Treasure

Treasure Co. Ltd. (株式会社トレジャー Kabushiki-Gaisha Torejā) is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of Konami on 19 June 1992. Treasure is best known for classic-style action games that employ innovative gameplay systems.

Treasure's greatest commercial successes have been games such as Wario World and Mischief Makers, but they are better known for their critical successes, which include many games release on Sega platforms, including Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, Guardian Heroes, Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O, and Ikaruga. They debuted on the Sega Mega Drive with the classic Gunstar Heroes (although McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, also for that console, was developed first).

Treasure is a small, privately held company, headed by CEO Masato Maegawa and consisting of about 30-40 members, though this number is somewhat misleading because they also employ independent contractors to assist development, and sometimes partner with other companies such as Sega, Nintendo and G.rev. Because of their small size and independence, they generally depend on outside partnerships to finance development. As a result, they have worked on many titles based on licenses, and partnered with companies like Sega, Enix and Nintendo to produce original properties. They have produced a handful of games completely or nearly independently, most notably the arcade shooters Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga.

Softography

Master System

• Dynamite Headdy (1995)

Mega Drive

• Gunstar Heroes (1993)
• McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (1993)
• Dynamite Headdy (1994)
• Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen (1994)
• Alien Soldier (1995)
• Light Crusader (1995)

Game Gear

• Dynamite Headdy (1994)
• Gunstar Heroes (with M2, 1995)

Saturn

• Guardian Heroes (1996)
• Silhouette Mirage (1997)
• Radiant Silvergun (1998)

Sega Titan Video

• Radiant Silvergun (1998)

Dreamcast

• Bangai-O / Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh (1999)
• Ikaruga (2002)

NAOMI

• Gun Beat (1999)

NAOMI GD-ROM

• Ikaruga (2001)

PlayStation 2

• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (2006)

Game Boy Advance

• Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2003)
• Advance Guardian Heroes (2004)
• Gunstar Super Heroes (2005)

Wii

• Bleach: Versus Crusade (2008)

Nintendo DS

• ＢＬＥＡＣＨ　ＤＳ　蒼天に駆ける運命 (2006)
• ＢＬＥＡＣＨ ＤＳ ２ｎｄ 黒衣ひらめく鎮魂歌 (2007)

External links

• Treasure homepage (Japanese)