Programmers-3

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Programmers-3 Inc. (株式会社プログラマーズ・スリー) was a company formed in Tokyo by Jun Wada (和田淳) and Makoto Hourai (宝来慎), the creators of the Apple II shooter A.E., with Yoshio Taya (田谷与志夫) [1], the company's president.1 2

Footnotes:
1. Technopolis (Vol. 13, 1983/8), p. 110
2. Technopolis (Vol. 16, 1983/11), p. 80

Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data

Apple II

  • A.E. (US Publisher: Brøderbund)

FM-7

  • A.E. (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • Crisis Mountain (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • Miner 2049er (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory (JP Publisher: Comptiq)

HC-20/HX-20

  • Jumping Pawn [2]

PC-88

  • A.E. (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • Crisis Mountain (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • The Heist (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
  • Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory (JP Publisher: Comptiq)

SMC-777

  • Championship Lode Runner (JP Publisher: Sony)
Developer: Raly Systems? (Predecessor of Foretune? Some of the people in the credits on the disk were later involved with Foretune, including the president.)
Unable to find the back of the box to confirm Programmers-3's involvement.
  • Choplifter (JP Publisher: Sony)
  • Lode Runner (JP Publisher: Sony)
Developer: Raly Systems? (Predecessor of Foretune? Some of the people in the credits on the disk were later involved with Foretune, including the president.)
  • Star Blazer (JP Publisher: Sony)