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NanaOn-Sha
is a Japanese video game developer founded by Masaya Matsuura in 1993. History In 1993, Matsuura founded the Tokyo-based production company, NanaOn-Sha, which began the development of video games. He was mainly involved in the development of the industry but in various sound productions, including his music activities. They released ''Tunin'Glue'' in 1996 for the Apple Pippin exclusively in Japan. They've also developed PaRappa the Rapper for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation—the same year as ''Tunin'Glue''—which marks their collaborative debut with Californian visual artist Rodney Alan Greenblat. Successfully regarded as the first modern music video game, the game was initiated as a franchise, which included a spin-off, ''Um Jammer Lammy''–which is based on guitar samples–and eventually a proper sequel, ''PaRappa the Rapper 2''. In 1999, they also developed Vib-Ribbon. Only released in Japan and PAL regions, the game was later released in North America on the PS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme Rider Kerorican
is a music video game released in 2000 for the WonderSwan Color. Although being developed by NanaOn-Sha, it was released exclusively in Japan. Gameplay In similarities to ''Vib-Ribbon'', the game's plot involved the adventures of Kerorican, a female astronaut wearing kemonomimi-style frog-helmet, as she walks along accompanied by music import from NanaOn-Sha's debut game ''Tunin'Glue''. As Kerorican continues her walk, she encounters enemies and obstacles. Kerorican must jump, duck, kick aside, or otherwise dodge these obstacles to progress and as she does so, the actions she takes add notes to the song such that the player's actions results in a Music video game#Generative music games, generative melody. By successfully clearing obstacles, Kerorican's combo count increases for a result to reward the player a crown that acts to skip over obstacles. It is the only WonderSwan Color game to be held diagonally, although the text in the game was oblique. References * "Rogulgot", N.p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vib-Ribbon
(stylized ''vib-ribbon'') is a 1999 rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and made by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game came out in Japan on December 9, 1999 and in Europe on September 1, 2000, but was never released for the PlayStation in North America; it was re-released on the PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network in October 2014, which finally brought the game to North America in addition to Japan and Europe. NanaOn-Sha had previously developed the '' PaRappa the Rapper'' series of games for Sony. The game was initially commissioned as an advertisement for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class car. After design issues surfaced with the car and the ad plan was dropped, development continued as a stand-alone game. Masaya Matsuura returned to lead ''Vib-Ribbon''. The game's software loads into the console's RAM, allowing the player to remove the game disc and insert music CDs to play custom levels; the game can generate a unique level from any track on a standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojib-Ribbon
is a 2003 music video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was released only in Japan, and is similar in gameplay to ''Vib-Ribbon'', NanaOn-Sha's previous game. ''Mojib-Ribbon'' focuses the gameplay on the player's interaction with the lyrics. As such, the music employed in the game is heavily lyrics-oriented rap music. The game's art-style is centered on traditional sumi-e and Japanese kana calligraphy. This has led to claims that the game is incomprehensible to non-Japanese audiences, however the simplicity of gameplay have allowed numerous import gamers to enjoy the game as well, and guides exist online regarding menu navigation instructions for non-Japanese speakers. Gameplay In ''Mojib-Ribbon'', the player plays the part of (a name similar to that of Vibri from ''Vib-Ribbon''), a character drawn in the sumi-e style who wishes to become a famous rapper (similar to ''PaRappa the Rapper'') and to find the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya Matsuura
(born June 16, 1961) is a Japanese musician and video game designer based in Tokyo, Japan. He was born in Osaka on June 16, 1961, and majored in Industrial Society at Ritsumeikan University. He has worked extensively with music production, sound design, and visuals, and has been active with the J-pop duo Psy-S. He has also been credited with popularizing the modern music video game at his studio NanaOn-Sha. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Career In April 1983, shortly after he graduated from Ritsumeikan University, Matsuura met singer Chaka (Mami Yasunori) and founded Psy-S. The band's debut album, ''Different View'', was released in 1985. The group's musical style is a mixture of experimental synthesizer, electric guitar, and vocals. Matsuura is the band's composer and arranger, and he performs using a Fairlight CMI synthesizer. He has also mastered the keyboard, guitar, and bass and he occasionally performs these instruments on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PaRappa The Rapper
is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered to be the first true rhythm game. It was ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006 in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary. ''PaRappa the Rapper'' was acclaimed by critics, who praised its music, story, animation, and gameplay, though its short length was criticized. Several publications list it as one of the best video games ever made. It spawned two follow-up titles; a guitar-based spin-off titled '' Um Jammer Lammy'', released in 1999 for the PlayStation, and a direct sequel, '' PaRappa the Rapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Um Jammer Lammy
is a 1999 rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is a spin-off and follow up to 1996's ''PaRappa the Rapper'', once again featuring the collaboration of music producer and game designer Masaya Matsuura and artist Rodney Alan Greenblat. An arcade version co-developed by Namco, titled ''Um Jammer Lammy NOW!'', was released in Japanese arcades in December 1999. The game received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot The game revolves around a shy lamb named Lammy (Sara Ramirez), a left-handed guitarist and leader of a rock band named MilkCan, alongside bassist and lead singer Katy Kat and drummer Ma-san. Although normally a nervous wreck, Lammy becomes much more confident once she has a guitar (real or imaginary) in hand. On the night before MilkCan is due for their first concert, Lammy has a dream of performing alongside Chop Chop Master Onion, only to realize she had been playing a vacuum cleaner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vib-Ripple
