Programmers-3
From Game Developer Research Institute
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)