Gazelle (software Company)
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was a Japanese
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founded in 1994 by former
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employees after the latter company declared bankruptcy the same year.


History

After Toaplan declared bankruptcy, Gazelle was founded by
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,
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, Mikio Yamaguchi, Kaneyo Ōhira, and Yoshitatsu Sakai. The new firm originally focused on
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exportation prior to
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co-founder Tsuneki Ikeda refused to join the company. According to Uemura, his former Toaplan CEO sold the company's IPs to both Gazelle and
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but doubted about the procedure's overall legality. During its existence, Gazelle developed three arcade titles for Banpresto, utilizing Atlus's chipset and platform: ''
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'', '' Air Gallet'', and '' Quiz Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon: Chiryoku Tairyoku Toki no Un''. The company also
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three Toaplan titles to fifth generation game consoles, among other projects. Prior to ceasing game development and closure, many of the company's staff later joined Cave and Raizing.


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{{Authority control Defunct video game companies of Japan Video game companies established in 1994 Video game companies disestablished in 2002 Video game development companies