is a Japanese
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
developer founded in 1992, best known for their work on the ''
Battle Arena Toshinden
''Battle Arena Toshinden'', released as in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara for the PlayStation. It was one of the first fighting games, after ''Virtua Fighter'' on arcade and console, to boas ...
'', ''
Onechanbara'' and ''
Senran Kagura'' series. Its former president, Toshiaki Ōta, previously worked at
Toaplan
was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. It was best known for its catalogue of scrolling shooters and other arcade video games. The company was founded in 1979 but its gaming division was established in 1984 by former Orca and Crux ...
as one of the six original team members and head of software development.
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They began by being contracted to
Takara
was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy, Tomy Company, Ltd. to form Tomy, Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was("playing is culture").
The company focused on traditional toys and board games. They cr ...
in the 1990s developing several games for them, their first being the
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-ga ...
port of
SNK's
''Samurai Showdown''. This was followed by the popular fighter ''
Battle Arena Toshinden
''Battle Arena Toshinden'', released as in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara for the PlayStation. It was one of the first fighting games, after ''Virtua Fighter'' on arcade and console, to boas ...
'' on
Sony
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's
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand owned and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. Its flagship products consists of a series of home video game consoles produced under the brand; it also consists ...
console, using the 'HyperSolid'
graphics engine; Tamsoft would afterwards develop the rest of the main series: ''
Battle Arena Toshinden 2
''Battle Arena Toshinden 2'', or ''Toshinden 2'' (闘神伝2) in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara. Unlike the original ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' which was only for home systems, this sequel was ...
'',
''3'', and
''4''. They also made ''
SteamGear Mash'' on
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 is the successor to the succes ...
,
''Penny Racers'' and the fighting adventure game ''
AbalaBurn'' on PlayStation.
In 1998, Tamsoft released their first self-published game, ''
Guardian's Crusade''. They returned to being a contractor and developed several games in
D3 Publisher
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the ''Simple (video game series), Simple'' series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the G ...
's ''
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PlayStation 2
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, including the ''
Onechanbara'' series. More recently they developed the ''
Dream Club'' dating sims, and the ''
Senran Kagura'' hack and slashers for
Marvelous, and have also co-developed a number of spin-off games in the ''
Hyperdimension Neptunia'' series.
List of Tamsoft games
PlayStation
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AbalaBurn''
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Knight & Baby''
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Guardian's Crusade''
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Block Kuzushi 2''
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Toshinden''
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Battle Arena Toshinden
''Battle Arena Toshinden'', released as in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara for the PlayStation. It was one of the first fighting games, after ''Virtua Fighter'' on arcade and console, to boas ...
''
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Toshinden 2'' (and ''Toshinden 2 Plus'')
**North America/Europe: ''
Battle Arena Toshinden 2
''Battle Arena Toshinden 2'', or ''Toshinden 2'' (闘神伝2) in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara. Unlike the original ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' which was only for home systems, this sequel was ...
''
*''
Toshinden 3''
**North America/Europe: ''
Battle Arena Toshinden 3''
*''
Toshinden Subaru''
**Europe: ''
Toshinden 4''
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Choro Q''
**Europe: ''
Penny Racers''
*''
Choro Q 2''
*''
Choro Q 3''
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Hello Kitty Bowling''
*''Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol.2:
Hello Kitty Illust Puzzle''
*''Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol.3:
Hello Kitty Block Kuzushi''
*''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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Marvelous Entertainment
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Hudson Soft
was a Japanese video game company known for releasing numerous titles across video game consoles, home computers, and mobile phones. Headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo, it also maintained an office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. F ...
, 2001)
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Virgin Interactive Entertainment
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, 2002)
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Ore ga Kantoku da!'' (
Enix
was a Japanese multimedia publisher who handled and oversaw video games, manga, guidebooks, and merchandise. It was founded in 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima as Eidansha Boshu Service Center, initially as a tabloid publisher and later attempting t ...
, 2000)
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Ore ga Kantoku da! Vol 2'' (
Enix
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, 2002)
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Enix
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, 2002) (PlayStation 2 porting)
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Sega
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, 2002) (PlayStation 2 porting)
**North America: ''Sega Sports Tennis'' (
Sega
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, 2002)
**Europe: ''Virtua Tennis 2'' (
Sega
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Hudson Soft
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, 2002)
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Makai Tensho
is a historical fantasy novel by Futaro Yamada. It was serialized in Osaka Shimbun newspaper between December 1964 and February 1965 under the title ''Oboro Ninpōchō''.
