about breaking in, the message is clear: Get busy...."Ben Child, 12 August 2011, The GuardianAndy Serkis: why won't Oscars go ape over motion-capture acting? Star of Rise of the Planet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adidas Power Soccer
''Adidas Power Soccer'' is a football simulation video game developed and published by British developer Psygnosis and sponsored by German sportswear company Adidas. Released in 1996, the game launched versions for PlayStation and Windows. Gameplay ''Adidas Power Soccer'' used motion-captured animation for real soccer players from the German, Italian, and English leagues. Development A Sega Saturn version was ported by Perfect Entertainment and was reportedly close to completion before cancellation. ''Saturn Power'' magazine reported that it would have been "placed between" ''Adidas Power Soccer'' and '' Adidas Power Soccer 98'' in terms of features and gameplay, but that all in-game sounds had to replaced entirely as they were the copyright of Psygnosis. Reception In the United Kingdom, it was among the nineteen best-selling PlayStation games of 1996, according to HMV. '' Next Generation'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony; the first PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. The original console in the series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade. Its successor, the PlayStation 2, was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling home console to date, having reached over 155 million units sold by the end of 2012. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 3, was released in 2006, selling over 87.4 million units by March 2017. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 4, was released in 2013, selling a million units within a day, becoming the fastest selling console in history. The latest console in the series, the PlayStation 5, was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Road
''Burning Road'' is a 1996 arcade racing game for PlayStation. Gameplay Players are timed in races and must race through checkpoints to gain more time. Players are timed to pick a track, a car and the transmission, like in arcade games. There are three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium and Hard. In-game, there is a 'traffic' radar showing the player where opponents are (around the player's car only). The opponent in the lead has a silver cup icon above their vehicle. If the player gets in the lead, text saying 'race leader' displays at the top of the screen for a second. The game has three modes. Practice mode is the equivalent to single race found in other racing games. It is possible to unlock the mirrored versions of the three tracks (bringing the track total to six) in this mode. There are seven AI opponents in this mode. In Championship mode, players race on all the tracks in order with a chosen car. Players must beat a certain time to qualify for the next track. As in practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (1994 Video Game)
''Legend'' is a side-scrolling hack and slash beat 'em up video game developed by Arcade Zone and originally published in North America by Seika Corporation in April 1994 and later in Europe by Sony Electronic Publishing on December 21 of the same year for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the first game to be solely developed by the duo of Carlo Perconti and Lyes Belaidouni at Arcade Zone, who both would later go on to found Toka and HyperDevbox Japan respectively. Taking place in the fictional kingdom of Sellech during the middle ages, players take control of the knight warriors Kaor and Igor in an attempt to defeat the corrupt son of the king of Sellech, Clovis, before he manages to harness power from the imprisoned soul of maleficent despot Beldor and conquers the land as a result. Inspired by several high fantasy medieval-themed beat 'em up arcade games from Capcom and Sega, ''Legend'' was conceived as an idea by Perconti and Belaidouni to create their own a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Snow Break
Extreme may refer to: Science and mathematics Mathematics *Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function Science *Extremophile, an organism which thrives in or requires "extreme" * Extremes on Earth *List of extrasolar planet extremes Politics *Extremism, political ideologies or actions deemed outside the acceptable range *The Extreme (Italy) or Historical Far Left, a left-wing parliamentary group in Italy 1867–1904 Business * Extreme Networks, a California-based networking hardware company * Extreme Records, an Australia-based record label *Extreme Associates, a California-based adult film studio Computer science *Xtreme Mod, a peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows Sports and entertainment Sport * Extreme sport *Extreme Sports Channel A global sports and lifestyle brand dedicated to extreme sports and youth culture *Los Angeles Xtreme, a defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Fighter
''Soul Fighter'' is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toka and published by TLC Multimedia for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. Gameplay The gameplay centers around martial art styles of combat and using a small selection of weapons. Plot An evil spell of Queen Antea has fallen on the Kingdom of Gomar. As a mysterious mist envelops the kingdom, the inhabitants turn into vicious creatures. A fearless warrior (Atlus), a female spy (Sayomi), and a powerful wizard (Orion) have escaped the fate of their fellow villagers. They must now search for and capture souls in order to reverse the curse. Development ''Soul Fighter'' was developed by the French company Toka with help from upstart company Piggyback Interactive. The 15-person team at Toka created the game using the 3dfx Interactive Glide API for PC hardware in the same fashion as Midway Games' '' San Francisco Rush'', ''NFL Blitz'', and ''NBA Showtime''. Although ''Soul Fighter'' cannot be run with Glide on the Dreamcast, the ... [...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] |
Sky Surfer
''Ultimate Sky Surfer'', known as simply , is a video game developed by Toka and published by Idea Factory and Midas Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 2 in 2000-2001. Reception The game received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Frank O'Connor of '' NextGen'' called the Japanese import "A game so dull and listless that it almost defines the concept of duff launch software." In Japan, ''Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the fo ...'' gave it a score of 22 out of 40. References External links * 2000 video games Extreme sports video games Idea Factory games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Single-player video games Toka (company) games Video games developed in France {{sports-videog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
