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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (日本テレネット) commonly known as '''Telenet Japan''', was a software developer and publisher founded in 1983.
  
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The company built its fortunes developing and publishing for Japanese home computers, before entering the console market at the beginning of the 1990s. Most notably, Telenet owned development studio [[Wolf Team]], which would create several hits in Japan during its existence. For unknown reasons Telenet chose to publish under several brands on home consoles; [[Renovation Game]], [[Riot]], [[Laser Soft]], the North American arm, [[Renovation Products]] (bought by [[Sega]] in 1993) and the occasional no-frills Telenet Japan release. Any internal development was usually credited solely to Telenet Japan (or Wolf Team).
'''Telenet Japan''' (日本テレネット) was a software developer and publisher founded in 1983. They are best known for their software development teams [[Wolf Team]] (which was sold to [[Namco]] in 2003) and '''RIOT''' (fate unknown) and US publishing house [[Renovation Products]] (which was acquired by [[Sega]] in 1993), however they have also developed various games in other, unknown studios. They ceased developing for [[Sega]] systems company-wide in 1993 for unknown reasons, selling Renovation to Sega and establishing their largest success, Wolf Team's ''Tales'' series, on the SNES. Telenet Japan themselves would continue to produce games on the SNES, PlayStation, and Game Boy Advance, as well as enter the pachinko business.
 
  
They closed down in 2007 after a string of financial mistakes (including the infamous licensing of various properties to a hentai developer a few years earlier), and with the exception of Wolf Team's ''Tales'' series (owned by Namco), all their intellectual properties are now owned by [[Sunsoft]].
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They ceased developing for [[Sega]] systems company-wide in 1993 for unknown reasons, selling Renovation to Sega and establishing their largest success, Wolf Team's ''Tales'' series, on the SNES. Telenet Japan themselves would continue to produce games on the SNES, PlayStation, and Game Boy Advance, as well as enter the pachinko business.
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Telenet Japan closed down in 2007 after a string of financial mistakes (including the infamous licensing of various properties to a hentai developer a few years earlier), and with the exception of Wolf Team's ''Tales'' series (owned by Namco), all their intellectual properties are now owned by [[Sunsoft]].
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
:''For the individual softographies of [[Wolf Team]] and [[Renovation Products]] (in this case, including non-Telenet games), see their respective pages.''
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''For other labels, see [[Laser Soft]], [[Renovation Game]], [[Renovation Products]] or [[Riot]]''.
===[[Mega Drive]]===
 
{| class="prettytable"
 
|-
 
! Game
 
! Studio
 
! Year
 
|-
 
|''[[Gaiares]]''
 
|Renovation Game (different from Renovation Products)
 
|1990
 
|-
 
|''[[Valis III]]''
 
|Renovation Game
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Jantei Monogatari]]'' (with [[Atlus]])
 
|Renovation Game
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation]]''
 
|RIOT
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]'' (with [[Falcom]])
 
|RIOT
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Beast Warriors]]''
 
|RIOT
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Exile]]'' (subcontracted to [[Micro Factory]])
 
|RIOT
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[Mugen Senshi Valis]]''
 
|RIOT
 
|1991
 
|-
 
|''[[SD Valis]]'' (subcontracted to/partially(?) developed by [[I.S.C.]])
 
|Laser Soft
 
|1992
 
|-
 
|''[[Traysia]]''
 
|RIOT
 
|1992
 
|-
 
|''[[GrandSlam: The Tennis Tournament]]'' (with [[System Sacom]])
 
|?
 
|1992
 
|}
 
 
 
===PC Engine===
 
*''[[Columns]]'' (1991; Laser Soft)
 
  
 
===MSX2===
 
===MSX2===
*''[[Columns]]'' (1991; subcontracted to [[Compile]])
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*''[[Columns]]'' (1991)
  
 
===FM Towns===
 
===FM Towns===
*''[[Columns]]'' (1991; subcontracted to [[Compile]])
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*''[[Columns]]'' (1991)
  
=== CD-ROM²===
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===[[Mega Drive]]===
*''[[Golden Axe]]'' (1990; Renovation Game)
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*''[[GrandSlam: The Tennis Tournament '92]]'' (1992)
 
 
===[[Mega CD]]===
 
*''[[Cosmic Fantasy Stories]]'' (1992; RIOT)
 
*''[[Death Bringer: The Knight of Darkness]]'' (1992; RIOT)
 
*''[[Mahou no Shoujo: Silky Lip]]'' (1992; RIOT)
 
*''[[Cyborg 009]]'' (1993; RIOT)
 
*''[[Revenge of the Ninja]]'' (1993; with [[Taito]])
 
 
 
===[[Game Gear]]===
 
*''[[Griffin]]'' (1991; Renovation Game as developer, RIOT as publisher ([https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html Sega of Japan's master list] lists them specifically instead of the usual Telenet Japan))
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 09:17, 1 January 2017

Nihon Telenet (日本テレネット) commonly known as Telenet Japan, was a software developer and publisher founded in 1983.

The company built its fortunes developing and publishing for Japanese home computers, before entering the console market at the beginning of the 1990s. Most notably, Telenet owned development studio Wolf Team, which would create several hits in Japan during its existence. For unknown reasons Telenet chose to publish under several brands on home consoles; Renovation Game, Riot, Laser Soft, the North American arm, Renovation Products (bought by Sega in 1993) and the occasional no-frills Telenet Japan release. Any internal development was usually credited solely to Telenet Japan (or Wolf Team).

They ceased developing for Sega systems company-wide in 1993 for unknown reasons, selling Renovation to Sega and establishing their largest success, Wolf Team's Tales series, on the SNES. Telenet Japan themselves would continue to produce games on the SNES, PlayStation, and Game Boy Advance, as well as enter the pachinko business.

Telenet Japan closed down in 2007 after a string of financial mistakes (including the infamous licensing of various properties to a hentai developer a few years earlier), and with the exception of Wolf Team's Tales series (owned by Namco), all their intellectual properties are now owned by Sunsoft.

Softography

For other labels, see Laser Soft, Renovation Game, Renovation Products or Riot.

MSX2

FM Towns

Mega Drive

References

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