, was a

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production company, established in February 1978 and headquartered in

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. The company suspended business in October 5,

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. In February 2023, Japanese video game publisher

Hamster Corporation is a Japanese video game publisher, with office located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off Hamster Corporation in November 1999. On the Japanese PlayStation Store, more than 200 titles are distrib ...

acquired the rights to Allumer's catalog of titles. After the acqusition, titles from the company began to appear on their ''

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'' series of re-releases, beginning with ''Magical Speed'', and ''Rezon'' appearing after.

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Blandia is a weapons-based versus fighting game developed and released into video arcades by Allumer in 1992. It is the sequel to Allumer's ''Gladiator''. Along with Strata's ''Time Killers'', ''Blandia'' is one of the earliest weapon-based fighting ga ...

(licensed by

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) *

Great Swordsman is an arcade fighting game developed by Allumer and published by Taito in 1984. In 2005, it was later included in ''Taito Legends''. Gameplay In ''Great Swordsman'', one or two players can play while taking turns. Players control with two-way ...

(published by Taito) * Joshi Volleyball (published by Taito) * Mad Shark/Saikyōsame (clone of Raiden) * Magical Speed (published by

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) * Mahjong Yonshimai Wakakusa Monogatari (hardware design) (published by Maboroshi Ware) * Masked Riders Club Battle Race (published by

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) *

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(published by Banpresto) *

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(published by Banpresto) * Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue (published by Banpresto) (CG Production: Studio Dews) *

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(published by Taito) * Rezon * US Classic (published by

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) * Zing Zing Zip (published by

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) * War of Aero- Project MEIOU (published by Yang Cheng Electronic Co. Ltd.) * SD Gundam Neo Battling (published by

) * Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!! (published by

) * Tokusyu Butai UAG / Thundercade / Twin Formation (published by Taito)

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* Fortune Quest (unreleased) :ja:フォーチュン・クエスト#cite note-0

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* Gokuu Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors * Idol Promotion: Yumie Suzuki

References

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Notable works

Arcade 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 * ...

PC

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 divisi ...

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References

Arcade 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 * ...