, sometimes written as Micro Cabin, is a
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
-based video game developer and publisher incorporated in 1982, which grew from the Ōyachi Electrics Microcomputer Club.
Known for their ''
Xak
is the first game in the fantasy role-playing video game series ''Xak'' developed and published by Micro Cabin. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 computer system, with subsequent versions being developed for the NEC PC-9801, Sharp X ...
'' series and its spinoff ''
Fray in Magical Adventure
''Fray in Magical Adventure'', also known as just ''Fray'' (フレイ) and ''Fray-Xak Epilogue (Gai-den)'', is a 1990 spin-off "gaiden" (sidestory) game in a role-playing video game series ''Xak'' developed and published by the Japanese software d ...
'', and games such as ''Illusion City'' and ''
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore''. Other games include ''
Mystery House
''Mystery House'' is an adventure game released by On-Line Systems in 1980. It was designed, written and illustrated by Roberta Williams, and programmed by Ken Williams for the Apple II. ''Mystery House'' is the first graphical adventure ga ...
'', ''
Guardian War
''Guardian War'' is a console RPG or tactical role-playing game released for the 3DO console. It is notable for its use of 3-D animation which was uncommon for console RPGs at the time. It is also known as in Japan and Europe, and is one of th ...
'', and the ''
Koutetsu no Houkou'' series.
They also developed the
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...
port of ''
Tunnel B1
''Tunnel B1'' is a first-person shooter developed by NEON Software and published by Ocean Software in 1996. The soundtrack is by Chris Huelsbeck who also scored ''Turrican''. The PlayStation and Sega Saturn ports were released in Japan as .
Gamep ...
''.
History
On 2008-05-09, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced the acquisition of Microcabin Corporation via share purchase, with trade on 2008-05-16.
On 2011-01-14, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced selling its 85% stake (312704 shares) of Microcabin Corporation to
Fields Corporation
Fields may refer to:
Music
* Fields (band), an indie rock band formed in 2006
* Fields (progressive rock band), a progressive rock band formed in 1971
* ''Fields'' (album), an LP by Swedish-based indie rock band Junip (2010)
* "Fields", a song b ...
(フィールズ株式会社), and Microcabin Corporation became a consolidated subsidiary of Fields Corporation.
マイクロキャビンをパチンコ機販売のフィールズが子会社化
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Subsidiary
Former subsidiaries
*Neuron Image (（株）ニューロン イメージ): In 2002–01, Microcabin Entertainment (（株）マイクロキャビンエンタテイメント) was renamed to Neuron Image (（株）ニューロン イメージ).
/ref> In 2008–09, Neuron Image was merged into Microcabin Corp.
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References
External links
Microcabin Homepage
Moby Games
Video game companies established in 1982
1982 establishments in Japan
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