GAME DEVELOPER GENEALOGICAL CHART
(C)2008 Game Developer Research Institute

KEY
?  = Questionable Link
NC = Name Change



Athena

       |---?---> Affect



dB-SOFT

        |------> Agenda



Jaleco

       |---?---> Exa Planning ---?---> Aicom ---NC---> Yumekobo

                                             |------> Cyclone System (1988 or 1989 - 1993 or 1994?)



Sanritsu Denki (1973 - Present)
               (no longer involved with video games)

                                                     |------> A.I (1989 - Present)

                                                     |------> SIMS (1991 - Present; spinoff of Sanritsu's game division)



???

    |------> Amble (1994 - Present)



Arc (1988 - 1995?) ---NC---> Arc System Works (1995? - Present)

                   |---?---> Minato Giken (??? - 1998?)



Capcom

       |------> Ukiyotei (1991 - ????)



Universal Play Land (19?? - 1984) ---NC---> UPL (1984 - 1992)

                                                              |------> Scarab (1992 - 2005; absorbed by cavia)



Compile

        |------> Sting (1989 - Present)

        |------> Fupac (1992 [establishment], 1994 (incorporation) - Present)



Graphic Research (1982 [establishment], 1984 [incorporation] - 2005)

                                                                     |------> Seekz (2003 - Present)



Nihon Bussan

             |---?---> Make Software (1989 - Present)
                                     (no longer involved with video games)



Konami

       |------> Natsume (1987 - Present)



SNK

    |------> Dimps (2000 - Present)



Irem

     |------> Produce! (1990 - ????)

     |------> Nazca



Videa (1983 - 1984) ---NC---> Sente (1984 - 1987) ---NC---> Bally Sente (1987 - 1988)

                                                                                      |------> Sterling Silver Software (1988 - 1992) ---NC---> Polygames (1992 - 1996)



Sasebo Micro Computer Center (1980 - 1982) ---NC---> Technosoft (1982 - 2001?)

                                                                               |------> Arsys Software (1985 - 19??) ---NC---> Cyberhead (19?? - 2001)

                                                                                                                                                       |------> Polyphonic Digital (1998 - Present)

                                                                               |------> CAProduction (1993 - Present)

                                                                               |------> Ganbarion (1999 - Present)



Copya System (1986 - 1996) ---NC---> Shangri-La (1996 - ????)



Orca (1980 - 1983)

                   |------> Crux

                                 |------> Toaplan (1984 - 1994)