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| headquarters=Kōnan, Aichi, Japan
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'''Sunsoft''' (サンソフト) is a Japanese video game development company founded on April 16, 1971 as a division of Sun Corporation, itself a division of Sun Electronics. They have been responsible for developing and publishing numerous games since 1978, including several [[Sega]]-licensed games. Interestingly they were also responsible for porting several Sega games to the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan.
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''Sun Electronics'' (サン電子) is a Japanese company founded on April 16, 1971. '''Sunsoft''' (サンソフト)  is their video game label. They have been responsible for developing and publishing numerous games since 1978, including several [[Sega]]-licensed games. Interestingly they were also responsible for porting several Sega games to the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan.
  
 
For reasons unknown, all Japanese [[Sega Mega Drive]] games published by Sunsoft resemble their Famicom game covers — their covers printed backwards, the front being on the left of the spine, rather than the right, and cases around the size of the cartridge.
 
For reasons unknown, all Japanese [[Sega Mega Drive]] games published by Sunsoft resemble their Famicom game covers — their covers printed backwards, the front being on the left of the spine, rather than the right, and cases around the size of the cartridge.
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===[[Saturn]]===
 
===[[Saturn]]===
* ''[[Myst]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Myst]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Hebereke's Popoitto]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Hebereke's Popoitto]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Game no Tatsujin]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Game no Tatsujin]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Jewels of the Oracle]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Game no Tetsujin The Shanghai]]'' (1995)
* ''[[O-chan no Oekaki Logic]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Jewels of the Oracle]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Hissatsu Pachinko Collection]]'' (1996)
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*''[[O-chan no Oekaki Logic]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Game no Tatsujin 2]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Hissatsu Pachinko Collection]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Game no Tatsujin 2]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Waku Waku 7]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Astra Superstars]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Waku Waku 7]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Riven: The Sequel to Myst]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Photo Genic]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Riven: The Sequel to Myst]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Astra Superstars]]'' (1998)
  
 
===[[Sega Titan Video]]===
 
===[[Sega Titan Video]]===
* ''[[Shanghai: The Great Wall]]'' (1995)
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* ''[[Shanghai: Triple-Threat]]'' (1995)
 
* ''[[Karaoke Quiz Intro Don Don!]]'' (1996)
 
* ''[[Karaoke Quiz Intro Don Don!]]'' (1996)
 
* ''[[Astra Super Stars]]'' (1998)
 
* ''[[Astra Super Stars]]'' (1998)
 
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==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/ Japanese website]
 
*[http://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/ Japanese website]
 
*[http://www.sunsoftgames.com/ North American website]
 
*[http://www.sunsoftgames.com/ North American website]
  
[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]]
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==References==
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{{NECRetro}}
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Revision as of 16:01, 6 January 2017

Sun Electronics (サン電子) is a Japanese company founded on April 16, 1971. Sunsoft (サンソフト) is their video game label. They have been responsible for developing and publishing numerous games since 1978, including several Sega-licensed games. Interestingly they were also responsible for porting several Sega games to the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan.

For reasons unknown, all Japanese Sega Mega Drive games published by Sunsoft resemble their Famicom game covers — their covers printed backwards, the front being on the left of the spine, rather than the right, and cases around the size of the cartridge.

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