was a Japanese

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, founded in July 1987. Due to the difficulties of recovering financially in the games market, in 2013, the Tokyo Court decided to start the company's bankruptcy process. In September 2023, it was announced that Japanese publisher

Hamster Corporation is a Japanese video game publisher, with office located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off Hamster Corporation in November 1999. On the Japanese PlayStation Store, more than 360 titles are distribut ...

would acquire the rights to Athena's library of titles which were then released through the ''

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'' lineup, with the first being '' Strike Gunner S.T.G.'', Other titles from the company, such as ''Daioh'' and ''Castle of Dragon'', soon followed.

Games

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, 1993) *'' Blockids'' (

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, 1996) *''

Castle of Dragon was a Japanese video game developer, founded in July 1987. Due to the difficulties of recovering financially in the games market, in 2013, the Tokyo Court decided to start the company's bankruptcy process. In September 2023, it was announced t ...

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NES The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the and was later released as the redesigned NES in several test markets in the ...

, 1990) published by ''

SETA Corporation was a Japanese video game developer and publisher based in Kōtō, Tokyo. It was founded on October 1, 1985 and dissolved on February 9, 2009. A branch was located in Las Vegas, Nevada. SETA developed and published games for various gaming plat ...

'' (in Japanese) and ''

Romstar Romstar Inc. was a video game distribution company based in Torrance, California that started operations in 1984. They originally started as the first American distribution arm for SNK (before SNK of America was founded in 1987). They were known ...

'' (in English) *''Crows: The Battle Action'' (Saturn, 1997) *''Daioh'' (

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, 1993) *'' De-Block'' (NES, 1989) *'' Dezaemon'' (NES, 1991)Szczepaniak, John.
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, 1997)Szczepaniak, John.
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, 1998)Szczepaniak, John.
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Satellaview The is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom in 1995. Containing 1 megabyte of ROM space and an additional 512 kB of RAM, Satellaview allowed players to download games, maga ...

, 1996) ** (Apr-Aug 1996) **''Sugoi STG-2: Crystal Guardian'' (May-Dec 1996) * (Satellaview, Apr-Aug 1996) *'' Dezaemon DD'' (

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, canceled) *'' Dezaemon Kids!'' (

, 1998) * (PlayStation, 1996) *'' Dragon Unit'' (Arcade, 1989) *'' Family Quiz'' (NES, 1988) *'' Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya DIGEST'' (

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) *'' J.J. Squawkers'' (Arcade, 1993) *'' Joshikousei no Houkago... Pukunpa'' (

, 1996) *'' Kaite tukutte Asoberu Dezaemon'' (Super NES, 1994) *'' Lutter'' ( FDS, 1989) *'' Mahjong DX II'' (

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) *'' Pocket Bowling'' (

Game Boy Color The (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November. Compared to the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT scre ...

, 1999) * (

Dreamcast The is the final home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was released in Japan on November 27, 1998, in North America on September 9, 1999 and in Europe on October 14, 1999. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, prec ...

) *'' Pro Mahjong Kiwame'' (Nintendo 64) *'' Pro Mahjong Kiwame'' (

WonderSwan The is a handheld game console released in Japan by Bandai. Developed in collaboration with Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory, it was the final piece of hardware Yokoi worked on before his death in 1997. Launched in March 1999 during the ...

) *'' Pro-Mahjong Kiwame Final'' (working title) (

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, TBA) *'' Pro Mahjong Kiwame Next'' (PlayStation 2) *'' Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen'' (PlayStation, 1999) *'' Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (Goku Series)'' (PlayStation, 2000) *'' Strike Gunner S.T.G.'' (Arcade, 1991; Super NES, 1992) *'' Super Bowling'' (Super NES, 1992; Nintendo 64, 1999) *'' Sword Master'' (NES, 1990) *'' Taisen: Tsume Shogi'' (Game Boy Color - NP, 2000) *'' The Quiz Bangumi'' (PlayStation) *''

Virtual Bowling is a 1995 Sports game, sports video game developed and published by Athena (game developer), Athena in Japan for the Virtual Boy. In the game, the player participates in a series of bowling tournaments consisting of four 10-frame matches at va ...

'' (

Virtual Boy The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit tabletop portable video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo and released in 1995. Promoted as the first system capable of rendering stereoscopic 3D graphics, it featured a red monochrome display viewe ...

, 1995) *'' Waku Waku Volleyball'' (PlayStation) *'' Wit's'' (NES, 1990) *''World Bowling'' (

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 ...

, 1990) *'' Yakōchū'' (Super NES) *'' Yakōchū II: Satsujin Kōro'' (Nintendo 64, 1999) *'' Yakōchū GB'' (Game Boy Color)

References

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