, was a

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production company, established in February 1978 and headquartered in

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. The company suspended business in October 5,

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

. In February 2023, Japanese video game 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 ...

acquired the rights to Allumer's catalog of titles. After the acquisition, the games from the company began to appear on their ''

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'' series of re-releases, beginning with ''Magical Speed''. Other titles from the company, such as ''Blandia'', ''Rezon'', ''Mad Shark'', ''Zing Zing Zip'', and ''War of Aero'' started appearing afterwards.

Notable works

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* Blandia (licensed by

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) *

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(published by Taito) * Joshi Volleyball (published by Taito) * Mad Shark (clone of Raiden; developed by MOSS) * Magical Speed (published by

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) * Mahjong Yonshimai Wakakusa Monogatari (hardware design) (published by Maboroshi Ware) * Masked Riders Club Battle Race (published by

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) *

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(published by Banpresto) *

Mobile Suit Gundam , also retrospectively known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Na ...

(published by Banpresto) * Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue (published by Banpresto) (CG Production: Studio Dews) *

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(published by Taito) * Rezon * US Classic (published by

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) * Zing Zing Zip (published by

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) * War of Aero- Project MEIOU (published by Yang Cheng Electronic Co. Ltd.) * SD Gundam Neo Battling (published by

) * Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!! (published by

) * Tokusyu Butai UAG / Thundercade / Twin Formation (published by Taito)

PC

* Fortune Quest (unreleased) :ja:フォーチュン・クエスト#cite note-0

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* Gokuu Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors * Idol Promotion: Yumie Suzuki

References

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Notable works

Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated video, pinball, electro-mechanical, redemption, etc., game ** Arcade video game, a coin-operated video game ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade video game's hardware ** Arcad ...

PC

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See also

References

Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated video, pinball, electro-mechanical, redemption, etc., game Arcade video game, a coin-operated video game Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade video game's hardware ** Arcad ...