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{{stub}}'''Dempa Micomsoft''' (電波新聞社マイコンソフト), or simply '''Dempa''', is the software division of publishing company Dempa Shimbunsha (電波新聞社). It was established in October 1983{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}}, and during the late 1980s and early 1990s they were responsible for porting many [[arcade]] games to home Japanese computers, several of these games being developed by [[Sega]].
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{{stub}}'''Dempa Micomsoft''' (電波新聞社マイコンソフト), or simply '''Dempa''', is the software division of publishing company [[Dempa Shimbunsha]]. It was established in October 1983{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}}, and during the late 1980s and early 1990s they were responsible for porting many [[arcade]] games to home Japanese computers, several of these games being developed by [[Sega]].
  
 
In 1993, the division was broken off as a separate company, known simply as '''Micomsoft Co., Ltd.'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}} (マイコンソフト株式会社), and would spend the next two decades producing controllers, joysticks, television scan converters and other computer hardware. The company would be re-merged back into Demba Shimbunsha in October 2018, once again becoming a software division{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}}.
 
In 1993, the division was broken off as a separate company, known simply as '''Micomsoft Co., Ltd.'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}} (マイコンソフト株式会社), and would spend the next two decades producing controllers, joysticks, television scan converters and other computer hardware. The company would be re-merged back into Demba Shimbunsha in October 2018, once again becoming a software division{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240226205443/http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html}}.

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Dempa Micomsoft
Founded: 1983-10[1]
T-series code: T-17
Headquarters:
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Dempa Micomsoft (電波新聞社マイコンソフト), or simply Dempa, is the software division of publishing company Dempa Shimbunsha. It was established in October 1983[1], and during the late 1980s and early 1990s they were responsible for porting many arcade games to home Japanese computers, several of these games being developed by Sega.

In 1993, the division was broken off as a separate company, known simply as Micomsoft Co., Ltd.[1] (マイコンソフト株式会社), and would spend the next two decades producing controllers, joysticks, television scan converters and other computer hardware. The company would be re-merged back into Demba Shimbunsha in October 2018, once again becoming a software division[1].

Accessories produced

SG-1000

  • (198x)

Mega Drive

  • (1989)
  • (1990)
  • (1991)
  • (1993)
  • (1993)
  • (199x)

Softography

Mega Drive

  • (1990)

PC Engine

  • (1988)

TurboGrafx-16

  • (1990)

X1

  • (1988)

X68000

  • (1987)
  • (1989)
  • (1989)
  • (1992)

External links

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-26 20:54)