A Wave

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A Wave, Inc. (株式会社エイ・ウェーブ) was based in Tokyo and was established in August 1985. The president was Yasuho Tanaka (田中八寿穂) [1], an animator who made shorts for NHK's Minna no Uta music program. [2] A Wave was at one time an affiliate of Sega, which owned 20% of the company. [3]

Evidence suggests A Wave was previously called Animation 20 Co., Ltd. (有限会社アニメーション・トウエンテイ) [4]

Animation 20

Arcade

  • Battle Shark (some graphics) (Taito)
  • Enforce (some graphics) (Taito)
  • Master of Weapon (some graphics) (Taito)
  • The Ninja Warriors (some graphics) (Taito)
Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production
  • Puzznic (illustrations?) (Taito)

Famicom/NES

  • Miracle Ropit: 2100-nen no Daibouken (JP Publisher: King Records)
Programming: Micronics?

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • King of Casino (graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)
Developer?: Algorithm Institute

A Wave

Arcade

  • Aa Eikou no Koushien (some graphics) (Taito)
Some Graphics: Natsume
  • Bass Master Challenge (unreleased?) (Takara)
An S-TV game. Listed as an A Wave game in Masumi Akagi's book. [5] Shown at AOU '98. [6] Was it actually released? Is it actually Sea Bass Fishing?
  • Darius Gaiden (some graphics) (Taito)
Some Graphics: NJK Techno, Visual Arts Production
  • Dead Connection (some graphics) (Taito)
Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production
  • Metal Black (some graphics) (Taito)
Some Graphics: Visual Arts Production
  • Sea Bass Fishing (Able)

Famicom/NES

  • Astro Fang: Super Machine (JP Publisher: A Wave)
Sound?: Soft Machine
  • Mini Putt (JP Publisher: A Wave)

Game Boy

  • Koro Dice (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Mini Putt (JP Publisher: A Wave)
Programming: Algorithm Institute; Music: Mecano Associates
  • Rubble Saver / The Adventures of Star Saver (JP Publisher: King Records; US Publisher: Taito)
Programming?: Dual
  • Rubble Saver II / Max (JP Publisher: King Records; DE Publisher: Infogrames)

Game Gear

  • Skweek / Slider (JP Publisher: Victor; US/EU Publisher: Sega)
The phone number the programmer left in the ROM [7] is actually A Wave's. [8]

Mega CD/Sega CD

  • Final Fight CD (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Sound: T's Music
  • Switch / Panic! (some design cooperation [some graphics?]) (JP Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Data East)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • Cobra II: Densetsu no Otoko (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Hudson)
Programming: Mutech
  • Dragon Knight & Graffiti (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
Support?: TamTam; Music: T's Music
  • Dragon Knight III (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
Support?: TamTam; Music: T's Music
  • Forgotten Worlds (some graphics) (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
  • Rising Sun / Lords of the Rising Sun (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)
Programming?: Aprinet
  • Super Darius II (JP Publisher: NEC Avenue)
Some Programming: Aprinet?, Soft Machine?; Music: T's Music

PlayStation

  • Fishing Koushien II (JP Publisher: King Records)
Programming: Nihon Syscom
  • Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou / Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou: Tsuricon Edition (JP Publisher: Victor)
Sound: T's Music
  • Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor)
Programming: Pegasus Japan; Sound: T's Music
  • Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor)
Programming?: Pegasus Japan; Sound: T's Music
  • Sea Bass Fishing 2 (JP Publisher: Victor)

Saturn

  • Dungeon Master Nexus (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Fishing Koushien (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Fishing Koushien II (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Murakoshi Seikai no Bakuchou Nippon Rettou (JP Publisher: Victor)
Sound: T's Music
  • Sea Bass Fishing (JP Publisher: Victor; EU Publisher: JVC)
  • Sea Bass Fishing 2 (JP Publisher: Victor)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Fishing Koushien (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout 2: The Total Fighters (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Sougou Kakutougi Rings Astral Bout 3 (JP Publisher: King Records)
  • Umi Tsuri Meijin: Suzuki-hen (JP Publisher: Electronic Arts)