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Might be the '''Advance Communication Company''' mentioned on ''Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Koku / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (FC/NES).
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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]
  
Why do we think so? Some of the staff later worked at [[AIM]]. We came across [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 a 1988 article] about the "21st Century Information Industry Network Cooperative" ([http://www.net21.jp/ which still exists]) holding a general meeting to decide the establishment of the cooperative. Head of the Secretariat Hideaki Tsujikawa (辻川英章) later headed up AIM. One of the member companies was Advance Communication, headed up by Takahisa Takezaki (竹崎貴久), who was an executive producer on Super Godzilla (SFC/SNES). [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180221/combined]
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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]]:''' Shared credits
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources, [[Advance Communication (credits)|shared staff]]
  
 
===Famicom/NES===
 
===Famicom/NES===
*<div style="color:red">''Cycle Race: Road Man'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Cycle Race: Roadman: Gekisou!! Nihon Isshu 4000km'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)</div>
 
*''Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus'' (US Publisher: Bandai)
 
*''Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus'' (US Publisher: Bandai)
*<div style="color:red">''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia'' (JP Publisher: Toho)</div>
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*''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia'' (JP Publisher: Toho)
*<div style="color:red">''Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Koku / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (JP Publisher: Toho;US Publisher: Bandai)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Hikari no Senshi Photon: Wakusei Zordias no Tatakai'' (JP Publisher: Takara)</div>
*''Moeru! Onii-san / Circus Caper'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
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*''Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Toki'' / ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (JP Publisher: Toho; US Publisher: Bandai)
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*''Last Armageddon'' (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
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*''Moeru! Onii-san'' / ''Circus Caper'' (JP/US Publisher: Toho)
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*''Niji no Silk Road: Zig Zag Boukenki'' (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Victor)
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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)
 
*''Sansara Naga'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Sansara Naga'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
*<div style="color:red">''Tsuri Kichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen'' (JP Publisher: Victor Musical Industries)</div>
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*''Seirei Gari'' (programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Hudson Soft)
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:<small>Production, Planning, Graphics: Sofix</small>
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*<div style="color:red">''Shounen Ashibe: Nepal Daibouken no Maki'' (JP Publisher: Takara)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen'' (JP Publisher: Victor)</div>
 
*''Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
 
*''Ys'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
*''Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished The Final Chapter'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
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*''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>
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*<div style="color:red">''Tama & Friends: 3-Choume Daibouken'' (JP Publisher: Bandai)</div>
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===Game Boy===
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*<div style="color:red">''Chibi Maruko-chan: Okozukai Daisakusen'' (JP Publisher: Takara)</div>
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*''Jinsei Game Densetsu'' (JP Publisher: Takara)
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===Mega CD/Sega CD===
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*<div style="color:red">''Wakusei Woodstock: Funky Horror Band'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div>
  
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
*<div style="color:red">''Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special'' (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===
*''Tora e no Michi / Tiger Road'' (JP Publisher: Victor; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)
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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>
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*''Kattobi! Takuhai-kun'' (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
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*''Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru'' / ''Keith Courage in Alpha Zones'' (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC)
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*''Tatsu no Ko Fighter'' (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Tonkin House)
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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)
*''Sansara Naga 2'' (JP Publisher: Victor)
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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)
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*<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)
  
[[Category: Unknown]]
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[[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