is a Japanese

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

founded by composer

Yuzo Koshiro is a Japanese composer and sound programmer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres including rock, jazz, symphonic, and various electronic genres ...

and his mother and sister on April 1, 1990. The company has worked on games such as the 8-bit version of ''

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'', ''

Streets of Rage 2 ''Streets of Rage 2'', known as ''Bare Knuckle II'' In Japan, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game published by Sega in 1992 for the Mega Drive/Genesis. A sequel to '' Streets of Rage'' (1991), the characters Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding ...

'', ''

Beyond Oasis ''Beyond Oasis'', known in Europe and Japan as ''The Story of Thor'',. is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The game has also been re-released in various emulated collections. A preq ...

'', ''

Shenmue is an action-adventure game series created, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. '' Shenmue'' (1999) and ''Shenmue II'' (2001) were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for Dreamcast. '' Shenmue III,'' developed by Suzuki's company Y ...

'', and '' Gotta Protectors'', among others.

Games

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Game Gear The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, ...

Master System The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 and ...

, 1991 *''

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, 1992 *''

Actraiser 2 ''ActRaiser 2'' is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix in 1993. The game is a sequel to the original ''ActRaiser'', but the storyline is not directly connected to i ...

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Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in E ...

, 1993 *''

Streets of Rage 3 ''Streets of Rage 3'' is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed and published by Sega in 1994 for the Genesis. It is the third installment of the '' Streets of Rage'' series and the last game in the original trilogy. The game includes several ...

'' – Sega Genesis, 1994 *''

Robotrek ''Robotrek'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game (RPG) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was developed by Quintet and published by Enix in both Japan and North America in 1994. Set on the fictional planet Quinte ...

'' – Super NES, 1994 *''

'' – Sega Genesis, 1995 *'' The Legend of Oasis'' –

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, 1996 *''Vatlva'' – Sega Saturn, 1996 *'' Columns Arcade Collection'' – Sega Saturn, 1997 *''Tamagotchi Pack'' – Sega Saturn, 1998 *''Fox Junction'' –

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, 1998 *'' Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura'' – PlayStation, 1999 *''

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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, N ...

, 1999 *'' Car Battler Joe'' –

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...

, 2001 *''

Amazing Island ''Amazing Island'' is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Ancient Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,0 ...

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GameCube The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the Wii ...

, 2003 *'' Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Shuumare! Taikan Bo-bobo'' –

PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...

, 2004 *'' Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou'' – PlayStation 2, 2005 *'' Ueki no Housoku'' – PlayStation 2, 2006 *''

Fusion Frenzy 2 ''Fuzion Frenzy 2'' is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the sequel to the original ''Fuzion Frenzy''. Development Originally, ''Fuzion Frenzy 2'' was rumored to be i ...

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Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation ...

, 2006 *'' Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle!'' – PlayStation 2, 2007 *'' Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena'' –

PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...

, 2008 *'' Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2'' – PlayStation Portable, 2009 *''

Protect Me Knight is a 2010 tower defense video game by Ancient for the Xbox 360. Released on the Xbox Live Indie Games service, the game features music composed by Ancient co-founder Yuzo Koshiro. Players assume the roles of four character classes (Fighter, Nin ...

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, 2010 *''Puchi Puchi Time'' –

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, 2010 *'' Gotta Protectors'' –

Nintendo 3DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generatio ...

, 2014 *''Amazon's Training Road'' –

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in America ...

, 2017 *'' Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness'' –

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, 2019 *''Royal Anapoko Academy'' – Nintendo Switch, 2021 *Untitled

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– Sega Genesis, TBA

References

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