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Tecmo was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd--mainly because its name when it was founded in 1967 was '''Tei'''koku '''Kan'''zai (lit. Imperial Management) and was originally a property management company that expanded to video game arcades. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the title.

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Tecmo Tecmo, Ltd. was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd--mainly because its name when it was founded in 1967 was '''Tei'''koku '''Kan'''zai (lit. Imperial Management) and was originally a property management company that expanded to video game arcades. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the title.
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Tecmo was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''Ninja Gaiden'' and ''Dead or Alive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd--mainly because its name when it was founded in 1967 was '''Tei'''koku '''Kan'''zai (lit. Imperial Management) and was originally a property management company that expanded to video game arcades. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the actual title.

In 2010, Tecmo merged with Koei, and the company became collectively known as "Tecmo Koei Games", and then "Creator/KoeiTecmo Games" in 2014.

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Tecmo was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''Ninja Gaiden'' ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' and ''Dead or Alive'' ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd--mainly because its name when it was founded in 1967 was '''Tei'''koku '''Kan'''zai (lit. Imperial Management) and was originally a property management company that expanded to video game arcades. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the actual title.

In 2010, following significant financial difficulties and several lawsuits (chief among which is a lawsuit filed by ex-Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki), Tecmo considered a takeover by Creator/SquareEnix before choosing to instead merge with Creator/{{Koei}}, founding [[Creator/KoeiTecmo Tecmo Koei Holdings]] (later Koei Tecmo). Tecmo as a whole was dissolved and merged with Koei, into Koei Tecmo by 2011. The standalone "Tecmo" branding would continue to be used on Koei Tecmo products until 2016.

Tecmo organized two internal development divisions between the 1990s
and 2000s:
* '''Team Ninja''': Founded by 1995,
the company team was led by the famous game designer Tomonobu Itagaki, and developed the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' video games. After the Koei Tecmo merger, Team Ninja became collectively known as "Tecmo one of the major Koei Games", Tecmo development studios.
* '''Team Tachyon''': Founded in 2007, the team developed some high-profile Tecmo titles like ''VideoGame/UndeadKnights''
and then "Creator/KoeiTecmo Games" ''Quantum Theory''. After the Koei Tecmo merger, most of Team Tachyon was merged into Team Ninja in 2014.
2016.



!!Games produced and/or developed by Tecmo:

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!!Games produced and/or developed by Tecmo:developed




->Games are divided into folders based on their development studio credits, then sorted under headings based on whether they are published by Tecmo.

->Only games developed/published before Tecmo's dissolution are listed here. For later games, see Creator/KoeiTecmo.

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%% Games that are credited to Tecmo (or its predecessor Tehkan), rather than Team Ninja or Team Tachyon

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* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''
* ''VideoGame/{{Deception}}''

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* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''
* ''VideoGame/{{Deception}}''
''VideoGame/{{Deception}}'' series (1996-2005)



* ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' (a.k.a. ''Project Zero'') [co-owner with Creator/{{Nintendo}} since the fourth installment]

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* ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' (a.k.a. ''Project Zero'') [co-owner with Creator/{{Nintendo}} since the fourth installment]series (2001-2008; series includes games not published by Tecmo)



** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse''
** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater''
** ''VideoGame/SpiritCameraTheCursedMemoir''
* ''VideoGame/FlameGunner''
* ''Gemini Wing''
* ''VideoGame/{{Legionnaire}}''
* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' [developer]
* ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher''
* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''

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** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse''
** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater''
** ''VideoGame/SpiritCameraTheCursedMemoir''
* ''VideoGame/FlameGunner''
''VideoGame/FlameGunner'' (developed with GAPS Inc.)
* ''Gemini Wing''
''VideoGame/{{Legionnaire}}'' (developed with TAD Corporation)
* ''VideoGame/{{Legionnaire}}''
''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' series (series includes games not developed by Tecmo)
* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' [developer]
* ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher''
* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden''
''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series (series includes games developed by Team Ninja, and games not developed by Tecmo)



** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008''
** ''VideoGame/{{Ninja Gaiden 3|2012}}'' (2012)
** ''VideoGame/YaibaNinjaGaidenZ''
* ''Pleiads''



* ''Silk Worm''



* ''Tecmo Cup''
* ''VideoGame/TecmoKnight'' (a.k.a ''Wild Fang'')
* ''Tecmo Stackers''
* ''Tecmo World Wrestling''
* ''Tokobot''

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* ''Tecmo Cup''
''VideoGame/TecmoKnight''

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* ''VideoGame/TecmoKnight'' (a.k.a ''Wild Fang'')
''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse'' (published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} on the Wii; non-Wii versions published post-merger by Koei Tecmo)

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[[folder:Team Ninja]]

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* ''Tecmo Stackers''
''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series (1996-2010; series includes games not developed by Team Ninja)
* ''Tecmo World Wrestling''
''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series (2004 game, ''Dragon Sword'', and ''II'' only)
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenDragonSword''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008''

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* ''Tokobot''''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' (developed with Nintendo SPD; published by Nintendo)

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[[folder:Team Tachyon]]

[[AC:Published by Tecmo]]



* ''Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance''

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* ''Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance''
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* ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' [co-developer, as Tecmo Koei]
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** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012''

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** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012''''VideoGame/{{Ninja Gaiden 3|2012}}'' (2012)
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* ''VideoGame/FlameGunner''
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* ''VideoGame/{{Legionnaire}}''
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* ''VideoGame/TecmoKnight''

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* ''VideoGame/TecmoKnight''''VideoGame/TecmoKnight'' (a.k.a ''Wild Fang'')
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Tecmo was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''Ninja Gaiden'' and ''Dead or Alive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the actual title.

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Tecmo was a Japanese video game developer, known primarily for ''Ninja Gaiden'' and ''Dead or Alive'' games. Before 1986, it was known as Tehkan Ltd.Ltd--mainly because its name when it was founded in 1967 was '''Tei'''koku '''Kan'''zai (lit. Imperial Management) and was originally a property management company that expanded to video game arcades. Several games during its 8, 16, and 32-bit eras had a habit of [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt including their company name]] within the actual title.
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** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenArcade''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenNES''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIITheDarkSwordOfChaos''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIIITheAncientShipOfDoom''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008''
** ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012''
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** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIV''

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** ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIV''''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse''
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* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' [developer, published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}]
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* ''VideoGame/CaptainTsubasa''
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* ''VideoGame/WarriorsAllStars'' [co-developer, as Koei Tecmo]
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* ''Star Force''

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* ''Star Force''''VideoGame/StarForce''
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In 2010, Tecmo merged with {{Creator/Koei}}, and the company became collectively known as "Tecmo Koei Games", and then "Koei Tecmo Games" in 2014.

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In 2010, Tecmo merged with {{Creator/Koei}}, Koei, and the company became collectively known as "Tecmo Koei Games", and then "Koei Tecmo "Creator/KoeiTecmo Games" in 2014.

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