is a 2004 video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was designed by Masaya Matsuura, who also led the development the 1999 PlayStation game ''Vib-Ribbon'', to which ''Vib-Ripple'' is a sequel. It was released exclusively in Japan. The game was first mentioned in a catalog list of presentation at the 2002 Game Developers' Conference with a talk by Masaya Matsuura titled "The Game Design of Vib Ribbon 2". ''Vib-Ripple'' is notable for allowing the player to import photographs to be used as the game's playing field. Gameplay The player takes control of Vibri, a simple, vector-shaped rabbit from the game's predecessor ''Vib-Ribbon''. The game puts the player on top of various photographs, using each one as a trampoline. Jumping on a photograph loosens up 2D items called "Peta Characters", which Vibri must collect before a time limit expires. An icon on the left side of the screen gives the player a hint as to what pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PaRappa The Rapper 2
is a 2001 rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third and most recent title in the ''PaRappa the Rapper'' series, following ''Um Jammer Lammy''. The game was made available for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network in December 2015. Gameplay The gameplay follows that of its predecessors, in which the player must press buttons to make PaRappa rap in response to a teacher's lyrics. Players earn points and progress by rapping in time to the music and maintaining a Good rating through to the end of each level. By successfully improvising raps, the player can obtain a Cool rating, during which PaRappa will be given the chance to rap freestyle by himself, although it can be lost if the player performs badly, which will drop the rating down to Good. However, they will drop down a rating to Bad and Awful if they are currently on Good, with the player losing if they drop below Awful or end the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Pippin
The Pippin (stylized as PiPP!N) is a defunct open multimedia technology platform, designed by Apple Computer. According to Apple, Pippin was directed at the home market as "an integral part of the consumer audiovisual, stereo, and television environment". Pippin is based on the Macintosh platform, including the classic Mac OS architecture. Apple built a demonstration device based on Pippin called Pippin Power Player and used it to demonstrate the platform at trade shows and to the media, to attract potential software developers and hardware manufacturers. Apple licensed the Pippin technology to third-party companies. Bandai Company Ltd. developed the ATMARK and @WORLD models, and focused them on the gaming and entertainment business in Japan, Canada and the United States. Katz Media developed the KMP 2000, and focused it on vertical markets throughout Europe and Canada. __TOC__ Naming The Pippin platform was named for the Newtown Pippin, an apple cultivar, a smaller and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Namco Games
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game video game publisher, publisher, and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. Founded in 2006 as it is the successor to Namco's home and arcade video game business, as well as Bandai's former equivalent division. Development operations were spun off into a new company in 2012, Namco Bandai Studios, now called Bandai Namco Studios. Bandai Namco Entertainment owns List of best-selling video game franchises, several multi-million video game franchises, including ''List of Pac-Man video games, Pac-Man'', ''Tekken'', ''Soulcalibur'', ''Tales (video game series), Tales'', ''Ace Combat'', ''Taiko no Tatsujin'', ''The Idolmaster'', ''Ridge Racer'' and ''Dark Souls''. Pac-Man (character), Pac-Man himself serves as the official mascot of the company. The company also owns the licenses to several Japanese media franchises, such as ''Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shonen Jump'', ''Gundam'', ''Kamen Rider'', ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corner Shop 2
Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) *House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia *Corner River, a tributary of Harricana River, in Ontario, Canada * Corner Township, Custer County, Nebraska, a township in the United States Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''The Corner'' (album), an album by the Hieroglyphics * "The Corner" (song), a 2005 song by Common * "Corner", a song by Allie Moss from her 2009 EP ''Passerby'' * "Corner", a song by Blue Stahli from their 2010 album ''Blue Stahli'' * "The Corner", a song by Dermot Kennedy from his 2019 album ''Without Fear'' * "The Corner", a song by Rodney Atkins from his 2011 album ''Take a Back Road'' * "The Corner", a song by Staind from their 2008 album ''The Illusion of Progress'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Corner painters, a Danish artists association * ''The Corner'' (1916 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari SA
Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA ()), also known as Atari Group, is a French holding company headquartered in Paris that owns mainly video gaming-related interactive entertainment properties. Atari SA's core subsidiaries include the publisher and marketer Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Atari, Inc., developers Nightdive Studios and Digital Eclipse, and publisher Infogrames. It also has a blockchain division, Atari X, and additionally owns the websites MobyGames and AtariAge. Through these divisions, the company owns the rights to many video game properties that originated from Accolade, Inc., Accolade, Atari, Inc., Atari Corporation, GT Interactive, Ocean Software, M Network via Intellivision and others. It is the sole owner of the Atari, Atari brand since 2001, through its subsidiary Atari Interactive, Atari Interactive Inc. which licenses the brand to other entities in the group. Infogrames published numerous video games during the 1990s and eventually became one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
