Line #32 Creator/Taito


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3	->''"Kyacchi za haato![[note]]Catch the heart[[/note]][[TitleScream TAITO!]]"''
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5	One of the most famous names in UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s, Taito (タイトー) was arguably the first Japanese company to create arcade games. [[https://taito.co.jp Taito Corporation]] was founded in Japan in 1953 as "Taito Trading Company". One of the first products Taito sold was distilled vodka (the first company to produce vodka domestically in Japan), perhaps not surprising since founder, Michael Kogan, was a Russian Jew. Taito branched into all sorts of businesses, including amusement equipment, early and primitive video arcades. In 1973, they founded Taito of Brazil to market pinball tables in Brazil. In 1973, Taito became one of the first Japanese companies to enter the video game industry.
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7	After developing several primordial arcade games and electromechanical redemption games, ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' was released in 1978 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the establishment of the subsidiary Taito America in 1979. Taito's leading position in the video game industry enabled it to produce and distribute many games created by smaller developers such as Creator/{{Allumer}}, Hot-B, Kaneko, Creator/{{Natsume}}, Technos Japan and Creator/{{Toaplan}}.
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9	In spite of their breakthrough success, the 1990s were not kind to Taito. Several games from the late 1980s and early 1990s underperformed. Their Taito F3 System/Taito Cybercore system (a multi-game arcade unit which attempted to compete with SNK's Neo Geo MVS) failed to attract operators. Following a general decline in the American arcades, Taito closed its North American subsidiaries in 1995. Afterwards, Taito would have to rely on other publishers (Such as SNK, Acclaim, Altron, Natsume and others) to get their games into the arcades and on store shelves. Development lessened and several of their employees left. Key developers of their ''VideoGame/PsychicForce'' and ''VideoGame/RaySeries'' games would go on to form ''Creator/CyberConnect2'', while others retired from the industry all together.
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11	Taito's in-house band, Zuntata, has composed distinctive soundtracks for many of their games, particularly * ''VideoGame/{{The Ninja Warriors\|1987}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series and the ''VideoGame/RaySeries''.
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13	After a relatively quiet period, Taito Corporation was acquired and relaunched by Creator/SquareEnix in 2005 effectively killing the old game development company as it was for good. Since then, some of their games have been distributed under the label "Taito - A Square Enix Company", are published under the Square Enix name or are sold off to other publishers, though as of the release of ''Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours'' they managed to retain a degree of independence as their games are published by another publisher label. Some members of Taito's arcade division later branched off from the company and started their own with Creator/GrevLtd, producing shoot 'em up titles such as ''VideoGame/BorderDown'', ''VideoGame/SenkoNoRonde'', ''VideoGame/StraniaTheStellaMachina'', and ''Mamorukun Curse''.
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15	Under Square Enix, Taito continues to develop new versions of their Taito Type X arcade board, an extremely flexible, PC-based, modular arcade board that can run many types of games and also maintains a series of arcades in Japan called "Taito Stations".
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18	!!Games and series developed and/or published by Taito:
19	[[index]]
20	* ''VideoGame/AquaJack''
21	* ''VideoGame/ArabianMagic''
22	* ''VideoGame/{{Arkanoid}}''
23	** ''VideoGame/TournamentArkanoid''
24	** ''[[VideoGame/ArkanoidRevengeOfDoh Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh]]''
25	** ''VideoGame/ArkanoidVsSpaceInvaders''
26	* ''VideoGame/BattleGear''
27	* ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble''
28	** ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands''
29	** ''VideoGame/ParasolStars''
30	** ''VideoGame/BubbleSymphony''
31	** ''VideoGame/BubbleMemories''
32	** ''VideoGame/PuzzleBobble''
33	* ''VideoGame/{{Bujingai}}''
34	* ''VideoGame/{{Cadash}}''
35	* ''VideoGame/{{Cameltry}}''
36	* ''[[VideoGame/ChackNPop Chack n Pop]]'' (a [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual predecessor]] to the ''Bubble Bobble'' series.)