It is a tale in which Mori Sōiken resurrects other dead historical figu ...
'' (
D3 Publisher
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the ''Simple (video game series), Simple'' series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the G ...
, 2003)
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Taxi Rider'' (D3 Publisher, 2005)
Simple 2000 Series
*''Simple 2000 Series Vol.5:
The Block Kuzushi Hyper''
**Europe: ''Bust-a-Bloc''
*''Simple 2000 Series Vol.7:
The Boxing''
**Europe: ''Boxing Champions''
*''Simple 2000 Series Vol.20:
The Dungeon RPG: Shinobu ~Mamono no Sumu Shiro~''
**Europe: ''Eternal Quest''
*''Simple 2000 Series Vol.24:
The Bowling Hyper''
**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:
The Daibijin''
**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:
The Tousou Highway''
**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:
The Senko (The Nadeshiko)''
**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:
The Tousou Highway 2 ~Road Warrior 2050~''
*''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:
Makai Tensho
is a historical fantasy novel by Futaro Yamada. It was serialized in Osaka Shimbun newspaper between December 1964 and February 1965 under the title ''Oboro Ninpōchō''.
It is a tale in which Mori Sōiken resurrects other dead historical figu ...
'' (re-release)
*''Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol.25:
Chou Saisoku! Zokukuruma King BU no BU''
PlayStation Portable
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Dream Club Portable''
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Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist''
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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''
Xbox 360
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*''
Dream Club''
*''
Dream Club Zero''
*''
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad''
Wii
The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...
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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''
Nintendo DS
The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...
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*''Koisuru Purin!: Koi ha Daibouken! Dr. Kanmi no Yabou!?''
*''Norimono Oukoku: You! Unten Shichainayo!''
*''Paint by DS: Military Vehicles''
*''
Tokyo Beat Down''
*''Unknown Soldier: Mokuba no Houkou''
*''
Witch's Wish''
Simple DS Series
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 20: The Senkan''
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 21: The Hohei''
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 22: The AgeAge Zeroyon Midnight''
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 29: The Sports Daishuugou''
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 34: The Haishasan''
*''Simple DS Series Vol. 39: The Shouboutai''
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and both are part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PS3 was first released on ...
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Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho''
Nintendo 3DS
The is a foldable dual-screen handheld game console produced by Nintendo. Announced in March 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS, the console was released originally on February 26, 2011 and went through various revisions in its lifetime, ...
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Senran Kagura Burst''
*''
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson''
PlayStation Vita
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Gintama Rumble''
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Dream Club Zero Portable''
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Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus''
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Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection''
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed''
*''
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus''
*''
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies''
*''
Drive Girls''
Simple V Series
*''Simple V Series Vol. 1: The Docodemo Gal Mahjong''
*''Simple V Series Vol. 2: The Tōsō Highway Fullboost: Nagoya–Tokyo Gekisō 4-jikan''
PlayStation 4
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Onechanbara Z2: Chaos''
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Utawarerumono: ZAN''
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Senran Kagura: Estival Versus''
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Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho''
*''
School Girl/Zombie Hunter''
*''
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash''
*''
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online''
*''
Gintama Rumble''
*''
Hinomaruko'' (Cancelled)
*''
Onechanbara Origin''
*''
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions''
*''
Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars''
*''
Melty Blood: Type Lumina''
*''Bleach: Rebirth of Souls''
PlayStation 5
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Utawarerumono: ZAN''
*''Bleach: Rebirth of Souls''
PC
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed''
*''
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus''
*''
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''
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Onechanbara Origin''
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Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions''
*''
Melty Blood: Type Lumina''
*''Bleach: Rebirth of Souls''
Nintendo Switch
The is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the Eighth generation of video game consoles, eighth generation of home consoles, the Switch succeeded the ...
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Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions''
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Hinomaruko'' (cancelled)
*''
Melty Blood: Type Lumina''
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 is the successor to the succes ...
* ''
Steam Gear * Mash''
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 console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Austra ...
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Melty Blood: Type Lumina''
Xbox Series X/S
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fourth generation of consoles in the Xbox series, succeeding the previous generation's Xbox One. Released on November 10, 2020, the higher-end Xbox Series X and lower-end Xbox Series S are part o ...
*''Bleach: Rebirth of Souls''
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Video game companies established in 1992
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