Taito
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| Taito |
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| Founded: 1953 |
| T-series code: T-11 |
| Merged into: Square Enix (2005) |
| Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Taito Corporation (タイトー) is a video game developer established by Russian Jewish businessman Michael Kogan as the Taito Trading Company in 1953. It is headquartered in Taitō (or Taito City), a special ward of Tokyo, Japan, which is where the company gets its name from.
The company started its life off importing and distributing vending machines, and later jukeboxes before beginning to manufacture their own. In the 1960s it moved on to producing pinball tables, and saw its first video game released in 1973 (the same year the company was renamed Taito Corporation). In 1978 Toshihiro Nishikado, a designer at Taito, created Space Invaders, an arcade game so popular it caused a coin shortage in Japan. It's success allowed Taito to open up Taito America Corporation to handle operations in North America.
Taito have since seen further success with their Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move and Darius series.
Taito also distributed their own Sega NAOMI GD-ROM systems and games.
Taito were acquired by Square Enix in 2005, though the brand is still in use to this day.
Contents
Softography
SG-1000
- Chack'n Pop (1985)
- Elevator Action (1985)
- Space Invaders (1985)
Master System
- Rastan (1988)
- Cloud Master (1989)
- Operation Wolf (1990)
- Bubble Bobble (1991)
- Chase H.Q. (1991)
- Taito's Super Space Invaders (1991)
- The New Zealand Story (1992)
- Special Criminal Investigation (1992)
- Darius II (1992)
- Space Gun (1992)
- Renegade (1993)
- Rainbow Islands (1993)
Game Gear
- Rastan (1991)
- Chase H.Q. (1991)
- Halley Wars (1991)
- Taito's Super Space Invaders (1991)
- Bubble Bobble (1994)
- Bust-A-Move (1996)
Mega CD
- Time Gal (1993)
- The Ninja Warriors (1993)
- Night Striker (1993)
- Revenge of the Ninja (1993)
Mega Drive
- The New Zealand Story (1990)
- Final Blow (1990)
- Rastan Saga II (1990)
- Space Invaders 90 (1990)
- Insector X (1990) (developed and published by HOT-B)
- Rainbow Islands Extra (1990)
- Darius II (1990)
- Ultimate Qix (1991)
- Ka-Ge-Ki (1991) (developed by Kaneko and published by HOT-B)
- Thunder Fox (1991)
- Fire Mustang (1991)
- Saint Sword (1991)
- Master of Weapon (1991)
- Maou Renjishi (1991)
- Growl (1991)
- Cadash (1992)
- Hit the Ice (1992)
- Chase H.Q. II (1992)
- The Flintstones (1993)
Mega LD
- Pyramid Patrol (1993)
- Hyperion (1994)
- Time Gal (1995)
Saturn
- Galactic Attack (1995)
- Hattrick Hero S (1995)
- Darius Gaiden (1995)
- Darius II (1996)
- Metal Black (1996)
- Night Striker S (1996)
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands (1996)
- Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition (1996)
- Taito Chase H.Q. Plus S.C.I. (1996)
- Space Invaders (1996)
- Time Gal & Ninja Hayate (1997)
- Tokyo Shadow (1997)
- Pu-Li-Ru-La/Arcade Gears (1997)
- Layer Section II (1997)
- Cleopatra Fortune (1997)
- Elevator Action Returns (1997)
- Gekirindan: Time Travel Shooting (1997)
- Gun Frontier (1997)
- Bust-A-Move 3 (1997)
- Bubble Symphony (1997)
- Mizubaku Daibouken (1998)
- Densha de Go! EX (1998)
Dreamcast
- Psychic Force 2012 (1999)
- Bust-A-Move 4 (2000)
- Densha de Go! 2: Kousoku-hen 3000 Bandai (2000)
- Re-Volt (Japanese publisher only; 2000)
- Cleopatra Fortune (2001)
- Spirit of Speed 1937 (Japanese publisher only; 2001)
NAOMI GD-ROM
- Cleopatra Fortune Plus (2001)
- Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002)
- Pochi to Nyaa (2002)
- Psyvariar 2 (2003)
- Rabbit 2 (2003)
- Shikigami no Shiro II/The Castle of Shikigami II (2003)
- Usagi: Yasei no Touhai: Yamashiro Mahjong Hen (2003)
- ExZeus (2005)
- Trizeal (2005)
References
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