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}}{{stub}}'''Yonezawa''' (ヨネザワ) was a Japanese toy manufacturer and video game publisher which owned the game publishing label '''Yonezawa PR21''' (also known as '''Party Room 21'''.)
  
{{sub-stub}}'''Yonezawa''' (ヨネザワ) was the Japanese toy maker. ''Yonezawa PR21'' (also known as ''Party Room 21'') is their video game label. They created Family Computer and Super Famicom games during the 1980s and the 1990s. Their golden years consisted of games released between the year 1989 and 1994. Their most notable titles during their years of production were the Famicom game ''Battle Storm'' and the Super Famicom game ''Super Hockey '94''.
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Yonezawa produced and published video games for the [[Nintendo Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Super Famicom]] during the 1980s and 1990s (particularly active from 1989 to 1994), with their most notable titles being the Family Computer title  [[wikipedia:Battle Storm|Battle Storm]] and the Super Famicom title ''[[wikipedia:Super Ice Hockey|Super Hockey '94]]''.
  
During the 1994 fiscal year, the company published a range of software for the Family Computer before Yonezawa was bought by [[Sega]]. After the buyout, the company changed name to [[Sega Yonezawa]], which it was known as until it was merged into [[Sega Toys]] in 1998.
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The company was also once considered to publish the 1993 [[Sega R&D 8]]-developed [[Sega Mega Drive]] racing combat game ''[[Metal Fangs]]'', and an unused copyright notice for Yonezawa remains in the game's code.{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Metal_Fangs}}
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In 1994, Yonezawa was acquired by [[Sega]] and became [[Sega Yonezawa]].
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Yonezawa
Founded: 19xx
Defunct: 1994
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1994

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Yonezawa (ヨネザワ) was a Japanese toy manufacturer and video game publisher which owned the game publishing label Yonezawa PR21 (also known as Party Room 21.)

Company

Yonezawa produced and published video games for the Nintendo Family Computer and Nintendo Super Famicom during the 1980s and 1990s (particularly active from 1989 to 1994), with their most notable titles being the Family Computer title Battle Storm and the Super Famicom title Super Hockey '94.

The company was also once considered to publish the 1993 Sega R&D 8-developed Sega Mega Drive racing combat game Metal Fangs, and an unused copyright notice for Yonezawa remains in the game's code.[1]

In 1994, Yonezawa was acquired by Sega and became Sega Yonezawa.

References