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console, including the ''

Battle Arena Toshinden is a weapons-based fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara and Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995 for the PlayStation, followed by 1996 ports for the Sega Saturn, Game Boy and MS-DOS. It was one of the first fighting games to ...

'' series, early Choro Q games and ''

Guardian's Crusade ''Guardian's Crusade'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed by Tamsoft and released for the PlayStation in 1998. The gameplay is that of a standard turn based role playing game with non-random encounters. While intended for ...

''. Tamsoft has also worked on the

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port of

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'' and '' Itadaki Street 3'' for

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, as well as several games in

D3 Publisher is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the ''Simple'' series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Ninten ...

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Simple 2000 The series is a line of budget-priced video games published by Japanese company D3 Publisher, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment. Games in the series have been developed by several different companies, including Sandlot, Success, Irem, ...

'' series. Some other famous series are ''

Dream Club is a dating sim video game developed by Tamsoft and published by D3 Publisher for the Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 3. The game was released on August 27, 2009. Gameplay The player's goal of the game is to achieve a happy end ...

'', ''

Oneechanbara , initially defined , is a series of action-adventure hack and slash video games originally developed by Tamsoft for D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 series. The title is a portmanteau of the Japanese words and . The series centers around Aya, a co ...

'' and ''

Senran Kagura is a video game series created by Kenichiro Takaki, produced by Marvelous and mostly developed by Tamsoft. The franchise revolves around groups of female shinobi, and has received manga and anime adaptations. The anime has been licensed by F ...

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Steam Gear * Mash is a video game developed and published by Takara for the Sega Saturn. Gameplay ''SteamGear Mash'' is a game featuring three-dimensional play in 3/4 perspective, and solving puzzles. Development and release Reception '' Next Generation' ...

'' *'' Abalaburn'' *'' Knight & Baby'' **North America: ''

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Toshinden is a weapons-based fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara and Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995 for the PlayStation, followed by 1996 ports for the Sega Saturn, Game Boy and MS-DOS. It was one of the first fighting games ...

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Toshinden Plus is a weapons-based fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara and Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995 for the PlayStation, followed by 1996 ports for the Sega Saturn, Game Boy and MS-DOS. It was one of the first fighting games to ...

'' *'' Toshinden 2'' **North America/Europe: ''

Battle Arena Toshinden 2 ''Battle Arena Toshinden 2'' is a weapon based 3D fighting game developed by Tamsoft. It was released for the PlayStation and arcades in 1995, with the arcade version published by Capcom, followed by a port to PC. It is the sequel to ''Battle A ...

'' *'' Toshinden 3'' **North America/Europe: ''

Battle Arena Toshinden 3 ''Battle Arena Toshinden 3'' for PlayStation is a 3D weapons-based fighting game and sequel of ''Battle Arena Toshinden 2''. ''Toshinden 3'' is the first of the main series not to be ported to other platforms. It is also the only game in the ser ...

'' *'' Toshinden Subaru'' **Europe: ''

Toshinden 4 ''Toshinden 4'' (''Toshinden Subaru'' in Japan or Battle Arena Toshinden 4) is the fourth and final installment of the fighting game series ''Battle Arena Toshinden''. Unlike previous installments, it only saw release in Japan and the PAL region ...

'' *'' Choro Q'' **Europe: ''Penny Racers'' *'' Choro Q 2'' *''

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Simple 1500 Series

*''Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol.1:

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'' *''Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol.2: Hello Kitty Illust Puzzle'' *''Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol.3:

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'' *''Simple 1500 Series Vol.13: The Race'' **North America: ''Racing'' **Europe: ''Pro Racer'' *''Simple 1500 Series Vol.14: The Block Kuzushi'' *''Simple 1500 Series Vol.18: The Bowling'' **North America: ''Bowling'' *''Simple 1500 Series Vol.45: The Block Kuzushi 2'' **Europe: ''Block Buster''

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Simple 2000 Series

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'' **Europe: ''Bowling Xciting'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.27: The Pro Yakyuu ~2003 Pennant Race~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.30: The Street Baske 3on3'' **Europe: ''Basketball Xciting'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.47: The Kessen Sekigahara'' **Europe: ''Shogun's Blade'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.48: The Taxi ~Utenshu ha Kimida~'' **Europe: ''Taxi Rider'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.50:

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'' **Europe: ''Demolition Girl'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.51: The Senkan'' **Europe: ''Iron Sea'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.54: The Daikaijuu'' **Europe: ''Deep Water'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.55: The Catfight: Onna Neko Densetsu'' **Europe: ''Fighting Angels'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.57: The Pro Yakyuu 2004'' **Europe: ''Baseball Mania'' (Cancelled) *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.61: The Oneechanbara'' **Europe: ''Zombie Zone'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.63: The Suiei Taikai'' **Europe: ''Party Girls'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.65: The Kyonshi Panic'' **Europe: ''Zombie Attack'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.68:

