SNKSNK Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社SNK, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha SNK) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 1978 as Shin Nihon Kikaku (新日本企画; lit.'New Japan Project') by Eikichi Kawasaki and began by developing arcade games.
NintendoJapanese video game companyNintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and manufactures both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company in 1889 to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business and becoming a public company, Nintendo began producing toys in the 1960s, and later video games.
Video game developerA video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with employee responsibilities split between individual disciplines, such as programmers, designers, artists, etc. Most game development companies have video game publisher financial and usually marketing support.
Higashiyama-ku, KyotoHigashiyama (東山区, Higashiyama-ku; meaning "east mountain") is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Vanguard (video game)Vanguard is a 1981 scrolling shootervideo game developed by Tose and published by SNK. It was released in Japan and Europe in July 1981, and licensed to Centuri for manufacture in North America in October and to Zaccaria in Italy that same year. Cinematronics converted the game to cocktail arcade cabinets in North America. It is the second game to be developed by Tose, who was not credited for being outsourced under SNK, after Sasuke vs. Commander.
KyotoKyoto ( or ; Japanese: 京都, Kyōto [kʲoꜜːto] ), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi; [kʲoːtoꜜɕi] ), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city.Space InvadersSpace Invaders is a 1978 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Taito released it in Japan in July 1978 and overseas through a partnership with Midway Manufacturing later that year. Space Invaders was the first video game with endless gameplay and the first fixed shooter, setting the template for the genre. The goal is to defeat waves of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.Sasuke vs. CommanderSasuke vs. Commander is a 1980 fixed shooter video game developed by Tose and published by SNK for arcades. In contrast to the outer-space theme of most fixed shooters of the era, Sasuke vs. Commander is set in a magical world with ninja-like enemies and alternative waves of simple attackers and more powerful bosses.
Dragon BallJapanese media franchise created by Akira ToriyamaDragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The series follows the adventures of protagonist Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts.
Game & Watch Gallery 4Game & Watch Gallery 4, known as Game & Watch Gallery Advance in Europe and Australia and Game Boy Gallery 4 in Japan, is a video game developed by Tose and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in October 2002. It is the fifth and final game in the Game & Watch Gallery series. It contains eleven remastered games from the Game & Watch line of Nintendo handheld games, several of which were featured in previous series entries, plus nine unlockable bonus games.
PachinkoPachinko (Japanese: パチンコ; pronounced [patɕiŋko]) is a mechanical game originating in Japan that is used as an arcade game and, much more frequently, for gambling. Pachinko fills a niche in Japanese gambling comparable to that of the slot machine in the Western world as a form of low-stakes, low-strategy gambling.
CopyrightLegal concept regulating rights of a creative workA copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive legal right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself.
The Legendary StarfyThe Legendary Starfy is a video game series developed by Tose and published by Nintendo. The series began in 2002 with Densetsu no Starfy for the Game Boy Advance, and four sequels were released. For its first seven years, Starfy games were not released outside Japan. The fifth and latest game in the series was released as The Legendary Starfy in North America on June 8, 2009. In July 2024, the first three titles were officially released via the Nintendo Classics service.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.