A Wave

A Wave, Inc. (株式会社エイ・ウェーブ) was a company in Setagaya, Tokyo, established in August 1985. The president was animator Yasuho Tanaka (田中八寿穂). [1] A Wave was at one time an affiliate of Sega, which owned 20% of the company. [2]

Evidence suggests A Wave was previously called Animation 20 Co., Ltd. (有限会社アニメーション・トウエンテイ) [3]

Animation 20

Arcade

• Battle Shark (some graphics) (Taito)
• Enforce (some graphics) (Taito)
• Master of Weapon (some graphics) (Taito)
• The Ninja Warriors (some graphics) (Taito)

Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production

• Puzznic (illustrations?) (Taito)

Famicom/NES

• Miracle Ropit: 2100-nen no Daibouken (JP Publisher: King Records)

Programming: Micronics?

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

• King of Casino (graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)

Developer?: Algorithm Institute

A Wave

Arcade

• Aa Eikou no Koushien (some graphics) (Taito)

Some Graphics: Natsume

• Bass Master Challenge (unreleased?) (Takara)

An S-TV game. Listed as an A Wave game in Masumi Akagi's book. [4] Shown at AOU '98. [5] Was it actually released? Is it actually Sea Bass Fishing?

• Darius Gaiden (some graphics) (Taito)

Some Graphics: NJK Techno, Visual Arts Production

• Dead Connection (some graphics) (Taito)

Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production

• Metal Black (some graphics) (Taito)

Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production

• Sea Bass Fishing (Able)

Famicom/NES

• Astro Fang: Super Machine (JP Publisher: A Wave)

Sound?: Soft Machine

• Mini Putt (JP Publisher: A Wave)

Game Boy

• Koro Dice (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Mini Putt (JP Publisher: A Wave)

Programming: Algorithm Institute; Music: Mecano Associates

• Rubble Saver / The Adventures of Star Saver (JP Publisher: King Records; US Publisher: Taito)

Programming?: Dual

• Rubble Saver II / Max (JP Publisher: King Records; DE Publisher: Infogrames)

Game Gear

• Skweek / Slider (JP Publisher: Victor; US/EU Publisher: Sega)

The phone number the programmer left in the US/European version [6] is actually A Wave's. [7]

Mega CD/Sega CD

• Final Fight CD (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

Sound: T's Music

• Switch / Panic! (some design cooperation [some graphics?]) (JP Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Data East)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

• Cobra II: Densetsu no Otoko (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Hudson)

Programming: Mutech

• Dragon Knight & Graffiti (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)

Support?: TamTam; Music: T's Music

• Dragon Knight III (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)

Support?: TamTam; Music: T's Music

• Forgotten Worlds (some graphics) (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
• Rising Sun / Lords of the Rising Sun (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)

Programming?: Aprinet

• Super Darius II (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)

Some Programming: Aprinet; Music: T's Music

PlayStation

• Fishing Koushien II (JP Publisher: King Records)

Programming: Nihon Syscom

• Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou / Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou: Tsuricon Edition (JP Publisher: Victor)

Sound: T's Music

• Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor)

Programming: Pegasus Japan; Sound: T's Music

• Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor)

Programming?: Pegasus Japan; Sound: T's Music

• Sea Bass Fishing 2 (JP Publisher: Victor)

Saturn

• Dungeon Master Nexus (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor)
• Fishing Koushien (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Fishing Koushien II (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou (JP Publisher: Victor)

Sound: T's Music

• Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor; EU Publisher: JVC)
• Sea Bass Fishing 2 (JP Publisher: Victor)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Fishing Koushien (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout 2: The Total Fighters (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Sougou Kakutougi Rings Astral Bout 3 (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Umi Tsuri Meijin: Suzuki-hen (JP Publisher: Electronic Arts)