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| − | The company '''Megasoft''' started as Whiteboard and was established sometime in the latter part of the 1980s. It produced arcade and home mahjong games such ''[[Mahjong Cop Ryuu]]'', primarily for SEGA. By 1989, the company's name had changed to Santos and it produced a handful more arcade and Mega Drive titles, most notably ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]''. The company was acquired by SEGA in December 1991, and renamed once more to Megasoft. | + | The company '''Megasoft''' started as '''Whiteboard''' and was established sometime in the latter part of the 1980s. It produced arcade and home mahjong games such ''[[Mahjong Cop Ryuu]]'', primarily for SEGA. By 1989, the company's name had changed to '''Santos''' and it produced a handful more arcade and Mega Drive titles, most notably ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]''. The company was acquired by SEGA in December 1991, and renamed once more to Megasoft. |
| − | As a division of SEGA, Megasoft produced two titles, ''[[Aa Harimanada]]'' and ''[[Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master]]'', but the staff was soon after merged into SEGA's own internal R&D departments. After the buyout by SEGA, Santos president Takeshi Tozu left the company to establish another development studio also called Santos, which would eventually be merged into | + | As a division of SEGA, Megasoft produced two titles, ''[[Aa Harimanada]]'' and ''[[Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master]]'', but the staff was soon after merged into SEGA's own internal R&D departments. After the buyout by SEGA, Santos president Takeshi Tozu left the company to establish another development studio also called [[Santos (later)|Santos]], which would eventually be merged into [[Yumekobo]]. |
Another group of former Santos staff led by Tomohiro Ishigai established [[Gaibrain]] in the early '90s. | Another group of former Santos staff led by Tomohiro Ishigai established [[Gaibrain]] in the early '90s. | ||
Revision as of 01:04, 11 March 2012
- Santos redirects here. For the Santos that made The Flintstones and Bust-A-Move, see Santos (later).
The company Megasoft started as Whiteboard and was established sometime in the latter part of the 1980s. It produced arcade and home mahjong games such Mahjong Cop Ryuu, primarily for SEGA. By 1989, the company's name had changed to Santos and it produced a handful more arcade and Mega Drive titles, most notably Battle Golfer Yui. The company was acquired by SEGA in December 1991, and renamed once more to Megasoft.
As a division of SEGA, Megasoft produced two titles, Aa Harimanada and Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, but the staff was soon after merged into SEGA's own internal R&D departments. After the buyout by SEGA, Santos president Takeshi Tozu left the company to establish another development studio also called Santos, which would eventually be merged into Yumekobo.
Another group of former Santos staff led by Tomohiro Ishigai established Gaibrain in the early '90s.
Softography
System 16
- Sukeban Jansi Ryuko (1988, as Whiteboard)
Mega Drive
- Mahjong Cop Ryuu (1989, as Whiteboard)
- Toki: Going Ape Spit (1991, as Santos)
- Battle Golfer Yui (1991, as Santos)
- Aa Harimanada (1993)
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)