, which stands for "Soft Development Innovation Multi Success", is a Japanese

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and developer.

History

SIMS was originally established on June 12, 1991 as a

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of Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. and Sega Enterprises, Ltd. About 50 employees transferred over from Sanritsu. SIMS became independent of the Sega group on June 25, 2004, when Representative Director Noboru Machida took over all

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from the veteran game maker

Games

Nintendo 3DS

*''Fish On'' *'' Beyblade: Evolution''

PlayStation Vita

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Let's Fish! Hooked On ''Let's Fish! Hooked On'', also known in Japan as ''Let's Try Bass Fishing, FISH ON NEXT'', is an arcade fishing game developed for the PlayStation Vita by SIMS Co., Ltd, the creators of Sega Bass Fishing ''Sega Bass Fishing'', known in Japan ...

Dreamcast

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Charge 'N Blast ''Charge 'n Blast'' is a video game developed by Sims for Dreamcast in 2000. Reception The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Jeff Lundrigan of '' NextGen'' said of the game, "If you've got ...

'' *''Harusame Youbi'' *''

The House of the Dead 2 is a horror-themed light gun shooter arcade game and the second game in '' The House of the Dead'' series of video games. The direct sequel to '' The House of the Dead'', it was developed by Sega for arcades on the Sega NAOMI board in November ...

'' *''Maboroshi Tsukiyo'' *''

Sega Bass Fishing ''Sega Bass Fishing'', known in Japan as , is an arcade fishing video game developed in 1997 by Sega for the Sega Model 3 hardware. The game has since been ported to the Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Gameplay '' ...

Master System

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Air Rescue ''Air Rescue'' is action game from Sega released in arcades in 1992. It runs on the Sega System 32 hardware. A Master System conversion has little in common with the original. The two games are similar to ''Choplifter'', which Sega had adapted f ...

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Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

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Alien Storm is a beat 'em up shooter released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1990. It was ported to the Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System. The Mega Drive version was re-released on Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and was also included on ''Sonic's Ul ...

'' *'' Buggy Run'' *''

George Foreman's KO Boxing ''George Foreman's KO Boxing'' is a sports video game produced by Acclaim Entertainment, Acclaim, featuring boxer George Foreman, released in 1992. Three years later, Acclaim released another game with Foreman: ''Foreman For Real''. Gameplay In ...

'' *'' Master of Darkness'' *''Masters of Combat'' *''

Ninja Gaiden is a media franchise based on action video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word " gaiden" in the North American ''Ninja Gaiden'' title means "side story" in J ...

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Putt & Putter ''Putt & Putter'' is a miniature golf video game released for the Master System in June 1992 and Game Gear in December 1991. It was developed by SIMS Co, and published by Sega. In Brazil the game was called ''Mini-Golf''. The back of the box des ...

Mega Drive / Genesis

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ATP Tour Championship Tennis ''ATP Tour Championship Tennis'' is a tennis video game published by Sega for the Genesis in 1995. Gameplay ATP Tour is the main mode of the game, starts with the user creating a player and customizing attributes such as birth date, nationality, ...

'' *''Devil Buster'' (unreleased) *'' From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Kyougou Makkou Taiketsu!'' *'' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' *''

Out Run 2019 is a 1993 racing video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis, serving as a pseudo-sequel to ''Out Run'' (1986) that takes place in the (then) future: 2019, hence the name. The object is to race against a time limit in a rocket-boosted car across four ...

'' *'' Shadow Dancer'' *''Scratch Golf'' (unreleased) *''Wimbledon II'' (unreleased)

Sega CD

*'' Vay''

Game Gear

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is an American superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s popular culture, ...

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Disney's Aladdin Disney's Aladdin may refer to: * ''Aladdin'' (franchise), a Disney media franchise * ''Disney's Aladdin'' (Sega Genesis video game), a 1993 video game * ''Disney's Aladdin'' (SNES video game), a 1993 video game * ''Disney's Aladdin'' (1994 vide ...

'' *'' Buster Fight'' *'' Fred Couples Golf'' *'' Master of Darkness'' *''

Tails' Skypatrol is a 1995 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Japan System House and published by Sega for the Game Gear. It is a spin-off of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, and one of two Game Gear games to star Sonic's sidekick Tail ...

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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 ...

Wii

*'' Hooked! Real Motion Fishing'' *''

'' (co-developed with

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) *'' Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream'' *'' Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing'' *'' All Round Hunter''

WiiWare

*'' Derby Dogs'' *'' Reel Fishing Challenge''

PSP

* '' Ape Escape: On the Loose''

Multi-platform

* '' Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge'' (

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GameCube The is a PowerPC-based home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, in Europe on May 3, 2002, and in Australia on May 17, 2002. It is the suc ...

) * '' Legendary Fishing'' ( PS4,

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References

External links

* Software companies based in Tokyo Video game companies established in 1991 Former joint ventures Sega divisions and subsidiaries Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game publishers Japanese companies established in 1991 {{Sega-stub

History

Games

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Dreamcast

Master System

Mega Drive / Genesis

Sega CD

Game Gear

Wii

WiiWare

PSP

Multi-platform

See also

References

External links