Media Entertainment

Media Entertainment Inc. (株式会社メディアエンターテイメント) was established on May 18, 1993, by Shinobu Ogawa (小川史生), formerly of Telenet Japan. In October 1998 [1], Media Entertainment started a debugging service called CatzPawz. [2]

The company went bankrupt in 2004. [3] In 2005, G-mode acquired the rights to 14 of Media Entertainment's titles. [4] ^{[caution: broken link]} [5]

Ogawa died in 2008.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

3DO

• Goal FH (JP Publisher: Carrozzeria Japan) [6]
• Strahl (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment; US Publisher: Panasonic)

Dreamcast

• Biohazard: Code: Veronica / Resident Evil: Code: Veronica (co-developer) (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Eidos)
• Dino Crisis (some planning, some programming) (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Virgin)
• Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka / Shenmue / US Shenmue (production cooperation) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
• Shenmue II (production cooperation) (JP/EU Publisher: Sega)

Game Boy Color

• Super M'e-mail GB: M'e-mail Bear no Happy Mail Town (direction) (JP Publisher: Tomy) [7]

Planning: Media Juggler; Programming, Graphics: EXE-CREATE; Sound: Studio Cliche; Debugging?: CatzPawz

PlayStation

• The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny (JP Publisher: Human)
• Free Talk Studio: Mari no Kimama na Oshaberi (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment) [8]

(Some?) Programming, Graphics: Digitalware; Built-In Sound Source BGM, Sound Effects, Voice Editing: Studio Cliche

• Korokoro Post Nin (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Sound: Atelier Peach; Some Debugging: CatzPawz

• Kowai Shashin: Shinrei Shashin Kitan (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

All Sound: Studio Cliche; Some Debugging: CatzPawz

• Kyuiin (game design, graphics, sound) (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Movies: Head Office, Nichinan; Programming: ABS Systems; Music: OPUTIM

• Leading Jockey: Highbred (JP Publisher: Harvest One)

Some Sound: Vancl

• Manpuku!! Nabe Kazoku (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

All Sound: Studio Cliche; Some Debugging: CatzPawz

• No-appointment Gals Olympos (programming) (JP Publisher: Human)
• Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kaiseki: Wai Wai Pulsar 2/Septentrion 2 (JP Publisher: Human)

Internal Sound Source BGM, Sound Effects: Studio Cliche

• Pachi-Slot Teiou: Golgo 13 - Las Vegas (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)
• Ramen Bashi (JP Publisher: Tomy)

Some Programming?: Atop

• Remote Control Dandy (PocketStation part) (JP Publisher: Human)
• Sound Qube (JP Publisher: Human)

Sound: Studio Cliche

• Standby Say You! (co-developed with Art Scape) (JP Publisher: Human)
• Tokotoko Trouble: Chikyuu Itadaki! (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Sound: Yano Production; Debugging: CatzPawz

• Universal-ki Kanzen Kaiseki: Pachi-Slot Simulator (JP Publisher: Forum) [9]
• Warau Fukei-san Pachi-Slot Hunter (JP Publisher: Forum)
• Yakiniku Bugyou (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Debugging: CatzPawz

• Yakitori Musume: Sugoude Hanjouki (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Theme Song Arrangement, All Sound: Studio Cliche; Some Debugging: CatzPawz

PlayStation 2

• Samurai / Way of the Samurai (debugging) (JP Publisher: Spike; US Publisher: Bam!; EU Publisher: Eidos)

Developer: Acquire; Some Programming: ALU

• Yakiniku Bugyou Bonfire! (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Sound: Yano Production; Debugging: CatzPawz

• Zero: Shisei no Koe / Fatal Frame III: The Tormented / Project Zero 3: The Tormented (sound effects) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Tecmo)

Saturn

• Free Talk Studio: Mari no Kimama na Oshaberi (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Programming, Graphics: Digitalware; Voice Editing: Studio Cliche

• Hop Step Idol (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)

Animation Production: Digimation

• Ippatsu Gyakuten: Gambling King e no Michi (some programming?) (JP Publisher: POW) [10]

Sound: Sound Media

• No-appointment Gals Olympos (programming) (JP Publisher: Human)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine '98 (some direction) (JP Publisher: Sega)

Some Production, Some Direction, Planning: Nextech; Programming, Graphics: Digitalware

• Standby Say You! (co-developed with Art Scape) (JP Publisher: Human)
• Strahl: Himerareshi Nanatsu no Hikari (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)
• Toshinden URA / Battle Arena Toshinden URA: Ultimate Revenge Attack (some programming, some graphics) (JP Publisher: Takara; US/EU Publisher: Sega)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Leading Jockey (JP Publisher: Carrozzeria Japan)

Windows

• Genso Suikoden (JP Publisher: Konami)

Production: Konami Computer Games Aoyama

• NBA Power Dunkers (JP Publisher: Konami)

Production: Konami Computer Games Aoyama

WonderSwan

• Fishing Freaks: Bass Rise for WonderSwan (JP Publisher: Interbec)

Some Programming: Atop?

• Keiba Yousou Shien Soft: Yosou Shin Karon (JP Publisher: Media Entertainment)
• Kyousouba Ikusei Simulation: Keiba (JP Publisher: Interbec)

Xbox

• Shenmue II (production cooperation) (US/EU Publisher: Sega)

Links

• Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)