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Quintet (game Developer)
was a Japanese video game developer, founded in April 1989. The company name is derived from musical terminology, as well as five elements of game design—planning, graphics, sound, programming and producing. Quintet was most active in the 1990s, when it had a strong relationship with Enix was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of role-playing video games. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975, as . Th ... (now incorporated into Square Enix); the company was also a member of the GD-NET group of Sega Saturn developers. Quintet has not been active since the 2000s and are likely defunct. Company overview The director and president of Quintet is Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, the scenario writer for the first three entries of Nihon Falcom's ''Ys (series), Ys'' series. Masaya Hashimoto, who served as main director, designer and programmer for the same early ''Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit. Overview In classical instrumental music, any additional instrument (such as a piano, clarinet, oboe, etc.) joined to the usual string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), gives the resulting ensemble its name, such as "piano quintet", "clarinet quintet", etc. A piece of music written for such a group is similarly named. The standard wind quintet consists of one player each on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn, while the standard brass quintet has two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba. Other combinations are sometimes found, however. In jazz music, a quintet is group of five players, usually consisting of two of any of the following instruments, guitar, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, flute or trombone, in ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient (company)
is a Japanese video game developer founded by composer Yuzo Koshiro and his mother and sister on April 1, 1990. The company has worked on games such as the 8-bit version of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Streets of Rage 2'', '' Beyond Oasis'', '' Shenmue'', and ''Gotta Protectors'', among others. Games *''Sonic the Hedgehog'' – Game Gear, Master System, 1991 *''Streets of Rage 2'' – Sega Genesis, 1992 *'' Actraiser 2'' – Super NES, 1993 *'' Streets of Rage 3'' – Sega Genesis, 1994 *'' Robotrek'' – Super NES, 1994 *'' Beyond Oasis'' – Sega Genesis, 1995 *'' The Legend of Oasis'' – Sega Saturn, 1996 *''Vatlva'' – Sega Saturn, 1996 *'' Columns Arcade Collection'' – Sega Saturn, 1997 *''Tamagotchi Pack'' – Sega Saturn, 1998 *''Fox Junction'' – PlayStation, 1998 *'' Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura'' – PlayStation, 1999 *'' Shenmue'' – Dreamcast, 1999 *'' Car Battler Joe'' – Game Boy Advance, 2001 *'' Amazing Island'' – GameCube, 2003 *'' Bobobo-bo Bo-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenmue (video Game)
''Shenmue'' is a 1999 action-adventure game developed and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It follows the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki as he sets out in revenge for the murder of his father in 1980s Yokosuka, Japan. The player explores an open world, fighting opponents in brawler battles and encountering quick time events. The environmental detail was considered unprecedented, with numerous interactive objects, a day-and-night system, variable weather effects, non-player characters with daily schedules and various minigames. After developing several successful Sega arcade games, including ''Hang-On'' (1985), ''Out Run'' (1986) and ''Virtua Fighter'' (1993), director Yu Suzuki wanted to create a longer experience, and conceived ''Shenmue'' as a multi-part epic. In 1996, Sega AM2 began work on a role-playing game for the Sega Saturn set in the ''Virtua Fighter'' world. Development moved to the Dreamcast in 1997 and the ''Virtua Fighter'' connection was dropped. ''Shen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Laika
is a role-playing video game developed by Quintet and Zeque for the PlayStation home game console. The game follows the main character, Laika, through a mission to Mars which forces the player to manipulate Laika's multiple-personality disorder in order to solve puzzles. All the characters in the game have dog heads, a possible reference to the Soviet space dog Laika. The game was only released in Japan. Gameplay A major theme of the game is Laika's different personalities, embodied by three different characters, Ernest, Yolanda, and Spacer. By talking to different characters, Laika absorbs their different colored auras and when a specific color has been absorbed enough, Laika can turn into that personality to solve a problem, such as needing Ernest, the strongest, to lift a heavy shutter. Unlike most RPGs, which feature turn-based battles, ''Planet Laika's'' are played out almost like ''Space Invaders'' and ''Pong''. The player must bounce around a Mind Core and reflect back th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Software Publishing
(ESP) was a Japanese video game publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1997 as a publisher for games developed by the Game Developers Network (GD-NET). GD-NET, which included companies such as Treasure and Game Arts, was established due to concerns over smaller developers not having the same financial backing like larger game companies did, as production of console games was beginning to rise. ESP was best known for publishing shoot 'em ups and role-playing games. While primarily a publisher, ESP also developed a handful of games internally. ESP primarily published games for the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast. When both systems met their demise, the company started shifting operations towards consoles such as the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS. ESP was purchased by Game Arts in 2002 and became its publishing division. In 2004, ESP was sold to D3 Publisher, which had noticed ESP's track record and lineup of well-received titles. ESP was mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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