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Taito, the Glossary

is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets, and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo.^[1]

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Japanese companies established in 1953
Square Enix
Video game companies established in 1953

Acclaim Entertainment

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in Glen Cove, New York. Taito and Acclaim Entertainment are video game publishers.

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Arcade cabinet

An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or a coin-op cabinet or coin-op machine, is the housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides.

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Arkanoid

is a 1986 block breaker arcade game developed and published by Taito.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Taito and Atari, Inc. are video game publishers.

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Bubble Bobble

is a platform game series originally developed and published by Taito.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game company. Taito and Capcom are video game companies of Japan and video game publishers.

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Cashbox (magazine)

Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996.

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CD-ROM

A CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs.

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Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a communist victory and control of mainland China.

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Chiyoda, Tokyo

, known as Chiyoda City in English,"." City of Chiyoda.

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CRC Press

The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books.

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DK (publisher)

Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.

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Eighth generation of video game consoles

The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation 4 family in 2013, the Xbox One family in 2013, and the Nintendo Switch family in 2017.

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Electro-mechanical game

Electro-mechanical games (EM games) are types of arcade games that operate on a combination of some electronic circuitry and mechanical actions from the player to move items contained within the game's cabinet.

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Emblem

An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a monarch or saint.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company that owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Kotaku, Jalopnik, The Root, The Inventory, and Quartz.

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GamePro

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software.

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Golden age of arcade video games

The golden age of arcade video games was the period of rapid growth, technological development, and cultural influence of arcade video games from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

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Gun Fight

Gun Fight, known as in Japan and Europe, is a 1975 multidirectional shooter arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released by Taito in Japan and Europe and by Midway in North America.

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Hirakawachō

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme and 2-chōme.

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History of the Jews in Ukraine

The history of the Jews in Ukraine dates back over a thousand years; Jewish communities have existed in the modern territory of Ukraine from the time of the Kievan Rus' (late 9th to mid-13th century).

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Integrated circuit

An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip, computer chip, or simply chip, is a small electronic device made up of multiple interconnected electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors.

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International Data Group

International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is a market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jukebox

A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that plays a patron's selection from self-contained media.

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Konami

, commonly known as Konami,, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo. Taito and Konami are software companies based in Tokyo, video game companies of Japan and video game publishers.

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Kotaku

Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.

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Kyocera

is a Japanese multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

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List of Taito games

This is a list of games developed or published by Taito, a Japanese game developer and publisher.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Messenger (software)

Messenger, also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging service developed by Meta Platforms.

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Michael Kogan

Michael "Misha" Kogan (January 1, 1920 – February 5, 1984) was a Ukrainian entrepreneur who founded the Japanese video game company Taito.

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Midway Games

Midway Games Inc., known previously as Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known as simply Midway, was an American video game developer and publisher. Taito and Midway Games are video game publishers.

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Namco

was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. Taito and Namco are software companies based in Tokyo, video game companies of Japan and video game publishers.

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Neo Geo (system)

The, stylized as NEO•GEO and also written as NEOGEO, is a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board and fourth-generation home video game console released on April 26, 1990, by Japanese game company SNK Corporation.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation was a US video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future US).

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Pong

Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released on 29 November 1972.

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Racing game

Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition.

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Satellaview

The is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995.

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Seeburg Corporation

Seeburg was an American design and manufacturing company of automated musical equipment, such as orchestrions, jukeboxes, and vending equipment.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Taito and Sega are software companies based in Tokyo, video game companies of Japan and video game publishers.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.

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Shell corporation

A shell corporation is a company or corporation with no significant assets or operations often formed to obtain financing before beginning business.

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Shinjuku

, officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan.

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Shooter game

Shooter video games or shooters are a subgenre of action video games where the focus is on the defeat of the character's enemies using ranged weapons given to the player.

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Solid-state electronics

Solid-state electronics are semiconductor electronics: electronic equipment that use semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs).

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Space Invaders

is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade video game, developed and released by Taito in Japan and licensed to Midway Manufacturing for overseas distribution.

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Speed Race

is a 1974 arcade racing video game developed and manufactured by Taito and released under the titles Racer and Wheels in North America by distributor Midway Manufacturing in 1975.

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Sports video game

A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports.

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Square Enix

is a Japanese multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. Taito and Square Enix are software companies based in Tokyo, video game companies of Japan and video game publishers.

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Subsidiary

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, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Taito of Brazil

Taito of Brazil (Portuguese: Taito do Brasil) was a pinball and arcade manufacturer located in São Paulo, Brazil.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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Timeline of arcade video game history

The following article is a broad timeline of arcade video games.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Tokyo Denki University

is a private university in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange

The, abbreviated as Tosho (東証) or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tomohiro Nishikado

is a Japanese video game developer and engineer.

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Toy

A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment.

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Transistor–transistor logic

Transistor–transistor logic (TTL) is a logic family built from bipolar junction transistors.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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Vending machine

A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or otherwise made.

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Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito

Also known as Kabushiki-kaisha TAITO, Taito B System, Taito Corporation, Taito L System, Taito SJ System, Taito Z System, Teoi GM-140 TV, The Taito Corporation.

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Taito, the Glossary

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See also

Japanese companies established in 1953

Square Enix

Video game companies established in 1953

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