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| headquarters=[[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|9200 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 820, Los Angeles, California 90069, United States]]{{fileref|SummerCES1991 Directory.pdf|page=166}}{{magref|egrn|8|38}}
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'''Sony Imagesoft''' was a video game developer and publisher which operated between 1989 and 1995. It was initially established as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group (CSG) and initially named '''CSG Imagesoft Inc'''. It was renamed after Sony set up Sony Electronic Publishing in North America.
 
'''Sony Imagesoft''' was a video game developer and publisher which operated between 1989 and 1995. It was initially established as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group (CSG) and initially named '''CSG Imagesoft Inc'''. It was renamed after Sony set up Sony Electronic Publishing in North America.
  
In its early years Sony Imagesoft only produced titles for Nintendo systems, but in 1992 a partnership was established with [[Sega]] to produce games for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Mega CD]].
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In its early years Sony Imagesoft only produced titles for Nintendo systems, but in 1992 a partnership was established with [[Sega]] to produce games for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Mega-CD]] and [[Sega Game Gear]], and also for the [[Sega Master System]] in Europe.
  
 
Following a shakeup at Sony in 1995, Sony Imagesoft was merged into Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) and has since only supported the PlayStation brand.
 
Following a shakeup at Sony in 1995, Sony Imagesoft was merged into Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) and has since only supported the PlayStation brand.
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Sony Imagesoft}}
===[[Sega Master System|Master System]]===
 
*''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Sensible Soccer: European Champions: 92/93 Edition]]'' (1993)
 
 
 
===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
 
*''[[Hook]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[ESPN Sunday Night NFL]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega Drive)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Sensible Soccer: European Champions: 92/93 Edition]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[ESPN Baseball Tonight]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[No Escape]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Turrican 3]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Second Samurai]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[ESPN Speed World]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Mickey Mania]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[ESPN National Hockey Night]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[International Sensible Soccer]]'' (1994)
 
 
 
===[[Sega Mega CD|Mega CD]]===
 
*''[[Sewer Shark]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Hook]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Make My Video: Kris Kross]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Chuck Rock]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Power Factory Featuring C+C Music Factory]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Ground Zero Texas]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Championship Soccer '94]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[ESPN Sunday Night NFL]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega CD)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Sensible Soccer: European Champions: 92/93 Edition]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[ESPN NBA Hangtime '95]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[ESPN Baseball Tonight]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Mickey Mania]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[ESPN National Hockey Night]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Ultraverse Prime / Microcosm]]'' (1994)
 
 
 
===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
 
*''[[Hook]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (8-bit)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Sensible Soccer: European Champions: 92/93 Edition]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Gear Works]]'' (1994)
 
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[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 25 May 2023

Sony Imagesoft was a video game developer and publisher which operated between 1989 and 1995. It was initially established as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group (CSG) and initially named CSG Imagesoft Inc. It was renamed after Sony set up Sony Electronic Publishing in North America.

In its early years Sony Imagesoft only produced titles for Nintendo systems, but in 1992 a partnership was established with Sega to produce games for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear, and also for the Sega Master System in Europe.

Following a shakeup at Sony in 1995, Sony Imagesoft was merged into Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) and has since only supported the PlayStation brand.

Softography

Master System

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

References