VIC Tokai

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VIC Tokai
Founded: 1977-03
Defunct: 1998 (stopped game production)
T-series code: T-23
Headquarters: Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

VIC Tokai (株式会社ビック東海) is a telecommunications company and subsidiary of Tokai originally established in March 1977 as Yaizu Cablevision, a cable television provider. In May 1978, its name was changed to VIC Tokai. [1] (VIC currently stands for "Valuable Information & Communication" but used to stand for "Video Information Center." [2]). The company was involved with video games from about 1984 until 1997 and had operations in the US and Europe. [3]

A number of VIC Tokai's internally-developed games were actually co-developed with Seibu Lease, with employees of both companies working in the same office. Seibu Lease primarily handled planning and graphics, while VIC Tokai handled programming and sales. It is unknown how long this partnership, named Graphic Techno EW lasted. It does appear VIC had its own graphic artists, at least later on.

Softography

System 1

• Block Gal (1987)

System 2

• UFO Senshi Youko Chan (1988)

Arcade

• Witch (1992)
• Fun Fun Paradise (1993)

Master System

• Psycho Fox (1989)
• Sapo Xulé Vs Os Invasores do Brejo (1995)

Mega Drive

• Whip Rush (1990)
• Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken (1990)
• Decap Attack (1991)
• Trouble Shooter (1991)
• King Salmon (1992)
• Battle Mania Daiginjou (1993)
• Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter (1993)
• Socket (1993)
• Columns III: Revenge of Columns (1993)
• Top Gear 2 (1994)
• Kick Off 3: European Challenge (1994)
• Stone Protectors (unreleased)

Mega-CD

• Yumemi Mystery Mansion (1993)
• The Misadventures of Flink (1994)
• Dark Seed (unreleased)

Saturn

• Shinobi Legions (1995)
• The Hyper Golf: Devil's Course Sample Ban (1995)
• Valora Valley Golf (1995)
• Criticom (1996)
• Playboy Karaoke Collection Volume 1 (1996)
• Playboy Karaoke Collection Volume 2 (1996)
• Abuse (unreleased)
• Dark Rift (unreleased)
• Sign of the Sun (unreleased)
• Wet Corpse (unreleased)

Steam

• Decap Attack (2010)

Android

• Decap Attack (2017)

iOS

• Decap Attack (2017)

Accessories produced

Game Gear

• Super Wide Gear (1992)

Saturn

• SS JoyPad DX (199x)

External links

• Official website (Japanese)