is a Japanese
video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer.
They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer ( ...
, with office located in
Setagaya,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
,
Japan. The game division of
Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off Hamster Corporation in November 1999.
On the Japanese
PlayStation Store
The PlayStation Store (PS Store) is a digital media store available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game consoles via the PlayStation Network.
The store offers a range of downloadable conten ...
, more than 200 titles are distributed under the ''
Arcade Archives'' brand, and 108 under the ''
ACA Neo Geo
is a series of emulated arcade games from the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch, published by Hamster Corporation. A sub-series called is focused on rereleasing N ...
'' brand. Hamster acquired the rights to
Nihon Bussan's video games in March 2014,
UPL's in May 2016,
NMK's in June 2017, and Video System's in March 2018.
ハムスターがビデオシステムのゲーム等に関する全権利を取得！ 今後『アーケードアーカイブス』シリーズなどに登場予定
Published games
Nintendo 3DS
* ''Akari by Nikoli''
* ''Azito 3D''
* ''Azito 3D: Kyoto''
* ''Azito 3D: Osaka''
* ''Azito 3D: Tokyo''
* ''Bases Loaded
B backdoor breaking ball
:A breaking pitch, usually a slider, curveball, or cut fastball that, due to its lateral motion, passes through a small part of the strike zone on the outside edge of the plate after seeming as if it would miss the p ...
''
* ''City Connection
is a 1985 platform game developed by NMK_(company), NMK and published in arcade video game, arcades by Jaleco. It was released in North America by Kitkorp as ''Cruisin. The player controls Clarice in her Honda City (AA), Honda City hatchback an ...
''
* ''Field Combat
is a 1985 shooter video game developed and published by Jaleco for arcades. In ''Field Combat'', the player fights as a commanding officer in a futuristic battlefield. It was ported to the Famicom by Tose, which was later re-released for the Wii ...
''
* '' Fortified Zone''
* ''Hashi o Kakero by Nikoli''
* '' Heavy Fire: The Chosen Few 3D''
* ''Heyawake by Nikoli''
* ''Hitori ni Shitekure by Nikoli''
* ''Kakuro by Nikoli''
* '' Maru's Mission''
* ''Masyu by Nikoli''
* '' Ninja JaJaMaru-kun''
* ''Ninja JaJaMaru-kun: Sakura-hime to Karyu no Himitsu''
* ''Number Link by Nikoli''
* ''Nurikabe by Nikoli''
* ''Shikaku ni Kire by Nikoli''
* ''Slitherlink by Nikoli''
* ''Sudoku
Sudoku (; ja, 数独, sūdoku, digit-single; originally called Number Place) is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In classic Sudoku, the objective is to fill a 9 × 9 grid with digits so that each column, each row ...
by Nikoli''
* ''Yajilin by Nikoli''
Nintendo Switch
* ''ACA Neo Geo
is a series of emulated arcade games from the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch, published by Hamster Corporation. A sub-series called is focused on rereleasing N ...
''
* '' Arcade Archives''
PlayStation
* ''Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...
''
* ''Crazy Climber
is a vertical scrolling arcade climbing game produced by Nichibutsu ( Nihon Bussan Co. Ltd.) and released in 1980 worldwide. In North America, the game was also released by Taito America. It was later released by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerso ...
''
* ''Moon Cresta
is a fixed shooter video game released by Nichibutsu for Arcade video game, arcades in 1980. In North America, it was licensed to Sega/Gremlin Industries, Gremlin and Centuri, the latter releasing it in arcades as ''Eagle''. Incentive Software p ...
''
* '' Frisky Tom''
* '' Raiden''
* '' Raiden DX''
* '' Rapid Angel''
* '' Sonic Wings Special''
* '' Shienryu''
* ''SuperLite 1500 Series''
* '' Tall Unlimited''
* ''The Conveni''
* ''The Conveni 2''
* ''Vanguard Bandits
''Vanguard Bandits'', known in Japan as is a tactical role-playing game (RPG) for the PlayStation. The game was developed by Human Entertainment and originally released in Japan on July 30, 1998. It was published in North America by Working Desig ...
''
PlayStation 2
* '' Akai Ito''
* '' Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue''
* '' Oretachi Gēsen Zoku''
* '' Psyvariar -Complete Edition-''
* ''Quiz & Variety SukuSuku Inufuku 2: Motto SukuSuku''
* ''Shepherd's Crossing''
* ''Sukusuku Inufuku''
* ''The Conveni 3''
* ''The Conveni 4''
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November ...
