Psikyo was a Japanese video game
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and
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known for its
shoot 'em up
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s and undressing
mahjong
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games. It was founded in 1992 by former
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staff who worked on the ''
Aero Fighters
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'' series. Psikyo was mainly an
arcade game
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developer, and ported some of their games to home consoles as well.
Psikyo was acquired by X-Nauts in 2002. In 2003, it was reported that Psikyo was shutting down. Shortly afterwards, X-Nauts stated this news was wrong. Games would continue to be released under the Psikyo label, but would be outsourced to other teams. In 2007, Psikyo programming veteran Keiyuki Haragami started a company called Zerodiv to handle distribution of Psikyo's catalog. In March 2019, Zerodiv was acquired by City Connection.
Games developed
Psikyo label games not developed by Psikyo
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References
External links
Official website (Psikyo)Psikyoat Arcade-History.com
PSIKYO 1ST GENERATION HARDWAREat System16 - The Arcade Museum
PSIKYO SH2 HARDWAREat System16 - The Arcade Museum
Psikyo (Company)at UVList
Hitachi SH-2 arcade hardwareat UVList
Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviewsat shmuplations.com
Psikyo's (Company) game retrospectivesat HG101
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MobyGamesPsikyo (Company)at
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Amusement companies of Japan
Video game companies established in 1992
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Japanese companies established in 1992
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