Technōs Japan, the Glossary
was a Japanese video game developer, best known for the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun franchises (the latter including Renegade, Super Dodge Ball and River City Ransom) as well as Karate Champ, The Combatribes and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.[1]
Table of Contents
79 relations: Acclaim Entertainment, Acrobatic Dog-Fight, Apartment, Arc System Works, Bankruptcy, Beat 'em up, Beaverton, Oregon, Blockout, Chief executive officer, Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge, Cupertino, California, Data East, Double Dragon, Double Dragon (Neo Geo), Double Dragon (video game), Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone, Double Dragon Advance, Double Dragon II (Game Boy), Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES video game), Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Fighting game, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, General manager, Japan, Karate Champ, Kunio-kun, Master System, Mat Mania – The Prowrestling Network, Media franchise, Nakano, Tokyo, Nekketsu Fighting Legend, Neo Geo (system), Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo World Cup, PAL, Play Meter, Polygon (website), Popeye Beach Volleyball, Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Seahag no Maki, President (corporate title), Public company, Renegade (video game), River City Girls Zero, River City Ransom, Secondary school, ... Expand index (29 more) »
- Japanese companies disestablished in 1996
- Japanese companies established in 1981
- Video game companies disestablished in 1996
- Video game companies established in 1981
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in Glen Cove, New York.
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Acrobatic Dog-Fight
Acrobatic Dog-Fight (published in Japan as Dog-Fight - Batten O'Hara no Sucharaka Kuuchuu-sen) is a multidirectional shooter released in arcades by Technos in 1984.
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Apartment
An apartment (North American English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single storey.
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Arc System Works
, commonly referred to as ArcSys, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher located in Yokohama.
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Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts.
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Beat 'em up
A beat 'em up (also known as brawler and, in some markets, beat 'em all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents.
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Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in the Tualatin Valley, located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon, with a small portion bordering Portland.
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Blockout
Blockout is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by California Dreams.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge
Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge, released in Japan as is a 1992 sports game for the NES by Technos Japan Corp. A Game Boy version of the game was also released in Japan only.
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Cupertino, California
Cupertino is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Data East
, also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company. Technōs Japan and Data East are Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan and defunct video game companies of Japan.
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Double Dragon
is a beat 'em up video game series originally developed and published by Technōs Japan.
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Double Dragon (Neo Geo)
is a 1995 fighting video game spin-off of the ''Double Dragon'' series developed and published by Technōs Japan.
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Double Dragon (video game)
is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed by Taito for arcades across Asia, North America and Europe.
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Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
is a side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game produced by Technōs Japan in 1990.
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Double Dragon Advance
is a 2003 side-scrolling beat-em-up released for the Game Boy Advance.
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Double Dragon II (Game Boy)
Double Dragon II is a side-scrolling beat-em-up released for the Game Boy in 1991 developed by Technōs Japan.
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Double Dragon II: The Revenge
is a side-scrolling beat 'em up produced by Technōs Japan originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988.
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Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES video game)
is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced for the Nintendo Entertainment System in late 1989.
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Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones, released in Japan as, is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.
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Fighting game
A fighting game is a genre of video game that involves combat between two or more characters.
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Game Boy
The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.
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Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color.
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General manager
A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility.
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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.
Karate Champ
, originally known as, is a fighting game developed by Technōs Japan and released in arcades by Data East in 1984.
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Kunio-kun
The series (typically localized as River City) is a video game series started by Technōs Japan.
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Master System
The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega.
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Mat Mania – The Prowrestling Network
Mat Mania, known in Japan as or simply is a Japanese wrestling arcade video game developed by Technōs Japan and published by Taito in 1985.
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A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.
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Nakano, Tokyo
Nakano (中野, Nakano) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan.
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Nekketsu Fighting Legend
is a 1992 tournament-style fighting game developed and published by Technōs Japan exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer on December 23, 1992.
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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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Nintendo
is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.
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Nintendo DS
The (retroactively referred to as NDS or DS) is a 32-bit foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005.
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Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo.
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Nintendo World Cup
Nintendo World Cup is a soccer video game for the Family Computer/NES and Game Boy, developed by Technōs Japan and released in 1990.
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PAL
Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.
Play Meter
Play Meter (initially Coin Industry Play Meter) was an American trade magazine focusing on the coin-op amusement arcade industry, including jukebox and arcade game machines.
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Polygon (website)
Polygon is an American entertainment website by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture.
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Popeye Beach Volleyball
is a summer sports-related Game Gear video game that was released exclusively in Japan.
