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'''ADK Corporation''' (株式会社エーディーケイ) was established in July 1980 as '''Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd.''' (アルファ電子株式会社). It changed names in 1992. Kazuo Arai (新井一夫) was the president. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3] As of 2001, Kazuo Arai, SNK, Mitsui & Co., and CSK Electronics were stockholders. [[Miraisoft]] (有限会社未来ソフト) and Alphasoft (アルファソフト株式会社) were affiliate companies [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3] (located in the same building). | '''ADK Corporation''' (株式会社エーディーケイ) was established in July 1980 as '''Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd.''' (アルファ電子株式会社). It changed names in 1992. Kazuo Arai (新井一夫) was the president. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3] As of 2001, Kazuo Arai, SNK, Mitsui & Co., and CSK Electronics were stockholders. [[Miraisoft]] (有限会社未来ソフト) and Alphasoft (アルファソフト株式会社) were affiliate companies [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3] (located in the same building). | ||
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+ | ADK eventually went bankrupt, and the business was transferred to a company called Phonecast. [http://t-8100.com/i-Pet_00.html] | ||
The Neo Geo hardware was designed by ADK [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3]'s Eiji Fukatsu [http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?148-ADK&p=1975&viewfull=1#post1975] [https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=Schematics], an improvement on the 68000-based hardware used for games like ''Time Soldiers''. [http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?745-100-000-1-things-you-never-new-about-neo&p=2263381&viewfull=1#post2263381] | The Neo Geo hardware was designed by ADK [http://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3]'s Eiji Fukatsu [http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?148-ADK&p=1975&viewfull=1#post1975] [https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=Schematics], an improvement on the 68000-based hardware used for games like ''Time Soldiers''. [http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?745-100-000-1-things-you-never-new-about-neo&p=2263381&viewfull=1#post2263381] |
Latest revision as of 05:58, 14 March 2024
ADK Corporation (株式会社エーディーケイ) was established in July 1980 as Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd. (アルファ電子株式会社). It changed names in 1992. Kazuo Arai (新井一夫) was the president. [1] As of 2001, Kazuo Arai, SNK, Mitsui & Co., and CSK Electronics were stockholders. Miraisoft (有限会社未来ソフト) and Alphasoft (アルファソフト株式会社) were affiliate companies [2] (located in the same building).
ADK eventually went bankrupt, and the business was transferred to a company called Phonecast. [3]
The Neo Geo hardware was designed by ADK [4]'s Eiji Fukatsu [5] [6], an improvement on the 68000-based hardware used for games like Time Soldiers. [7]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, online resources, shared staff
Arcade
- Battle Field / Time Soldiers
- Bull Fighter
- Champion Baseball
- Champion Baseball Part-2
- Champion Croquet
- Crush Roller / Make Trax
- Originally designed by another company in Ikebukuro [8]
- Dora-chan
- Equites
- Exciting Soccer
- Exciting Soccer II
- Gang Wars
- Gekisou
- Gold Medalist
- High Voltage
- Janputer
- Jongbou II
- The Koukou Yakyuu
- Korosuke Roller
- Kyros no Yakata / Kyros
- Some Graphics: Pop House
- Mahjong Block Jongbou
- Meijinsen
- Perfect Janputer
- Shogi
- Shogi Part II
- Sky Adventure
- Sky Soldiers
- Splendor Blast
- Super Champion Baseball
- Super Stingray
- Talbot
Famicom/NES
- Famicom Meijinsen (JP Publisher: SNK)
- Satomi Hakkenden (JP Publisher: SNK)
- STED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou (JP Publisher: KAC)
Hyper Neo Geo 64
- Beast Busters: Second Nightmare
Mark III/Master System
- Time Soldiers (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
MSX
- MSX Shogi (JP Publisher: Sony)
Neo Geo
- Crossed Swords
- Fun Fun Bros (unreleased) [9]
- Magician Lord
- Mystic Wand (unreleased) [10]
- Ninja Combat
- Ninja Commando
- Ninja Master's Haou Ninpou-chou / Ninja Master's
- Over Top
- Raguy / Blue's Journey
- Shogi no Tatsujin
- Sun Shine / Block Paradise (unreleased) [11]
- Thrash Rally / Rally Chase
- Tsuukai GanGan Koushinkyoku / Aggressors of Dark Kombat
- Twinkle Star Sprites
- World Heroes
- World Heroes 2
- World Heroes 2 Jet
- World Heroes Perfect
Neo Geo CD (exclusive titles)
- ADK World
- Crossed Swords II
- Oshidashi Zintrick
Neo Geo Pocket
- Battle Royal (unreleased) [12]
- Crush Roller
- Dokodemo Mahjong
- Dokodemo Mahjong Color
- Dynamite Slugger
- Hyper Gals Mahjong (unreleased)
- The Koukou Yakyuu (unreleased)
- Magician Lord (unreleased) [13]
- The Major League (unreleased)
- Melon-chan no Seichou Nikki
- Melon-chan no Seichou Nikki 2 (unreleased)
- Neo Poke Bass Fishing (unreleased)
- Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu
- Party Mail
- Shogi no Tatsujin
- Shogi no Tatsujin Color
- Sotsugyou Shashin (unreleased)
- Taisen Billiard: Break Shot (unreleased)
- Tsuushin Yonin Uchi Dokodemo Mahjong (unreleased)
- World Heroes Pocket (unreleased)
Other
- COM-848 [coin counting machine]
- Dungeon Quest series [LCD roguelike games] (Konami)
- Kore ii netto [print seal machine] (ASCII)
- Nazo no Seibutsu Nanja Monja [virtual pet] (Forte)
- Pocket Caddy [pedometer]
- Pocket Esthe [pedometer]
- Pocket Walk: Toukaidou-ban [pedometer]
Saturn
- Twinkle Star Sprites (JP Publisher: ADK)
- World Heroes Perfect (JP Publisher: SNK)
Links
- Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese) [14] [15]
- Former Alpha Denshi programmer Masashi Yamaguchi (山口正) talks about his game career (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)
- Former ADK employee (Japanese)