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'' **Europe: ''Car Race Challenge'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.73: The Saiyuutou Saruden'' **Europe: ''Monkey King'' (Unconfirmed) *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.79: The Party Quiz'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.80: The Oneechampuruu: ~The Oneechan Special Chapter~'' **Europe: ''Zombie Hunters'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.87:

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'' **Europe: ''Dragon Sisters'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.90: The Oneechanbara 2'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.101: The Oneechanpon ~The Oneechanbara 2 Special Chapter~'' **Europe: ''Zombie Hunters 2'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.102: The Hohei ~Senjou no Inutachi~'' **Europe: ''Covert Command'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.106: The Block Kuzushi Quest ~DragonKingdom~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.109: The Taxi 2 ~Untenshi ha Yappari Kimi da!~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.110: The Tousou Prisoner ~Los City Shinjitsu Heno 10 Jikan~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.112:

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'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.113: The Tairyou Jigoku'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.114: The Jo'okappichi Torimonochou ~Oharuchan GOGOGO!~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.118: The Ochimusha ~Ikaebu Samurai Toujou~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Vol.120: The Saigo no Nihonhei ~Utsukushiki Kokudo Dakkan Sakusen~'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.3: Saisoku! Zokukuruma King'' **Europe: ''Maxxed Out Racing'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.6: Love*Upper!'' **Europe: ''Heartbeat Boxing'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.7: Saikyou! Shirobai King'' **Europe: ''Police Chase Down'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.13: Kurusou! Tansha King'' **Europe: ''Motorbike King'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.15: Love*Pingpong!'' **Europe: ''Pink Pong'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.18: Love*Aerobi'' **Europe: ''Fitness Fun'' (TBC) *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.21: Kenka Joutou! Yankee Banchou'' **Europe: ''Street Boyz'' *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.24:

'' (re-release) *''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.25: Chou Saisoku! Zokukuruma King BU no BU''

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*'' Dream Club Portable'' *'' Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist'' *'' Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact'' *'' OneChanbara Portable''

Simple 2500 Portable!! Series

*''Simple 2500 Portable!! Series Vol. 5: The Block Kuzushi Quest ~DragonKingdom~'' *''Simple 2500 Portable!! Series Vol. 12: The Hohei 2: Senyuu yo, Sakini Ike'' *''Simple 2500 Portable!! Series Vol. 13: The Akuma Hunters – Exorsister''

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'' *'' Dream Club Zero'' *'' Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad''

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Alien Crush Returns ''Alien Crush Returns'' is a WiiWare pinball video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Hudson Soft. It is a sequel/ remake to 1988's '' Alien Crush'', and is the fourth installment in the '' Crush Pinball'' series. It was released in Japan ...

'' *''Family Party: 30 Great Games'' *''Family Party: Fitness Fun'' *'' OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers'' *'' Simple 2000 Wii Series Vol. 2: The Party Game''

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*''Koisuru Purin!: Koi ha Daibouken! Dr. Kanmi no Yabou!?'' *''Norimono Oukoku: You! Unten Shichainayo!'' *'' Tokyo Beat Down'' *''Unknown Soldier: Mokuba no Houkou'' *'' Koisuru Purin! Koi ha Daibouken! Dr. Kanmi no Yabou!?'' *'' Witch's Wish''

Simple DS Series

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*'' Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho''

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Senran Kagura Burst ''Senran Kagura Burst'' is a hack and slash video game developed by Tamsoft, and the first entry in the '' Senran Kagura'' series. It was originally published for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan as ''Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows'' in 2011; an expan ...

'' *'' Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson''

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*'' Gintama Rumble''

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Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus is the third video game in the ''Senran Kagura'' series, and is the sequel to ''Senran Kagura Burst''. The game revolves around four female ninja groups from dueling shinobi schools. The game was released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita on Febr ...

'' *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection'' *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed'' *'' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' *'' MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies'' *''

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*'' Onechanbara Z2: Chaos'' *'' Utawarerumono: ZAN'' *'' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' *'' Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho'' *'' School Girl/Zombie Hunter'' *'' Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash'' *'' Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online'' *'' Gintama Rumble'' *'' Hinomaruko'' *''

Onechanbara Origin , initially defined , is a series of action-adventure hack and slash video games originally developed by Tamsoft for D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 series. The title is a portmanteau of the Japanese words and . The series centers around Aya, a cow ...

'' *'' Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions'' *'' Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars'' *'' Melty Blood: Type Lumina''

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*'' Utawarerumono: ZAN''

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*'' Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed'' *''

'' *'' Onechanbara Z2: Chaos'' *'' MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies'' *'' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' *'' Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online'' *'' School Girl/Zombie Hunter'' *'' Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash'' *''

'' *'' Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions'' *''Melty Blood: Type Lumina''

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*'' Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions'' *'' Hinomaruko'' *''Melty Blood: Type Lumina''

Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...

*''Melty Blood: Type Lumina''

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