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Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Seahag no Maki
is a video game for the Super Famicom game console based on the popular Popeye franchise, specifically in The All-New Popeye Hour.
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President (corporate title)
A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.
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Public company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.
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Renegade (video game)
, released as Renegade in the West, is a beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed by Taito for the arcades in 1986.
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River City Girls Zero
is a beat 'em up video game developed by Almanic Corporation and published by Technos Japan for the Super Famicom in 1994 exclusively in Japan.
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River City Ransom
River City Ransom, known as Street Gangs in PAL regions, is an open world beat 'em up video game originally for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Secondary school
A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.
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Sequel
A sequel is a work of literature, film, theater, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work.
SNK
is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. Technōs Japan and SNK are Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan and defunct video game companies of Japan.
Sony Imagesoft
Sony Imagesoft Inc. was an American video game publisher that operated from 1989 to 1995 and was located in California.
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A spin-off or spinoff is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from the original work.
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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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Super Bowling
is a video game for the Super NES and the Nintendo 64.
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Super Dodge Ball
Super Dodge Ball is a dodgeball-based sports game produced by Technos Japan Corp. originally released as an arcade game in 1987.
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Super Dodge Ball (Neo Geo)
Super Dodge Ball is a dodgeball-based sports game produced by Technōs Japan that was released for the Neo Geo platform in 1996.
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Super Dodge Ball Advance
Super Dodge Ball Advance is a dodge ball video game produced by Atlus and Ubi Soft that was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001.
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Super Dodgeball Brawlers
Super Dodgeball Brawlers, originally released in Japan as is a dodgeball-based sports game released for the Nintendo DS.
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Super Double Dragon
Super Double Dragon is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992.
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.
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Tag Team Wrestling
Tag Team Wrestling, known as in Japan, is a wrestling video game developed by Technōs Japan and released for arcades in 1983.
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Technōs Japan
was a Japanese video game developer, best known for the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun franchises (the latter including Renegade, Super Dodge Ball and River City Ransom) as well as Karate Champ, The Combatribes and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer. Technōs Japan and Technōs Japan are Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan, defunct video game companies of Japan, Japanese companies disestablished in 1996, Japanese companies established in 1981, software companies based in Tokyo, video game companies disestablished in 1996 and video game companies established in 1981.
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The Combatribes
is a 1990 beat 'em-up game released for the arcades by Technos Japan Corp (the developers of Renegade and Double Dragon).
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Tradewest
Tradewest, Inc. was an American video game company based in Corsicana, Texas that produced numerous games in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics.
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U.S. Championship V'Ball
U.S. Championship V'Ball, also known simply as V'Ball, is a 1988 beach volleyball sports game released for the arcades by Technōs Japan Corporation.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games.
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Video game industry
The video game industry is the tertiary and quaternary sectors of the entertainment industry that specialize in the development, marketing, distribution, monetization and consumer feedback of video games.
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Video games in Japan
Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming.
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Virtual Console
The Virtual Console is a defunct line of downloadable video games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U home video game consoles and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
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Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer is a 1995 superhero-themed head-to-head fighting game produced by Technos Japan Corp. for the Neo Geo arcade and home console.
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WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.
WWF Superstars
is a wrestling video game manufactured by Technōs Japan and released for arcades in 1989.
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WWF WrestleFest
is a professional wrestling video game developed and released by Technōs Japan for arcades in 1991, featuring stars of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
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Xain'd Sleena
is a two genre platformer and side-scrolling arcade video game produced by Technos in 1986.
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Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.
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See also
Japanese companies disestablished in 1996
- Kitty Films
- Mitsubishi Bank
- Nazca Corporation
- Technōs Japan
- The Bank of Tokyo
Japanese companies established in 1981
- FamilyMart
- H.m.p. (Japan)
- Japanese Aero Engine Corporation
- Kyoto Animation
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
- Nihon Falcom
- Nova (eikaiwa)
- Technōs Japan
- VAP, Inc.
Video game companies disestablished in 1996
- Atari Corporation
- Big Red Software
- Black Legend (company)
- Capstone Software
- Crack dot Com
- Digital Pictures
- Motown Software
- Nazca Corporation
- Sega Technical Institute
- Technōs Japan
- Time Warner Interactive
- U.S. Gold
- Vision Software
Video game companies established in 1981
- CommaVid
- Datamost
- Free Fall Associates
- Games by Apollo
- Imagic
- Kesmai
- Level 9 Computing
- Nacon
- Nihon Falcom
- Personal Software Services
- Spectravideo
- Starpath
- Taxan
- Technōs Japan
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technōs_Japan
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