37	* ''VideoGame/ChaosHeat''
38	* ''VideoGame/ChaseHQ''
39	** ''S.C.I.: Special Criminal Investigation''
40	** ''Super Chase: Criminal Termination''
41	** ''Chase H.Q. 2''
42	* ''VideoGame/ChoChabudaiGaeshi''
43	* ''VideoGame/{{Circus}}''
44	* ''VideoGame/CleopatraFortune''
45	* ''VideoGame/CookingMama'' (Japanese publisher; originally developed by Office Company)
46	* ''VideoGame/CrimeCity''
47	* ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}''
48	* ''VideoGame/DeadConnection''
49	* ''VideoGame/DemonsWorld''
50	* ''VideoGame/DenshaDeGo''
51	* ''VideoGame/DinoRex''
52	* ''VideoGame/DisneyMusicParade''
53	* ''VideoGame/DonDokoDon''
54	* ''VideoGame/{{Double Dragon\|1}}'' (arcade publisher; developed by Technos)
55	* ''VideoGame/DungeonMagic'' a.k.a ''Lightbringer''
56	* ''VideoGame/ElevatorAction''
57	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorAction1''
58	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionReturns''
59	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionEX''
60	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionOldAndNew''
61	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionDeluxe''
62	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionDeathParade''
63	** ''VideoGame/ElevatorActionInvasion''
64	* ''VideoGame/EmpireCity1931'' (Arcade only)
65	* ''VideoGame/Exit2005'' (developed by Moss)
66	* ''VideoGame/TheFairylandStory''
67	* ''VideoGame/FightersImpact'' (developed by Polygon Magic)
68	* ''VideoGame/TheFirstFunkyFighter'' (developed by Nakanihon Wreath/East Technology)
69	* ''VideoGame/{{Gekirindan}}''
70	* ''VideoGame/{{Gladiator}}''
71	* ''VideoGame/GlobalChampion'' (known as ''Kaiser Knuckle'' [[MarketBasedTitle in Japan]])
72	** ''[[VideoGame/DanKuGa Dan-Ku-Ga]]'' (a MissionPackSequel allowing the two sub-bosses to be playable; did not see an official release until 2022)
73	* ''VideoGame/GraffitiKingdom''
74	* ''VideoGame/GrooveCoaster''
75	* ''VideoGame/{{Growl}}''
76	* ''VideoGame/GunBuster''
77	* ''VideoGame/GunbirdSpecialEdition'' (compilation of Psikyo's 2 titles of this series for [=PlayStation=] 2)
78	* ''VideoGame/GunFrontier''
79	* ''VideoGame/GunslingerStratos''
80	* ''VideoGame/HauntedMuseum''
81	* ''VideoGame/HeavensWill''
82	* ''VideoGame/JungleHunt''
83	** A later, lawyer-friendly version of ''[[Franchise/{{Tarzan}} Jungle King]]''.
84	** ''Pirate Pete'' is a pirate-themed version of the above.
85	* ''VideoGame/KabukiZ''
86	* ''VideoGame/KickMaster''
87	* ''VideoGame/KuriKinton''
88	* ''VideoGame/LandingSeries'':
89	** ''VideoGame/MidnightLanding''
90	** ''VideoGame/TopLanding''
91	** ''VideoGame/LandingGear''
92	** ''VideoGame/LandingHighJapan''
93	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKage''
94	* ''VideoGame/LittleSamson'' (developed by Takeru)
95	* ''VideoGame/LostMagic''
96	* ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' (most installments developed by Neverland)
97	* ''VideoGame/MagicPengel''
98	* ''VideoGame/MetalBlack''
99	* ''VideoGame/TheNewZealandStory''
100	* ''VideoGame/NightStriker''
101	* ''VideoGame/NinjaHayate''
102	* ''VideoGame/TheNinjaKids''
103	* ''VideoGame/{{The Ninja Warriors\|1987}}'' (1987)
104	* ''VideoGame/{{The Ninja Warriors\|1994}}'' (1994, developed by Natsume)
105	* ''VideoGame/OperationWolf''
106	** ''VideoGame/OperationThunderbolt''
107	** ''VideoGame/OperationWolf3''
108	** ''VideoGame/OperationTiger''
109	** ''VideoGame/OperationWolfReturnsFirstMission''
110	* ''VideoGame/PanicRestaurant''
111	* ''VideoGame/PockyAndRocky''
112	* ''VideoGame/PowerBlade'' (developed by Natsume; a DolledUpInstallment version of ''Power Blazer'')
113	** ''VideoGame/PowerBlade2''
114	* ''VideoGame/PsychicForce''
115	* ''Psikyo Shooting Collection'' (Psikyo's shoot 'em up compilations for [=PlayStation=] 2)
116	** ''Vol.1: VideoGame/Strikers1945 I & II''
117	** ''Vol.2: VideoGame/SengokuAce & Sengoku Blade''
118	** ''Vol.3: Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze''
119	* ''VideoGame/PuchiCarat''
120	* ''VideoGame/PuLiRuLa''
121	* ''VideoGame/{{Qix}}''
122	** ''VideoGame/SuperQix''
123	** ''VideoGame/{{Volfied}}''
124	* ''VideoGame/{{Rastan}} Saga'' (released as simply ''Rastan'' in North America)
125	** ''Rastan Saga II'' (released as ''Nastar'' in Europe, and ''Nastar Warrior'' in North America)
126	** ''Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III''
127	* ''VideoGame/RaySeries''
128	** ''[=RayForce=]''
129	** ''[=RayStorm=]''
130	** ''[=RayCrisis=]'' (later ported to the [=PlayStation=] with the subtitle "Series Termination" in North America.)
