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{{stub}}'''Westone Bit Entertainment''' (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント), founded as '''Escape''', and later known as simply '''Westone''', was a Japanese video game developer which often did uncredited contract work for publishers such as [[Sega]] and [[Hudson]]. The company is most notable for developing a number of entries in the ''[[:Category:Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy]]'' series.
  
'''Westone Bit Entertainment''' (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント) is a Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan-based development company originally established in May 1986 as Escape (as in the escape key on computer keyboards). Since that name didn't exactly reinforce the image of a company to be relied upon, it was later changed to Westone. The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000. The company is best known for developing [[Sega]]'s ''[[:Category:Wonder Boy|Wonder Boy]]'' series.
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The [[wikipedia:Tokyo|Tokyo]]-based developer was founded in May 1986 as Escape (referring to a computer keyboard's [[wikipedia:Esc key|Esc key]].) Because it was felt that name didn't reinforce the image of a reliable company, it was later changed to Westone, a contraction derived from the first characters of founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) and Michishito Ishizuka's (石塚路志人) names: Nishi, meaning West, and Ishi, meaning stone.{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Westone_Bit_Entertainment}}
The Westone name is derived from the first characters of the names of company founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) (Nishi = West) and Michishito Ishizuka (石塚路志人) (Ishi = Stone).
 
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[Sega System 1]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1986)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy Deluxe]]'' (1986)
 
 
 
===[[SG-1000]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1986)
 
 
 
===[[Sega System 2]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1986)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'' (1987)
 
 
 
===[[Master System]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1987)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'' (1988)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (1989)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]'' (1993)
 
 
 
===[[Sega System 16A]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'' (1988)
 
 
 
===[[Sega System 16B]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'' (1988)
 
* ''[[Aurail]]'' (1990)
 
* ''[[Riot City]]'' (1991)
 
 
 
===[[Game Gear]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1990)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (1992)
 
 
 
===[[Mega Drive]]===
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'' (1990)
 
* ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]'' (1991)
 
* ''[[Monster World IV]]'' (1994)
 
* Games known to use Westone's sound driver:
 
** ''[[Mega Bomberman]]'' ([[Hudson]]; 1994)
 
 
 
===[[Mega-CD]]===
 
* ''[[Dungeon Explorer]]'' (1995)
 
 
 
===[[Pico]]===
 
* ''[[Minna de Odorou: Oz no Mahoutsukai]]'' (1996)
 
 
 
===[[Saturn]]===
 
* ''[[Kekkon -Marriage-]]'' (1995)
 
* ''[[Willy Wombat]]'' (1997)
 
* ''[[Sotsugyou III Wedding Bell]]'' (1998)
 
* ''[[Sotsugyou Album]]'' (1998)
 
 
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
* ''[[Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies!]]'' (1999)
 
* ''[[Reel Fishing: Wild]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Di Gi Charat Fantasy]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Shinseiki Evangelion: Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku]]'' (2002)
 
 
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection]]'' (2007)
 
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Westone
Founded: 1986-05[1][2]
Defunct: 2014-09-24[2]
Headquarters:
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan[2]

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Westone Bit Entertainment (ウエストン ビット エンタテインメント), founded as Escape, and later known as simply Westone, was a Japanese video game developer which often did uncredited contract work for publishers such as Sega and Hudson. The company is most notable for developing a number of entries in the Wonder Boy series.

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The Tokyo-based developer was founded in May 1986 as Escape (referring to a computer keyboard's Esc key.) Because it was felt that name didn't reinforce the image of a reliable company, it was later changed to Westone, a contraction derived from the first characters of founders Ryuuichi Nishizawa (西澤龍一) and Michishito Ishizuka's (石塚路志人) names: Nishi, meaning West, and Ishi, meaning stone.[2]

Softography

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References

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