Soft Machine

Not to be confused with Sofmachine

According to a 1993 issue of Famimaga (Family Computer Magazine), Soft Machine (有限会社ソフトマシン) was started in 1989. Pengo programmer Akira Nakakuma (中隈章) was the CEO; Shinichi Oomori (大森信一) was the director.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, online resources (see Links), shared staff

Famicom/NES

• American Dream (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Astro Fang: Super Machine (JP Publisher: A Wave)
• Grand Master (programming) (JP Publisher: Varie)
• Game Party (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Insector X (sound?) (JP Publisher: Taito)

Developer: Coconuts Japan?; Programming: Aprinet?

• Masuzoe Youichi: Asa Made Famicom (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Pachi Slot Adventure 2: Sorotta-kun no Pachi Slot Tanteidan (sound driver?) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Pachi Slot Adventure 3: Bitaoshii 7 Kenzan! (sound driver?) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Programming: Aisystem Tokyo

• Perfect Bowling (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)

Programming?: Aisystem Tokyo

• Super Pinball (programming?) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Tokyo Pachi Slot Adventure (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
• Tsuppari Wars (JP Publisher: Sammy)

Game Boy

• Pachio-kun (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Mega CD/Sega CD

• Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai (some graphics?) (JP Publisher: Sega)

Developer: G-Sat; Sound Program, Sound Effects: T's Music

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Championship Bowling / Boogie Woogie Bowling (US Publisher: Mentrix Software; JP Publisher: Visco)
• Top Pro Golf (JP Publisher: Soft Vision International)

Some Graphics: Log Staff, Ocarina System

• Top Pro Golf 2 / Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf (JP Publisher: Soft Vision International; US Publisher: Virgin Interactive)

Some Graphics: Log Staff, Ocarina System

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

• Quiz Avenue (some sound source production [?]) (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)

Programming: Mutech; Some Graphics: I.S.C.

• Startling Odyssey (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Rayforce)

PC-FX

• Pachio-kun FX: Maboroshi no Shima Daikessen (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: NEC)

PlayStation

• Crisis Beat (JP Publisher: Bandai, EU Publisher: Studio 3)

Cutscenes: Anymation

• ...Iru! (JP Publisher: Takara)

Music, Sound: Studio PJ

• Lucifer Ring (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)

Cutscenes: Studio Hibari; Sound Effects: Cube

• Nishijin Pachinko Tengoku EX (JP Publisher: KSS)

Some Graphics?: Aisystem Tokyo

• Nishijin Pachinko Tengoku Vol. 3 (JP Publisher: KSS)
• Waku Waku Bowling (some game design, programming, graphics, some character design, some lane design) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Sound: Studio PJ

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Nishijin Pachinko 3 ([some?] programming, [some?] graphics) (JP Publisher: KSS)
• Nishijin Pachinko Monogatari 2 ([some?] programming, [some?] graphics) (JP Publisher: KSS)
• Pachinko Wars (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Game Design, Graphics?: Sofix; Programming, Sound Programming: OeRSTED; ?: Click, Ocarina System

• Res Arcana Diana Rei: Uranai no Meikyuu (graphics) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Programming: Marionette

• Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout 2: The Total Fighters (programming?) (JP Publisher: King Records)
• Super Casino 2 (graphics) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)

Programming, Sound Programming: OeRSTED

• Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson's: Kokusai Kyuujotai Shutsudou seyo! (some programming?) (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Co-Developer: Nova; Some Programming: Aisystem Tokyo; Sound: USP

WonderSwan

• Final Lap 2000 (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Sound: Cube

• Last Stand (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Playtesting: Studio Stat

• Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shito Ikusei (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Production: Gainax

• One Piece: Mezase Kaizoku-Ou (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Sound: Office Two-One, Cube; Playtesting: Studio Stat

• Pocket Fighter (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Playtesting: Studio Stat

WonderSwan Color

• Final Lap Special (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Sound: Cube

• Inuyasha: Fuuun Emaki (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Combat Programming: MBI? (the company, or is it just someone's pseudonym?); Sound: Cube; Playtesting: Studio Stat

• Uchuu Senkan Yamato (some programming, some graphics) (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Developer: Tom Create; Some Sound: Twofive; Some Playtesting: Studio Stat

X68000

• Super Shanghai: Dragon's Eye (some programming?) (JP Publisher: Takeru [Brother])

Production, Direction, Some Graphics: Hot-B; Some Programming, Some Graphics, Some Sound?: Aisystem Tokyo; [Some?] Sound: Cube

Links

• Developer Table entry (Japanese)
• Tetsuji Iwasaki's LinkedIn profile