* '' BandFuse: Rock Legends''
* '' Heavy Fire: Afghanistan''
* '' Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear''
PlayStation 4
* ''ACA Neo Geo''
* '' Arcade Archives''
* ''Sudoku
Sudoku (; ja, 数独, sūdoku, digit-single; originally called Number Place) is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In classic Sudoku, the objective is to fill a 9 × 9 grid with digits so that each column, each row ...
by Nikoli''
PlayStation Mobile
* ''Magic Arrows''
* ''Appli Archives''
PlayStation Portable
* ''Arms' Heart''
* ''Sudoku
Sudoku (; ja, 数独, sūdoku, digit-single; originally called Number Place) is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In classic Sudoku, the objective is to fill a 9 × 9 grid with digits so that each column, each row ...
by Nikoli''
* ''The Conveni Portable''
PlayStation Vita
* ''Akari by Nikoli V''
* ''Hashi o Kakero by Nikoli V''
* ''Heyawake by Nikoli V''
* ''Hitori ni Shitekure by Nikoli V''
* ''Kakuro by Nikoli V''
* ''Masyu by Nikoli V''
* ''Number Link by Nikoli V''
* ''Nurikabe by Nikoli V''
* ''Shikaku ni Kire by Nikoli V''
* ''Slitherlink by Nikoli V''
* ''Sudoku
Sudoku (; ja, 数独, sūdoku, digit-single; originally called Number Place) is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. In classic Sudoku, the objective is to fill a 9 × 9 grid with digits so that each column, each row ...
by Nikoli V''
* ''Yajilin by Nikoli V''
Wii
* ''Bases Loaded
B backdoor breaking ball
:A breaking pitch, usually a slider, curveball, or cut fastball that, due to its lateral motion, passes through a small part of the strike zone on the outside edge of the plate after seeming as if it would miss the p ...
''
* '' Brawl Brothers''
* ''City Connection
is a 1985 platform game developed by NMK_(company), NMK and published in arcade video game, arcades by Jaleco. It was released in North America by Kitkorp as ''Cruisin. The player controls Clarice in her Honda City (AA), Honda City hatchback an ...
''
* ''Crazy Climber
is a vertical scrolling arcade climbing game produced by Nichibutsu ( Nihon Bussan Co. Ltd.) and released in 1980 worldwide. In North America, the game was also released by Taito America. It was later released by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerso ...
''
* '' Earth Defense Force''
* ''Exerion
is a fixed shooter
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs
) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and c ...
''
* ''Field Combat
is a 1985 shooter video game developed and published by Jaleco for arcades. In ''Field Combat'', the player fights as a commanding officer in a futuristic battlefield. It was ported to the Famicom by Tose, which was later re-released for the Wii ...
''
* '' Formation Z''
* '' Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai''
* ''Karate Champ
''Karate Champ'', known in Japan as , is a 1984 arcade fighting game developed by Technōs Japan (which would later developing 1995 Neo Geo titles '' Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer'' with SNK) and released by Data East. A variety of moves can be per ...
''
* ''Moon Cresta
is a fixed shooter video game released by Nichibutsu for Arcade video game, arcades in 1980. In North America, it was licensed to Sega/Gremlin Industries, Gremlin and Centuri, the latter releasing it in arcades as ''Eagle''. Incentive Software p ...
''
* ''Mr. Do!
is a 1982 maze game developed by Universal. It is the first arcade video game to be released as a conversion kit for other arcade machines; Taito published the conversion kit in Japan. The game was inspired by Namco's ''Dig Dug'' released earl ...
''
* '' Ninja-Kid''
* '' Ninja JaJaMaru-kun''
* '' Rival Turf!''
* '' Seicross''
* '' The Ignition Factor''
Wii U
The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
Th ...
* ''Bases Loaded
B backdoor breaking ball
:A breaking pitch, usually a slider, curveball, or cut fastball that, due to its lateral motion, passes through a small part of the strike zone on the outside edge of the plate after seeming as if it would miss the p ...
''
* '' Brawl Brothers''
* '' Earth Defense Force''
* ''Exerion
is a fixed shooter
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs
) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and c ...
''
* ''Field Combat
is a 1985 shooter video game developed and published by Jaleco for arcades. In ''Field Combat'', the player fights as a commanding officer in a futuristic battlefield. It was ported to the Famicom by Tose, which was later re-released for the Wii ...
''
* '' MagMax''
* '' Ninja JaJaMaru-kun''
* '' Rival Turf!''
* '' Seicross''
* '' Zumba Fitness: World Party''
Windows 10
Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on J ...
* ''ACA Neo Geo''
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...
* '' BandFuse: Rock Legends''
* '' Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear''
* '' The Conveni 200X''
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 ...
* ''ACA Neo Geo''
* ''Azito x Tatsunoko Legends''
* '' Zumba Fitness: World Party''
References
External links
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Software companies based in Tokyo
Video game companies of Japan
Video game publishers
Video game companies established in 1999
Japanese companies established in 1999
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