was a Japanese

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developing company. They have made video games for console systems primarily for the Japanese video game market, as well as a handful of arcade games. On December 1, 2015, Winkysoft filed for bankruptcy.

Notable games

*''Akanbe Dragon'' (

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) *'' Denjinmakai'' (

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) *''

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights is an adventure game for the Nintendo 3DS. It was co-developed by Konami and Winkysoft, and designed by ''Zone of the Enders (video game), Zone of the Enders'' director Noriaki Okamura. The game is set in late 19th-century Paris, and follows the ...

'' (

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) *''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'' (

Super Famicom 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 Euro ...

) *'' Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie'' (Super Famicom) *''JoJo No Kimyo Na Boken'' (Super Famicom) *''

Ghost Chaser Densei , or ''Denjin Makai'', is a 1994 side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Winkysoft and published by Banpresto that was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game. It was later ported to the Super Famicom (known as the Super Nintendo Entert ...

'' (Super Famicom) *''

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'' (Arcade) *'' Masou Kishin'' (Super Famicom) *''Battle Robot Retsuden'' (Super Famicom) *''My Life My Love: Boku no Yume: Watashi no Negai'' (Famicom) *''

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'' (Super Famicom) *''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of Tile-matching video game, tile-matching video games created by Compile (software company), Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games ...

'' (Game Boy) *''Ruin'' (

FM-7 The FM-7 ("Fujitsu Micro 7") is a home computer created by Fujitsu. It was first released in 1982 and was sold in Japan and Spain. It is a stripped-down version of Fujitsu's earlier FM-8 computer, and during development it was referred to as the ...

) *''Super Robot Wars'' (

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) *''

2nd Super Robot Wars was the first game to be produced in the "Classic" canon timeline, the second game in the overall series, and the first (and only) game produced for the Famicom video game system on December 12, 1991. A remake of the ''2nd Super Robot Wars'' was ...

'' (

Famicom 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 American ...

) *''

3rd Super Robot Wars was the third game in a series, the second in the "classic" canon, and the first on the Super Famicom, published on July 23, 1993. Along with ''2nd'' and ''EX'', ''3rd Super Robot Wars'' was released on the Sony PlayStation on June 10, 1999, as ...

'' (Super Famicom) *''

4th Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG for the Super Famicom developed by both Banpresto and Winky Soft and published by Banpresto. It's the 5th entry in the Super Robot Wars series and the last entry in the Classic Timeline. It was first released on March 17, 1995, a ...

'' (Super Famicom) *'' Super Robot Wars F'' (

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 ...

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...

) *'' Super Robot Wars F Final'' (Sega Saturn, PlayStation) *''Seireiki Rayblade'' (PlayStation,

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 ...

) *''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

'' (

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 ...

) *'' New Century Brave Wars/Quantum Leap Lazelber'' (PlayStation 2) *Shaman King: Power of Spirits (Playstation 2)

References

External links

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