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}}{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}} Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社オーパス), also known as '''Opus Corp.''' and '''Opus Studio''', was a Japanese computer software and video game developer which specialized in planning{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231213102525/https://www.opus.co.jp/index.php/company/}}, music production, and sound design, especially known for their sound driver work during the 16-bit era.{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Opus}}
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}}{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}} Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社オーパス), commonly known as '''Opus Corp.''', and sometimes known as '''Opus Studio''', is a Japanese video game developer which specializes in music production and sound design, most known for their sound driver work in the [[Sega Mega Drive]] era.{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Opus}}
 
  
 
==Company==
 
==Company==
 
{{PAGENAME}} was founded on March 6, 1990 by former [[Goblin Sound]] member and company CEO [[Takayuki Suzuki]] (鈴木隆志).{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Opus}}
 
{{PAGENAME}} was founded on March 6, 1990 by former [[Goblin Sound]] member and company CEO [[Takayuki Suzuki]] (鈴木隆志).{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Opus}}
  
==Production history==
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On April 4, 2024, {{PAGENAME}} was forced to declare bankruptcy, citing the COVID pandemic and the resulting limits of working hours as reasons for the company's collapse.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240901053517/https://n-seikei.jp/2024/04/post-100079.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171306/https://gdri.blogspot.com/2024/09/opus-no-longer-with-us.html}}
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==Logos==
 
==Logos==
 
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Third-party software developers]]
 
[[Category:Third-party software developers]]

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Opus Co., Ltd. (株式会社オーパス), also known as Opus Corp. and Opus Studio, was a Japanese computer software and video game developer which specialized in planning[4], music production, and sound design, especially known for their sound driver work during the 16-bit era.[1]

Company

Opus was founded on March 6, 1990 by former Goblin Sound member and company CEO Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木隆志).[1]

On April 4, 2024, Opus was forced to declare bankruptcy, citing the COVID pandemic and the resulting limits of working hours as reasons for the company's collapse.[2][3]

Softography

Logos

External links

References