Difference between revisions of "Salio"
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'''Salio Inc.''' (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a [[Sega]] console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the [[Sega Master System]] in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the [[SG-1000]] in 1983. | '''Salio Inc.''' (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a [[Sega]] console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the [[Sega Master System]] in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the [[SG-1000]] in 1983. | ||
| − | Salio was actually a dummy brand created by [[Tecmo]] so they could circumvent [[Nintendo]]'s | + | Salio was actually a dummy brand created by [[Tecmo]] so they could circumvent [[Nintendo]]'s exclusivity policy on third-party publishers and release games on competing platforms without repercussion. Only three games were published under the Salio label: two on the [[Sega Mark III]] and one on the PC Engine. Tecmo would publish games on later Sega platforms under their own name. |
| − | Whereas Sega's Mark III and Master | + | Whereas Sega's Mark III and Master System games were labeled as "Gold Cartridges" in Japan, Salio's were labeled as "Silver Cartridges". |
==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 18 August 2015
Salio Inc. (サリオ) was a video game publishing company. It was the first third-party publisher to support a Sega console in Japan, and one of two publishers to support the Sega Master System in this region (the other being Sega themselves). Until this point, Sega had published every cartridge and card in Japan, starting with the SG-1000 in 1983.
Salio was actually a dummy brand created by Tecmo so they could circumvent Nintendo's exclusivity policy on third-party publishers and release games on competing platforms without repercussion. Only three games were published under the Salio label: two on the Sega Mark III and one on the PC Engine. Tecmo would publish games on later Sega platforms under their own name.
Whereas Sega's Mark III and Master System games were labeled as "Gold Cartridges" in Japan, Salio's were labeled as "Silver Cartridges".
Softography
Master System
- Argos no Juujiken (Rygar) (1988)
- Solomon no Kagi: Oujo Rihita no Namida (Solomon's Key) (1988)