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'''''Treasure Co. Ltd.''''' (株式会社トレジャー Kabushiki-Gaisha Torejā) is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of [[Konami]] on 19 June 1992. Treasure is best known for classic-style action games that employ innovative gameplay systems.
 
'''''Treasure Co. Ltd.''''' (株式会社トレジャー Kabushiki-Gaisha Torejā) is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of [[Konami]] on 19 June 1992. Treasure is best known for classic-style action games that employ innovative gameplay systems.
  
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Treasure is a small, privately held company, headed by CEO Masato Maegawa and consisting of about 30-40 members, though this number is somewhat misleading because they also employ independent contractors to assist development, and sometimes partner with other companies such as [[Sega]], [[Nintendo]] and [[G.rev]]. Because of their small size and independence, they generally depend on outside partnerships to finance development. As a result, they have worked on many titles based on licenses, and partnered with companies like [[Sega]], [[Enix]] and [[Nintendo]] to produce original properties. They have produced a handful of games completely or nearly independently, most notably the arcade shooters ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' and ''[[Ikaruga]]''.
 
Treasure is a small, privately held company, headed by CEO Masato Maegawa and consisting of about 30-40 members, though this number is somewhat misleading because they also employ independent contractors to assist development, and sometimes partner with other companies such as [[Sega]], [[Nintendo]] and [[G.rev]]. Because of their small size and independence, they generally depend on outside partnerships to finance development. As a result, they have worked on many titles based on licenses, and partnered with companies like [[Sega]], [[Enix]] and [[Nintendo]] to produce original properties. They have produced a handful of games completely or nearly independently, most notably the arcade shooters ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' and ''[[Ikaruga]]''.
  
==Games released for Sega systems==
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==Softography==
:''Wikipedia offers a platform-agnostic list of [[wikipedia:Treasure (company)#Games developed by Treasure|games developed by Treasure]].''
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===[[Master System]]===
===[[Sega Master System]]===
 
 
*''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994, Japan only)
 
*''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994, Japan only)
===[[Sega Game Gear]]===
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===[[Game Gear]]===
 
*''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Gunstar Heroes]] (with [[M2]], 1995)
 
*''[[Gunstar Heroes]] (with [[M2]], 1995)
===[[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive / Genesis]]===
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===[[Mega Drive]]===
 
*''[[Gunstar Heroes]] (1993, [[Emulator|emulated]] on [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in 2006)
 
*''[[Gunstar Heroes]] (1993, [[Emulator|emulated]] on [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in 2006)
 
*''[[McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Alien Soldier]]'' (1995, emulated on Virtual Console in 2007)
 
*''[[Alien Soldier]]'' (1995, emulated on Virtual Console in 2007)
 
*''[[Light Crusader]]'' (1995, emulated on Virtual console in 2007)
 
*''[[Light Crusader]]'' (1995, emulated on Virtual console in 2007)
===[[Sega Saturn]]===
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===[[Saturn]]===
 
*''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Silhouette Mirage]]'' (1997, Japan only)
 
*''[[Silhouette Mirage]]'' (1997, Japan only)
 
*''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' (1998, Japan only, originally on [[Sega Titan Video]] arcade platform)
 
*''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' (1998, Japan only, originally on [[Sega Titan Video]] arcade platform)
===[[Sega Dreamcast]]===
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
*''[[Bangai-O|Bangai-O / Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh]]'' (爆裂無敵バンガイオー) (2001)
 
*''[[Bangai-O|Bangai-O / Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh]]'' (爆裂無敵バンガイオー) (2001)
 
*''[[Ikaruga]]'' (2002, Japan only, originally on [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade platform, later released in NA/EU on the [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
*''[[Ikaruga]]'' (2002, Japan only, originally on [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade platform, later released in NA/EU on the [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* [http://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/ Treasure] homepage (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/ Treasure] homepage (Japanese)
  
[[Category:Development Companies]]
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[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]]

Revision as of 16:12, 10 September 2010

Treasure Co. Ltd. (株式会社トレジャー Kabushiki-Gaisha Torejā) is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of Konami on 19 June 1992. Treasure is best known for classic-style action games that employ innovative gameplay systems.

Treasure's greatest commercial successes have been games such as Wario World and Mischief Makers, but they are better known for their critical successes, which include many games release on Sega platforms, including Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, Guardian Heroes, Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, and Ikaruga. They debuted on the Sega Mega Drive with the classic Gunstar Heroes (although McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, also for that console, was developed first).

Treasure is a small, privately held company, headed by CEO Masato Maegawa and consisting of about 30-40 members, though this number is somewhat misleading because they also employ independent contractors to assist development, and sometimes partner with other companies such as Sega, Nintendo and G.rev. Because of their small size and independence, they generally depend on outside partnerships to finance development. As a result, they have worked on many titles based on licenses, and partnered with companies like Sega, Enix and Nintendo to produce original properties. They have produced a handful of games completely or nearly independently, most notably the arcade shooters Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga.

Softography

Master System

Game Gear

Mega Drive

Saturn

Dreamcast

Arcade boards

External links