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Riverhillsoft
was a Japanese video game manufacturer in operation from 1982 to 2004. The studio focused in the 1980s developing games for Japanese home computers, in the 1990s shifted to console game development, and in the 2000s to mobile games. They also published Western games in the Japanese market. History The company was initially known for the successful '' J.B. Harold Murder Club'' series of murder mystery adventure games, developed from 1986 onwards. They were initially released as computer games and later ported to the PC Engine CD console, Nintendo Family Computer, Nintendo DS handheld, and iOS mobile. Riverhillsoft also published ''Prince of Persia'' in Japan. Their ports to the Japanese NEC PC-9801 and PC Engine CD platforms featured improved graphics (introducing the Prince's classic "turban and vest" appearance) and a new Red Book audio soundtrack. They also ported it to other computers and video game consoles, helping the game become a worldwide success. Riverhillsoft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Hauzer
is a 1994 survival horror-adventure video game developed by Riverhillsoft and published in Japan by Panasonic for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The player takes on the role of Adams Adler, a newspaper reporter investigating a mansion for clues to the whereabouts of the eponymous Hauzer, a famed archeologist who has mysteriously disappeared. The game tasks the player with navigating the large mansion by collecting useful items, solving various puzzles, and avoiding deadly traps. ''Doctor Hauzer'' has stark graphical and gameplay similarities with early titles in the Infogrames survival horror series ''Alone in the Dark'', which feature 3D polygonal characters and objects set against fixed, pre-rendered backgrounds. However, ''Doctor Hauzer'' is the first of this genre to include fully 3D environments that the player can explore while freely swapping between third-person, first-person, and top-down perspectives. These characteristics were carried over into Riverhillsoft's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Persia (1989 Video Game)
''Prince of Persia'' is a 1989 Platformer#Cinematic platformer, cinematic platform game developed and published by Broderbund for the Apple II. It was designed and implemented by Jordan Mechner. Taking place in medieval Sasanian Empire, Persia, players control Prince (Prince of Persia), an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an Damsel in distress#In video games, imprisoned princess. Much like ''Karateka (video game), Karateka'', Mechner's first video game, ''Prince of Persia'' used rotoscoping for its fluid and realistic animation. For this process, Mechner used as reference for the characters' movements videos of his brother doing acrobatic stunts in white clothes and swashbuckler films such as ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. The game was critically acclaimed and, while not an immediate commercial success, sold many copies as it was ported to a wide range of platforms after the original Apple II re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
