Artec

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Artec Corp. (有限会社アーテック) was a Nerima, Tokyo-based developer and publisher established in October 1986 by Yuhei Yamaguchi (山口祐平), alias Yuto Ramon (羅門祐人), who had previously worked at Random House. [1] It closed around 1991; Ramon went on to work as a freelance game designer and writer, while artist Kensuke Suzuki (鈴木健介), alias Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山弘), started Rit's with most of the other development staff.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

Famicom/NES

  • Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu (co-developed with Random House) (JP Publisher: Taito)
Sound: Psychosonic
  • Silva Saga (JP Publisher: Seta)
Programming?: Minamimachi Bugyousyo; Music: Opus

MSX

  • Digan no Maseki (JP Publisher: Artec)
Production: Studio Nue; Sound: Psychosonic

PC-88

  • Barbatus no Majo (JP Publisher: Artec)
  • Digan no Maseki (JP Publisher: Artec)
Production: Studio Nue; Sound: Psychosonic
  • King Breeder (JP Publisher: Futabasha)

PC-98

  • Barbatus no Majo (JP Publisher: Artec)
  • Dark Wraith (JP Publisher: Artec)
Sound: Psychosonic
  • Dark Wraith II: Double Purple (unreleased) (Artec)
Advertised and featured in issues of Comptiq from late 1990
  • Digan no Maseki (JP Publisher: Artec)
Production: Studio Nue; Sound: Psychosonic
  • Ijuuou: King Breeder (JP Publisher: Teichiku)
Developer?: Rit's
  • Juushin Rogus (JP Publisher: Random House)
Sound: Psychosonic

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Gdleen (JP Publisher: Seta)
Developer: Jorudan; Some Music Composition: Psychosonic