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Dogyuun
is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan. Set on the colonized fictional planet of Dino in the future, where an alien race of metallic robots have invaded a police communication center and held its inhabitants as hostages, players assume the role of two fighter pilots taking control of the Sylfers bomber space fighter crafts in an revenge attempt to overthrow the invaders and free the surviving colonists after one of their comrades is killed by one of them during a reconnaissance assignment. Headed by Tamsoft founder and ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' producer Toshiaki Ōta, ''Dogyuun'' was created by most of the same team that previously worked on several projects at Toaplan such as ''Snow Bros.'' and who would later go on to work at one of its offshoots after the company declared bankruptcy in 1994, putting emphasis on visuals instead of gameplay. The team originally planned on making a mecha title but later settled on doing a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogyuun Art Design
is a 1992 Shoot 'em up#Types, vertically scrolling shooter Arcade game, arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan. Set on the colonized fictional planet of Dino in the future, where an alien race of metallic robots have invaded a police communication center and held its inhabitants as hostages, players assume the role of two fighter pilots taking control of the Sylfers bomber space fighter crafts in an revenge attempt to overthrow the invaders and free the surviving colonists after one of their comrades is killed by one of them during a reconnaissance assignment. Headed by Tamsoft founder and ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' Video game producer, producer Toshiaki Ōta, ''Dogyuun'' was created by most of the same team that previously worked on several projects at Toaplan such as ''Snow Bros.'' and who would later go on to work at one of its offshoots after the company declared bankruptcy in 1994, putting emphasis on visuals instead of gameplay. The team originally planned on m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toaplan
was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo responsible for the creation of a wide array of scrolling shooters and other arcade games. The company was founded in 1979 but its gaming division was established in 1984 by former Orca and Crux employees, who wanted to make games, after both companies declared bankruptcy. Their first shoot 'em up game, ''Tiger-Heli'' (1985) on arcades, was a success and helped establish Toaplan as a leading producer of shooting games throughout the 1980s and 1990s that would continue to characterize their output. Though initially exclusive to arcades, they expanded with the Sega Genesis in 1990. The company ceased development of shoot 'em up projects before declaring bankruptcy in 1994. Several offshoot developers such as Tamsoft, Eighting, CAVE, Gazelle, and Takumi Corporation were formed prior to and after the closure, while former members later joined to other studios such as Namco, Capcom, Square Enix and Taito. Toaplan has since earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Inoue
is a Japanese manga artist. He is also known by the name ''Joker Jun''. In 1991 he replied to a recruitment ad for Toaplan. Along with some other staff Inoue was transferred to Gazelle before he left to join Cave, where he worked as character and graphic designer, sound producer, and a video game director. ESP Ra.De. was his first title as graphic director. He debuted as a manga artist in 2002, with his work . He is best known in the West for his manga ''Btooom! ''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters colle ...'', which was serialized from 2009 to 2018. Works Games Films * '' The Great Yokai War: Guardians'' (2021) – yōkai designer Katsuya_Terada.html" ;"title="ith Katsuya Terada">ith Katsuya Terada and Hiromitsu Somaref name="Eiga.com"> Manga Anime References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Uemura
is a Japanese arcade game musician and programmer. He has composed the following scores for arcade games: *'' Flying Shark'' *'' Tiger-Heli'' *''Guardian'' *'' Hellfire'' *'' Twin Cobra'' *''Out Zone'' *''Dogyuun'' *'' Zero Wing'' (with Toshiaki Tomisawa and Masahiro Yuge) After Toaplan closed in 1994, Uemura joined the Toaplan offshoot company Gazelle, and served as director of the 1996 shooter ''Air Gallet'' (''Akuu Gallet''; distributed by Banpresto). In 1999, he worked for 8ing/Raizing as a programmer for the shooter '' Battle Bakraid'' (a follow-up to 1996's ''Battle Garegga''). In 2000, his music for '' Zero Wing'' was sampled by the band, The Laziest Men on Mars, and resulted in " All your base are belong to us", an Internet phenomenon / meme A meme ( ) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. A meme acts as a unit fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Screen
