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Disk Original Group
Disk Original Group (ディスク・オリジナル・グループ, '' Disuku Orijinaru Grūpu''), usually abbreviated to DOG, was a video game development collective of seven companies led by Square (video game company), Square. Together with six other companies that developed primarily for personal computers, they released several games for the Famicom Disk System in the mid-to-late 1980s. History DOG was established in July 1986 to pool financial resources for the seven then-fledgling companies to develop independently for the Famicom. At the time of its formation, the only member with any prior involvement in the Famicom market was Square. DOG was unusual in that its other six members, active since the early days of PC gaming, were primarily developers of computer role-playing video games and adventure games. Square was responsible for all sales and marketing under the DOG label, and the other six companies handled development and managed intellectual property rights. In-game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Disc or disk may refer to: * Disk (mathematics), a two dimensional shape, the interior of a circle * Disk storage * Optical disc * Floppy disk Music * Disc (band), an American experimental music band * Disk (album), ''Disk'' (album), a 1995 EP by Moby Other uses * Disc harrow, a farm implement * Discus throw or disc throw, a track and field event involving a heavy disc * Intervertebral disc, a cartilage between vertebrae * Disk (functional analysis), a subset of a vector space * Disc (magazine), ''Disc'' (magazine), a British music magazine * Disk, a Glossary of plant morphology#Disk, part of a flower * Disc number, numbers assigned to Inuit by the Government of Canada * Galactic disc, a disc-shaped group of stars Abbreviations * Death-inducing signaling complex * DISC assessment, a group of psychometric tests * Defence Intelligence and Security Centre or Joint Intelligence Training Group, the headquarters of the Defence College of Intelligence and the British Army Intelligence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HummingBirdSoft
was a Japanese video game developer. The company was established in 1982 as a real estate agent, but in 1983 began to develop video games. The company heavily participated in the Disk Original Group, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System games headed by Square. Many of HummingBirdSoft's games are either traditional role-playing video games or adventure games, although they also developed a couple of pinball Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ... video games. While none of their games were published in North America, some have been unofficially translated by fans. Games References External links RetroPC.NET HummingBirdSoft Page Video game companies established in 1982 Defunct video game companies of Japan 1982 establishments in Japan {{Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (series)
The ''Mana'' series, known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square (video game company), Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1991 as ''Final Fantasy Adventure'', a Game Boy handheld side story to Square's flagship franchise ''Final Fantasy''. The ''Final Fantasy'' elements were subsequently dropped starting with the second installment, ''Secret of Mana'', in order to become its own series. It has grown to include games of various genres within the fictional universe, fictional world of Mana, with recurring stories involving a world tree, its associated holy sword, and the fight against forces that would steal their power. Several character designs, creatures, and musical themes reappear frequently. Four games were released in the series between 1991 and 1999: the original ''Seiken Densetsu'' (1991)—''Final Fantasy Adventure'' in North America and ''Mystic Quest'' in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy Gaiden
''Final Fantasy Gaiden'' may refer to either of the two following video games: * ''Final Fantasy Adventure ''Final Fantasy Adventure'', known in Japan as or simply and later released in Europe as ''Mystic Quest'', is a 1991 action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Game Boy. It is a spin-off of the ''Final Fantasy'' series ...'', a 1991 Game Boy game released in Japan as ''Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden'' * '' Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light'', a 2009 Nintendo DS game released in Japan as ''Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Boy
The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-game handhelds, Nintendo developed the Game Boy to be more like a portable Video game console, console, with interchangeable cartridges. The concept proved highly successful, and the Game Boy family, Game Boy line became a cultural icon of the 1990s and early 2000s. The Game Boy was designed by the Nintendo Research & Development 1 team, led by Gunpei Yokoi and Satoru Okada. The device features a dot-matrix display, a D-pad, four game buttons, a single speaker, and uses Game Boy Game Pak, Game Pak cartridges. Its two-toned gray design included black, blue, and magenta accents, with softly rounded corners and a distinctive curved bottom-right edge. At launch in Japan it was sold as a standalone console, but in North America and Europe it came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Dungeon
is a series of role-playing video games developed by HummingBirdSoft. The first two installments were released on the Family Computer Disk System by Square's label Disk Original Group (DOG); the third one was released on the regular Family Computer by Square directly and the final one by Asmik. Games in the series ''Madō Senki'' is a "dungeon crawler" presented in a first person perspective, similar to ''Wizardry''. Players navigate undistinguished, maze-like corridors in their bid to find the princess. The game was released exclusively in Japan, but on April 15, 2006, ''Deep Dungeon'' was unofficially translated into English. ''Madō Senki'' is set in the town of Dorl. One day, monsters raided the town, stealing both the treasures and Princess Etna's soul. Despite the attempts of brave warriors to retrieve her soul, none have been successful. In the dungeon, the player is given a command list. The player can choose to attack if an enemy is in the vicinity, view allocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalin No Tsurugi
is an action-RPG developed by Xtalsoft and published by Square's publishing label Disk Original Group (DOG) for the Family Computer Disk System The commonly shortened to the Famicom Disk System, is a peripheral for Nintendo's Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer (Famicom) home video game console, released in Japan on February 21, 1986. The system uses proprietary floppy disk ... in Japan in 1987. The story ''Kalin no Tsurugi'' takes place in the peaceful Altenia Kingdom. Recently, however, monsters have been appearing. To help combat these monsters, the King calls forth his best knight: the player, who must find the mage Gladrif and defeat the monsters terrorizing the townspeople. External links Square Enix ''Kalin no Tsurugi'' Page {{action-rpg-videogame-stub 1987 video games Action role-playing video games Famicom Disk System games Famicom Disk System-only games Japan-exclusive video games Role-playing video games Single-player video games Square (vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Quest (video Game)
''Mystery Quest'' is a platform game developed by Carry Lab. It was published in Japan by Square in 1987, and in North America by Taxan TAXAN was a brand of Kaga Create, Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in July 1981. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the US division published several video games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES and Game Boy. The com ... in 1989. The game follows the journey of Hao on his quest to become a wizard. References External links * * 1987 video games Famicom Disk System games Nintendo Entertainment System games Platformers Single-player video games Square (video game company) games Video games developed in Japan {{Platform-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra No Mahō
is a Japanese role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer Disk System, and released in Japan on 24 July 1987. The game's music was composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Gameplay Players explore an Egyptian town and ruins from a first-person perspective. The game combines role-playing game elements with an adventure game-like interface. Players may purchase items from shops, though some shopkeepers must be defeated in battle before trading. Battles are turn-based, with options to fight, use items, or flee. Players accumulate experience points by succeeding in battle and "level up" after gaining enough experience, which increases their stamina. Randomly encountered battles with enemies may happen at any time, including when paused to examine the inventory. Plot The player character, Daisuke Kusano, is the son of an archaeologist who disappeared while searching for the Tears of Isis, artifacts once owned by Cleopatra. During the man's excavation for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Computer People
''Little Computer People'', also called ''House-on-a-Disk'', is a social simulation game released in 1985 by Activision for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Apple II. An Amiga version was released in 1987. Two Japanese versions were also released in 1987, a Family Computer Disk System version, published in Japan by Disk Original Group a subsidiary of Square, and a PC-8801 version. Gameplay The game has no win conditions, and one setting: a sideways view of the inside of a three-story house. After a short time, an animated character will move in and occupy the house. He goes about a daily routine, doing everyday things like cooking, watching television or reading the newspaper. Players are able to interact with this person in various ways, including entering simple commands for the character to perform, playing a game of poker with him and offering presents. On occasion, the character initiates contact on his own, inviting the player to a game or writing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 3-D Battles Of WorldRunner
''The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner'' (shortened to ''3-D WorldRunner'' on the North American box art), originally released in Japan as , is a 1987 third-person rail shooter platform video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer Disk System. It was later ported to cartridge format and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo Entertainment System. For its time, the game was technically advanced; the game's three-dimensional scrolling effect is very similar to the linescroll effects used by ''Pole Position'' and many racing games of the day as well as the forward-scrolling effect of Sega's 1985 third-person rail shooter '' Space Harrier''.(February 1999). "Hironobu Sakaguchi: The Man Behind the Fantasies". '' Next Generation Magazine'', vol 50. ''3-D WorldRunner'' was an early forward-scrolling pseudo-3D third-person platform-action game where players were free to move in any forward-scrolling direction and had to leap over obstacles and chasms. It was also notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suishō No Dragon
is a text-based adventure video game developed and published by Square for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan in 1986. Gameplay The game plays as a command-style adventure game. The game's interface resembles that of a point-and-click graphic adventure interface for a console. The game made use of visual icons rather than text-based ones to represent various actions, and it featured a cursor that could be moved around the screen using the D-pad to click on the icons and examine parts of the scenery. Plot The game is set in a science fiction setting, where the main character, Hugh, and his girlfriend Cynthia are traveling in space, but are attacked by a crystal dragon: Hugh escapes with the help of a mysterious woman, but Cynthia is kidnapped. Hugh must find the dragon and save his girlfriend. Development Many of the game's scenes involve animation, which was a specialty of Square, at the time, and ''Suishō no Dragon'' features a variety of drawings, particularly those of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
