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| − | {{stub}}'''Westone Bit Entertainment''' (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント) | + | {{stub}}'''Westone Bit Entertainment''' (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント), founded as '''Escape''', and later known as simply '''Westone''', was a Japanese video game developer which often did uncredited contract work for publishers such as [[Sega]] and [[Hudson]]. The company is most notable for developing ''[[:Category:Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy]]'' series. |
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| + | The [[wikipedia:Tokyo|Tokyo]]-based developer was founded in May 1986 as Escape (referring to a computer keyboard's [[wikipedia:Esc key|Esc key]].) Because it was felt that name didn't reinforce the image of a reliable company, it was later changed to Westone, a contraction derived from the first characters of founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) and Michishito Ishizuka's (石塚路志人) names: Nishi, meaning West, and Ishi, meaning stone.{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Westone_Bit_Entertainment}} | ||
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Westone Bit Entertainment (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント), founded as Escape, and later known as simply Westone, was a Japanese video game developer which often did uncredited contract work for publishers such as Sega and Hudson. The company is most notable for developing Wonder Boy series.
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Company
The Tokyo-based developer was founded in May 1986 as Escape (referring to a computer keyboard's Esc key.) Because it was felt that name didn't reinforce the image of a reliable company, it was later changed to Westone, a contraction derived from the first characters of founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) and Michishito Ishizuka's (石塚路志人) names: Nishi, meaning West, and Ishi, meaning stone.[2]
Softography
System 1
- Wonder Boy (1986) (as Escape)
System 2
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987) (as Westone)
System 16
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1988) (as Westone)
- Riot City (1991) (as Westone)
Master System
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (1989) (as Westone)
Mega Drive
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (1991) (as Westone)
- Mega Bomberman (1994) (as Westone)
- Monster World IV (1994) (as Westone)
Game Gear
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (1992) (as Westone)
Mega-CD
- Dungeon Explorer (1995) (as Westone)
- The Space Adventure (1995) (as Westone)
Pico
- Minna de Odorou: Oz no Mahoutsukai (1996) (as Westone)
Saturn
- Kekkon: Marriage (1995) (as Westone)
- Willy Wombat (1997) (as Westone)
- Sotsugyou III Wedding Bell (1998) (as Westone)
- Sotsugyou Album (1998) (as Westone)
Dreamcast
- Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (1999) (as Westone)
- Reel Fishing: Wild (2001)
- Di Gi Charat Fantasy (2001)
- Shinseiki Evangelion: Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku (2002)
PlayStation 2
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
- Arcade Archives Wonder Boy (2014)
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
References
- ↑ http://www.westone.co.jp/ir.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-08 20:42)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Westone_Bit_Entertainment
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