Bottom Up

Bottom Up (株式会社ボトムアップ) was a publisher and developer started by former Natsume employees. Shigeru Okamoto (岡本茂) was the president. [1] [2]

The company filed for bankruptcy on March 31, 2000. [3] The development team [4] and the rights to Golf Shiyouyo were transferred to Korean game company Softmax, which established a Japanese subsidiary on May 1. (Dreamcast Magazine [Vol. 20, 2000/6/9-16], p. 21)

Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews, shared staff

64DD

• Marionette Fighter (unreleased)

Dreamcast

• Golf Shiyouyo / Tee Off

Model Design, Motion Design: Scarab; Sound Production, Sound Direction, Sound Effects: Twofive; Voice Actor Casting, Compilation Direction: Dream Japan

• Golf Shiyouyo Kouryaku Pack
• Jet Coaster Dream / Coaster Works

Developer: Bimboosoft

The sequel, Jet Coaster Dream 2, was supposed to be published by Bottom Up, but the contract with Bimboosoft was terminated following Bottom Up's bankruptcy. [5] Bimboosoft would publish the game itself, with distribution handled by Sega. [6]

• Oozumou (unreleased)

Game Boy

• Pocket Bass Fishing

Sound?: Pure Sound

• Pocket Golf

Developer: Imagesoft?

• Pocket Mahjong

Developer: Imagesoft?

• Pocket Shogi
• Trump Collection GB

Developer: Imagesoft?

Game Boy Color

• Gran Duel: Shinki Dungeon no Hihou

Music, Sound Effects: Pure Sound

Appears to have been developed in-house, but also credits something called "Studio Vex"

• Pocket Color Billiard

Developer: Pure Sound?

• Pocket Color Block / Dragon Dance

Developer: Natsume

• Pocket Color Mahjong

Developer: Imagesoft?

• Pocket Color Trump

Developer: Imagesoft?

• Pocket Hanafuda

Developer: Pure Sound?

• Snowboard Champion

Developer: Dream Japan; Programming: TamTam; Sound: Mint

• Super Real Fishing

Developer: Geo Factory; Planning: e-Team; Graphics: Team OX; Sound Driver: Asobi Create

Nintendo 64

• 64 Oozumou

Sound: Pure Sound

• 64 Oozumou 2

Music Data Creation, Sound Effects Data Creation: Pure Sound

• 64 Trump Collection: Alice no Waku Waku Trump World

Music, Sound Effects: Pure Sound

• Chanbara Fighter (unreleased)
• Onegai Monsters

Sound Design, Sound Effects/Data Preparation: Pure Sound

• Toon Panic (unreleased)

PlayStation

• Doki Doki On Air

Developer: Dream Japan

• Doki Doki On Air 2

Developer: Dream Japan

• Trump Shiyouyo! / Card Shark / Family Card Games Fun Pack

Sound: Pure Sound [7]

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Kouryuu no Mimi

Sound: Pure Sound

• Spark World

Sound: Pure Sound

• Sugoroku Ginga Senki

Sound: Pure Sound

• Super Trump Collection

Sound?: Pure Sound

• Super Trump Collection 2

Sound?: Pure Sound

• Super Tsume Shogi 1000

Sound?: Pure Sound

• Vs. Collection

Sound?: Pure Sound

Virtual Boy

• Virtual Block (unreleased)

WonderSwan

• Trump Collection 2: Bottom Up Teki Sekai Isshuu no Tabi

Sound?: Pure Sound

• Trump Collection: Bottom Up Teki Trump Seikatsu

Sound?: Pure Sound