Sanritsu Denki is a Japanese

video game publisher A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer. They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer ...

and developer. SIMS Co., Ltd. was established on June 12, 1984, as a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

of Sanritsu and Sega Enterprises, Ltd. It was responsible for games such as: *'' Dr Micro'' (arcade) (1983 by Sanritsu) *''

Aerial Assault ''Aerial Assault'' is a side-scrolling shooter video game published by Sega for the Master System in 1990 and Game Gear in 1992. Gameplay The player takes the role of a Freedom Fighter who must destroy five targets, including the Vinsk (a fly ...

'' (

Master System The is an 8-bit Third generation of video game consoles, third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series ...

) (1990) *'' Assault City'' (Master System) (1990) *''

Alien Syndrome is a run and gun video game developed by Sega and released in arcades in 1987, and later ported to the Master System the same year. The game utilizes a side-scrolling feature that allows the player to take control of either a male (Ricky) o ...

'' (Master System) (1987) *''Mahjong Sengoku Jidai'' (Master System) (1987) *''Appoooh'' (arcade) (1984) *''

Bank Panic is an arcade shooter game developed by Sanritsu Denki and released by Sega in 1984. Bally-Midway manufactured the game in the US. The player assumes the part of an Old West sheriff who must protect a bank and its customers from masked robb ...

'' (arcade) (1984) *''

Out Run (also stylized as ''OutRun'') is an arcade driving video game released by Sega in September 1986. It is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and ...

'' (arcade) (1986) *'' Bomber Raid'' (Master System) (1989) *'' Wanted'' (Master System) (1989) *'' Assault City'' (Master System) (1990) *''

Bonanza Bros. (sometimes written ''Bonanza Brothers'') is a 3D computer graphics, 3D-style, 2D computer graphics, 2D side-scrolling Stealth game, stealth action game developed and released by Sega in 1990. It is one of the earliest arcade games powered by t ...

'' (Master System) (1990) *'' ESWAT: City Under Siege'' (Master System) (1990) *''Peepar Time'' (

Famicom 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) *''

Slap Shot ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity ...

'' (Master System) (1990) *'' Golfamania'' (Master System) (1990) *'' James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing'' (Master System) (1990) *'' Slaughter Sport'' (

Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Sys ...

) (1990) *''CrossFire'' (NES) (1990) *''Tennis Ace'' (Master System) (1990) *'' Gain Ground'' (Mega Drive, Master System) (1991) *'' Dynamite Duke'' (Master System) (1991) *''

Fantasy Zone is a 1986 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sega for Arcade video game, arcades. It is the first game in the ''Fantasy Zone'' series. It was later ported to a wide variety of consoles, including the Master S ...

'' (

Game Gear The is an 8-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth-generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and in 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily ...

) (1991) *'' Forgotten Worlds'' (Master System) (1991) *'' Line of Fire'' (Master System) (1991) *'' Psychic World'' (Game Gear, Master System) (1991) *'' G-LOC: Air Battle'' (Master System) (1992)

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