131	* ''VideoGame/{{Renegade}}'' (developed by Technos; a DolledUpInstallment version of ''[[VideoGame/KunioKun Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun]]''.)
132	* ''VideoGame/RidingFight''
133	* ''VideoGame/SilentDragon'' (developed by East Technology)
134	* ''VideoGame/SonicBlastMan''
135	* ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''
136	** ''VideoGame/ReturnOfTheInvaders''
137	** ''VideoGame/SpaceInvadersPartII'' (an UpdatedRerelease of the original game[[note]]It was released in the U.S. as "Deluxe Space Invaders", although the title screen still calls it "Space Invaders Part II"[[/note]])
138	** ''Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV'' (released in the U.S. as ''Super Space Invaders '91'')
139	** ''Space Invaders DX''[[note]]Not to be confused with the previously mentioned "Deluxe Space Invaders".[[/note]] (features several different variations of the original game)
140	** ''Akkan-vaders'' (released in the U.S. as ''Space Invaders '95: Attack of the Lunar Loonies'')
141	** ''VideoGame/SpaceInvadersInfinityGene''
142	* ''VideoGame/SpaceRaiders'' - a BloodierAndGorier spinoff of ''Invaders''
143	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV: Type Arcade'' (co-developed with Creator/{{Capcom}})
144	** ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6: Type Arcade''
145	* ''VideoGame/TubeIt'' ("Cachat" in Japan)
146	* ''VideoGame/TakeshisChallenge''
147	* ''[[VideoGame/TroubleWitches Trouble Witches AC]]'' (developed by Studio [=SiestA=])
148	* ''VideoGame/TigerHeli'' (developed by Toaplan)
149	* ''VideoGame/TimeGal'' (later converted and reprogrammed for the Platform/SegaCD by Creator/TelenetJapan via its Wolf Team subsidiary company; only this version was released in North America)
150	** ''VideoGame/NinjaHayate'' (also has a later Sega CD version also ported by Wolf Team; released in North America as ''Revenge of the Ninja'')
151	** ''VideoGame/CosmosCircuit'' (similar in both concept and appearance to [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams']] ''Star Rider'')
152	** ''VideoGame/LaserGrandPrix''
153	* ''VideoGame/ThunderFox''
154	* ''VideoGame/TwinCobra'' (developed by Toaplan)
155	* ''VideoGame/UnderFire''
156	* ''VideoGame/ViolenceFight''
157	** ''VideoGame/SolitaryFighter'' (a MissionPackSequel of the first game, with some additional stages, hostile audiences and the bosses from the previous game being playable)
158	* ''VideoGame/{{Wardner}}'' (developed by Toaplan; also known as ''Pyros'')
159	* ''VideoGame/ZooKeeper1983'' (not to be confused with the later puzzle game)
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161	!!Licenced Games
162	* ''VideoGame/TheFlintstonesTheRescueOfDinoAndHoppy''
163	** ''VideoGame/TheFlintstonesTheSurpriseAtDinosaurPeak''
164	** ''VideoGame/TheFlintstones1993''
165	* ''VideoGame/TheJetsonsCogswellsCaper''
166	** ''VideoGame/TheJetsonsInvasionOfThePlanetPirates''
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168	!!Games published by Taito in a set region
169	* VideoGame/SpiderMan2 (Japan only for the [=PS2=])
170	* VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005 (Japan only for the Nintendo DS/Game Cube, [=PS2=])
171	[[/index]]

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