''Kill Screen'' (stylized as ''KILL SCREEN'') was a print and online magazine founded in 2009 by Jamin Warren and Chris Dahlen and owned by Kill Screen Media, Inc. It focused on video games and culture, but also included articles based on entertainment. The name is based on the video game term of the same name. In 2009, both Warren and Dahlen were former writers for ''Pitchfork'' when they decided to found the magazine. After a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the magazine, the first issue was released in March 2010. After partnerships with ''Pitchfork'', StoryCode and Film Society of Lincoln Center, the magazine eventually founded an annual video game conference, two5six, in 2013. The magazine's website did a redesign in January 2014 and the print magazine itself was redesigned and overhauled after a second successful Kickstarter campaign in November 2015. In 2016, two5six's name was changed to Kill Screen Festival. After 2016, Kill Screen ceased publication, and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Frontier (video Game)
is a 1990 Shoot 'em up#Types, vertically scrolling shooter Arcade game, arcade video game developed and originally published by Taito in Japan. Set on the fictional planet of Gloria in the 22nd century, where an alien race of space pirates known as the Wild Lizards have invaded the location and enslaved its inhabitants for gold extraction, players assume the role of settlers who were part of the planet's colonization team taking control of revolver-shaped fighter aircraft in an attempt to overthrow the invaders and free their surviving civilization from slavery. Conceived by Takatsuna Senba during his time working at Taito, which served as his first original work under the role of both Video game design#Game designer, designer and Video game producer, producer, ''Gun Frontier'' became one of the several projects created to promote the then-newly released Arcade system board#Taito, Taito F2 System hardware and had a turbulent development cycle, undergoing through various changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinseisha
Co., Ltd. was a Japanese publisher founded in 1971 and who filed for bankruptcy in 1999. It originally published learning reference books, but it is more known for its 1986 arcade game magazine . The representative was Hiroshi Kato. The company's capital was 10 million yen. Major subsidiaries A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ... of Shinseisha were and . at bloomberg.com
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Gamest
was a Japanese video game magazine that specialized in covering arcade games. Published by Shinseisha, it first began in May 1986 and originally published bi-monthly, later changed to be a monthly-issued magazine in the late 1980s. The magazine also featured the annual "Gamest Awards", which hands out awards to games based on user vote. The magazine had a heavy-focus on shoot 'em up arcade games, but would also cover games from other genres. ''Gamest'' originated from the bi-monthly fanzine ''VG2 Newsletter'' from the early 1980s. The magazine ran for several years, with its final issue being released in September 1999. Following the bankruptcy of publisher Shinseisha, many editors would move to ASCII and create a successor magazine, '' Monthly Arcadia''. History ''Gamest'' arose from the bimonthly fanzine , VG2 kaihō which was also called , VG 2 rengō-shi edited by , Uemura Tomokita. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recca
''Recca'' is a 1992 Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters, scrolling shooter video game developed by KID and published by Naxat Soft for the Family Computer. Controlling the titular space fighter craft, the player is sent to counterattack an invading alien armada while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. The ship has a powerful bomb at its disposal that can be used as shield and clear the screen of enemies and bullets when fully charged. Known for pushing the Famicom hardware to the limits with its uncompromising high number of Sprite (computer graphics), sprites and speed, ''Recca'' was created for a shooting game competition hosted by Naxat Soft called "Summer Carnival", which took place on July 17, 1992 and featured alongside the PC Engine CD-ROM² shooter ''Alzadick''. It was programmed by Shinobu Yagawa, whose later works includes ''Battle Garegga'', ''Ibara (video game), Ibara'', ''Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara'' and ''Muchi Muchi Pork!''. The game was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |