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'''Advance Communication''' was a company headed by Takahisa Takezaki (竹崎貴久). [http://www.computernews.com/scripts/bcn/vb_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=ShowWeeklyArticle&MEM=1&ImgTag=&Title=%83%5C%83t%83g%83n%83E%83X%82%CC%92n%88%CA%8C%FC%8F%E3%82%F0&File=F:%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cbcn%5CWeekly%5CBCNarchive1%5C19881205034954742.htm]
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'''Advance Communication Company''' (アドバンスコミュニケーション株式会社) was headed by Takahisa Takezaki (竹崎貴久). [http://www.computernews.com/scripts/bcn/vb_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=ShowWeeklyArticle&MEM=1&ImgTag=&Title=%83%5C%83t%83g%83n%83E%83X%82%CC%92n%88%CA%8C%FC%8F%E3%82%F0&File=F:%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cbcn%5CWeekly%5CBCNarchive1%5C19881205034954742.htm]
  
It appears Advance Communication had some connection with [[AIM]]. Earlier games had would-be AIM programmers on staff. Also, AIM president Hideaki Tsujikawa (辻川英章) was the Head of the Secretariat of the "21st Century Information Industry Network Cooperative" ([http://www.net21.jp/ which still exists]), of which Advance Communication was a member. [http://www.computernews.com/scripts/bcn/vb_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=ShowWeeklyArticle&MEM=1&ImgTag=&Title=%83%5C%83t%83g%83n%83E%83X%82%CC%92n%88%CA%8C%FC%8F%E3%82%F0&File=F:%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cbcn%5CWeekly%5CBCNarchive1%5C19881205034954742.htm] Either AIM was a splinter of Advance Communication, or Advance Communication subcontracted AIM.
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Advance Communication was once a member of the "21st Century Information Industry Network Cooperative" ([http://www.net21.jp/ which still exists]). [[AIM]] president Hideaki Tsujikawa (辻川英章) was Head of the Secretariat around the same time. [http://www.computernews.com/scripts/bcn/vb_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=ShowWeeklyArticle&MEM=1&ImgTag=&Title=%83%5C%83t%83g%83n%83E%83X%82%CC%92n%88%CA%8C%FC%8F%E3%82%F0&File=F:%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cbcn%5CWeekly%5CBCNarchive1%5C19881205034954742.htm] Some presumed Advance Communication programmers would go on to work for AIM.
  
'''[[Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, [[Advance Communication Credits|shared credits]]
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, [[Advance Communication (credits)|shared staff]]
  
 
===Famicom/NES===
 
===Famicom/NES===
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*''Last Armageddon'' (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
 
*''Last Armageddon'' (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
 
*''Moeru! Onii-san'' / ''Circus Caper'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
 
*''Moeru! Onii-san'' / ''Circus Caper'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
*<div style="color:red">''Niji no Silk Road: Zig Zag Boukenki'' (JP Publisher: Victor Musical Industries)</div>
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*''Niji no Silk Road: Zig Zag Boukenki'' (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor)
*<div style="color:red">''Oishinbo: Kyuukyoku no Menu San Bon Shoubu'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
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:<small>Production: I&S; Character Design: Banana Grove Studio; Advising: Caramel Mama; Music Direction: Astro Music; Town Layout: Studio Pallet (?)</small>
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*<div style="color:red">''Oishinbo: Kyuukyoku no Menu 3bon Shoubu'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
 
*''Otaku no Seiza'' (JP Publisher: M&M)
 
*''Otaku no Seiza'' (JP Publisher: M&M)
*<div style="color:red">''Sansara Naga'' (JP Publisher: Victor)</div>
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*''Sansara Naga'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Seirei Gari'' (programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft)
 
*''Seirei Gari'' (programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft)
 
:<small>Production, Planning, Graphics: Sofix</small>
 
:<small>Production, Planning, Graphics: Sofix</small>
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*''Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Ys II'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Ys II'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
*''Ys III: Wanderers From Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
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*''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
  
 
===Famicom Disk System===
 
===Famicom Disk System===
 
*<div style="color:red">''Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: Dai-2 Shoutai Shutsudou seyo!'' (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: Dai-2 Shoutai Shutsudou seyo!'' (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
*<div style="color:red">''Tama & Friends: 3 Choume Daibouken'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Tama & Friends: 3-Choume Daibouken'' (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
  
 
===Game Boy===
 
===Game Boy===
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===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
*<div style="color:red">''Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Toho)</div>
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*''Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special'' (sound) (JP Publisher: Toho)
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:<small>Developer: [[Funari]]</small>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Kidou Seisatsu Patlabor: 98-shiki Kidou seyo!'' (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Kidou Seisatsu Patlabor: 98-shiki Kidou seyo!'' (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)</div>
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===MSX2===
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*''Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen'' (JP Publisher: Cross Media Soft)
  
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
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*''Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf'' / ''Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf'' (sound) (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: Accolade)
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:<small>Developer: [[Beam Software]]</small>
 
*''Kattobi! Takuhai-kun'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
 
*''Kattobi! Takuhai-kun'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
*<div style="color:red">''Majin Eiyuuden Wataru / Keith Courage in Alpha Zones'' (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)</div>
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*''Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru'' / ''Keith Courage in Alpha Zones'' (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC)
*''Tatsu no Ko Fighter'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
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*''Tatsu no Ko Fighter'' (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
*''Tora e no Michi / Tiger Road'' (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
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*''Tora e no Michi'' / ''Tiger Road'' (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)
  
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
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*''Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu'' (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
 
*''Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu'' (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
 
*''Light Fantasy'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
 
*''Light Fantasy'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
*<div style="color:red">''Sansara Naga 2'' (JP Publisher: Victor)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Sansara Naga 2'' (co-developer?) (JP Publisher: Victor)</div>
*''Serizawa Nobuo no Birdie Try / Mecarobot Golf'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
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*''Serizawa Nobuo no Birdie Try'' / ''Mecarobot Golf'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
 
*''Super Godzilla'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
 
*''Super Godzilla'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
*''Ys III: Wanderers From Ys'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House; US Publisher: American Sammy)
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*''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House; US Publisher: Sammy)
 
*<div style="color:red">''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)</div>
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==Links==
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*[https://twitter.com/adimatic/status/13531281282 Tweet by former employee] (Japanese)
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*[https://www.facebook.com/people/%E5%B2%A9%E4%BA%95%E7%9B%B4%E6%A8%B9/100002191185053 Naoki Iwai on Facebook] (Japanese)
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[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 23:19, 10 September 2019

Advance Communication Company (アドバンスコミュニケーション株式会社) was headed by Takahisa Takezaki (竹崎貴久). [1]

Advance Communication was once a member of the "21st Century Information Industry Network Cooperative" (which still exists). AIM president Hideaki Tsujikawa (辻川英章) was Head of the Secretariat around the same time. [2] Some presumed Advance Communication programmers would go on to work for AIM.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources, shared staff

Famicom/NES

  • Cycle Race: Roadman: Gekisou!! Nihon Isshu 4000km (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
  • Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus (US Publisher: Bandai)
  • Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (JP Publisher: Toho)
  • Hikari no Senshi Photon: Wakusei Zordias no Tatakai (JP Publisher: Takara)
  • Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Toki / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (JP Publisher: Toho; US Publisher: Bandai)
  • Last Armageddon (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
  • Moeru! Onii-san / Circus Caper (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
  • Niji no Silk Road: Zig Zag Boukenki (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor)
Production: I&S; Character Design: Banana Grove Studio; Advising: Caramel Mama; Music Direction: Astro Music; Town Layout: Studio Pallet (?)
  • Oishinbo: Kyuukyoku no Menu 3bon Shoubu (sound?) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Otaku no Seiza (JP Publisher: M&M)
  • Sansara Naga (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Seirei Gari (programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft)
Production, Planning, Graphics: Sofix
  • Shounen Ashibe: Nepal Daibouken no Maki (JP Publisher: Takara)
  • Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Ys (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Ys II (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (JP Publisher: Victor)

Famicom Disk System

  • Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: Dai-2 Shoutai Shutsudou seyo! (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Tama & Friends: 3-Choume Daibouken (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Game Boy

  • Chibi Maruko-chan: Okozukai Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Takara)
  • Jinsei Game Densetsu (JP Publisher: Takara)

Mega CD/Sega CD

  • Wakusei Woodstock: Funky Horror Band (JP Publisher: Sega)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special (sound) (JP Publisher: Toho)
Developer: Funari
  • Kidou Seisatsu Patlabor: 98-shiki Kidou seyo! (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)

MSX2

  • Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen (JP Publisher: Cross Media Soft)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf / Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf (sound) (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: Accolade)
Developer: Beam Software
  • Kattobi! Takuhai-kun (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
  • Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru / Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC)
  • Tatsu no Ko Fighter (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
  • Tora e no Michi / Tiger Road (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Cyber Knight (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
  • Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (JP Publisher: Tokuma Shoten)
  • Light Fantasy (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
  • Sansara Naga 2 (co-developer?) (JP Publisher: Victor)
  • Serizawa Nobuo no Birdie Try / Mecarobot Golf (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
  • Super Godzilla (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
  • Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (JP Publisher: Tonkin House; US Publisher: Sammy)
  • Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)

Links