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The company started selling retail games exclusively for the NEC PC-6001 computer at first, but branched out to other platforms in 1983. Their most popular games during this period include the ''Hydlide'' series (one of the earliest action RPGs), the ''Legend of Star Arthur'' trilogy and the multi-episode ''Daiva'' (an ambitious strategy game which was released across eight platforms). T&E Soft would expand to the console gaming market in 1986, initially through licensed ports of their titles by other companies and then through self-publishing in 1990. During the same year, T&E Soft purchased fellow PC gaming publisher XTAL SOFT, turning them into the Osaka division of T&E Soft. In 1997, Square founder Masafumi Miyamoto, an acquaintance of the Yokoyama brothers, became the biggest shareholder of the company and for a while T&E Soft acted as a sister company to Square. In 2001, T&E Soft merged with Disney Oriental Land, becoming D Wonderland, and withdrew from the game publishing business. | The company started selling retail games exclusively for the NEC PC-6001 computer at first, but branched out to other platforms in 1983. Their most popular games during this period include the ''Hydlide'' series (one of the earliest action RPGs), the ''Legend of Star Arthur'' trilogy and the multi-episode ''Daiva'' (an ambitious strategy game which was released across eight platforms). T&E Soft would expand to the console gaming market in 1986, initially through licensed ports of their titles by other companies and then through self-publishing in 1990. During the same year, T&E Soft purchased fellow PC gaming publisher XTAL SOFT, turning them into the Osaka division of T&E Soft. In 1997, Square founder Masafumi Miyamoto, an acquaintance of the Yokoyama brothers, became the biggest shareholder of the company and for a while T&E Soft acted as a sister company to Square. In 2001, T&E Soft merged with Disney Oriental Land, becoming D Wonderland, and withdrew from the game publishing business. | ||
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==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
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| Founded: 1982 | ||
| Defunct: 2001 (halted game production) | ||
| T-series code: T-114 | ||
| Merged with: Disney | ||
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T&E Soft (T＆Eソフト) was a Japanese video game developer based in Nagoya that was active from 1982 through 2008. It was founded by brothers Toshiro and Eiji Yokoyama (hence the company's name). They are best known for their golf simulators.
The company started selling retail games exclusively for the NEC PC-6001 computer at first, but branched out to other platforms in 1983. Their most popular games during this period include the Hydlide series (one of the earliest action RPGs), the Legend of Star Arthur trilogy and the multi-episode Daiva (an ambitious strategy game which was released across eight platforms). T&E Soft would expand to the console gaming market in 1986, initially through licensed ports of their titles by other companies and then through self-publishing in 1990. During the same year, T&E Soft purchased fellow PC gaming publisher XTAL SOFT, turning them into the Osaka division of T&E Soft. In 1997, Square founder Masafumi Miyamoto, an acquaintance of the Yokoyama brothers, became the biggest shareholder of the company and for a while T&E Soft acted as a sister company to Square. In 2001, T&E Soft merged with Disney Oriental Land, becoming D Wonderland, and withdrew from the game publishing business.
Deep Co., Ltd. acquired T & E Soft 's trademark rights on April 22, 2005, to continue game development which would go on until January 2013.
Softography
Sega Titan Video
- Pebble Beach: The Great Shot (1996)
Mega Drive
- Super Hydlide (1989)
- Psy-O-Blade (1990)
- Undeadline (1991)
- Pebble Beach Golf Links (1993)
- New 3D Golf Simulation: Harukanaru Augusta (1993)
- New 3D Golf Simulation: Devil's Course (1994)
- New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki (1994)
Saturn
- Pebble Beach Golf Links (1995)
- The Hyper Golf: Devil's Course Sample Ban (1995)
- Virtual Hydlide (1995)
- Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 3 (1995)
- Valora Valley Golf (1995)
- Waialae no Kiseki: Extra 36 Holes (1997)
- Jun Classic C.C. & Rope Club (1997)
References
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