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Started in May 1988 as simply Arc (アーク) and headed by Minoru Kidooka (木戸岡稔) [http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/company_data.html], '''Arc System Works''' (アークシステムワークス) was originally primarily a contract developer. At some point (probably around 1995), the company was renamed to its current name and started developing and self-publishing original games. Today, the company is known mostly for the Guilty Gear fighting game series.
 
Started in May 1988 as simply Arc (アーク) and headed by Minoru Kidooka (木戸岡稔) [http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/company_data.html], '''Arc System Works''' (アークシステムワークス) was originally primarily a contract developer. At some point (probably around 1995), the company was renamed to its current name and started developing and self-publishing original games. Today, the company is known mostly for the Guilty Gear fighting game series.
  
Some early Arc staff left to start [[Company:Minato Giken|Minato Giken]].
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Some early Arc staff left to start [[Minato Giken]]. Other staff left to start Starlight Marry in 1996.
  
 
For the time being, the list below does not cover games published from 1995 onward.
 
For the time being, the list below does not cover games published from 1995 onward.
  
 
===Arcade===
 
===Arcade===
*<div style="color:gray">''Quiz Gakuen Paradise'' (sound) (Face)</div>
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*''Quiz Gakuen Paradise'' (sound) (Face)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Quiz Gakuen Paradise (AC)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Tokoro-san no Mah-Mahjong'' (Sega)
  
 
===Famicom/NES===
 
===Famicom/NES===
 
*''Chiyonofuji no Ooichou'' (JP Publisher: Face)
 
*''Chiyonofuji no Ooichou'' (JP Publisher: Face)
:<small>Some Planning, Some Programming: [[Company:Sankindo|Sankindo]]?</small>
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:<small>Some Planning, Some Programming: [[Sankindo]]?</small>
:<small>Actual mention | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Chiyonofuji no Ooichou (FC)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Great Battle Cyber'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
 
*''Great Battle Cyber'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Great Battle Cyber (FC)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Hissatsu Shigoto Nin'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
 
*''Hissatsu Shigoto Nin'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Hissatsu Shigoto Nin (FC)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II'' (JP Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II'' (JP Publisher: Capcom)
:<small>[http://blog.e-smile.ne.jp/prg/2007/08/post_26.html Online resource]</small>
 
 
*''Kyouryuu Sentai Juuranger'' (JP Publisher: Angel)
 
*''Kyouryuu Sentai Juuranger'' (JP Publisher: Angel)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Kyouryuu Sentai Juuranger (FC)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Pizza Pop!'' (JP Publisher: Jaleco)
 
*''Pizza Pop!'' (JP Publisher: Jaleco)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Pizza Pop! (FC)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''SD Sengoku Bujutsu Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Tore!'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
*<div style="color:red">''SD Sengoku Bujutsu Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Tore!'' (JP Publisher: Banprest)</div>
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===Game Boy===
 
===Game Boy===
 
*''Minesweeper'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Minesweeper'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
:<small>Actual mention</small>
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*<div style="color:red">''Ranma 1/2: Netsuretsu Kakutou-hen'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)</div>
*<div style="color:red">''Ranma 1/2: Netsuretsu Kakutou-hen'' (sound?) (JP Publisher: Banprest)</div>
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===Game Gear===
 
===Game Gear===
 
*''Gamble Panic'' (programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Gamble Panic'' (programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
:<small>Sound Composition: USP</small>
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:<small>Sound: USP</small>
:<small>[[Arc System Works (credits)#Gamble Panic (GG)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Taisen Mahjong Hao Pai'' (JP Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Taisen Mahjong Hao Pai'' (JP Publisher: Sega)
:<small>Actual mention | [http://blog.e-smile.ne.jp/prg/2007/08/post_8.html Online resource]</small>
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*''Taisen Mahjong Hao Pai 2'' (JP Publisher: Sega)
  
 
===Mark III/Master System===
 
===Mark III/Master System===
 
*''Michael Jackson's Moonwalker / Moonwalker'' (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; SK Publisher: Samsung)
 
*''Michael Jackson's Moonwalker / Moonwalker'' (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; SK Publisher: Samsung)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Michael Jackson's Moonwalker / Moonwalker (SMS)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
  
 
===Mega CD/Sega CD===
 
===Mega CD/Sega CD===
 
*''3x3 Eyes Seima Densetsu'' (some game and animation programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
 
*''3x3 Eyes Seima Densetsu'' (some game and animation programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
:<small>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/3x3-eyes-seima-densetsu/credits Shared staff]</small>
 
  
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
 
===Mega Drive/Genesis===
*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)
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*''Battletoads'' (US Publisher: Tradewest; EU/JP/AS Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
:<small>Co-developed with TNS?</small>
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*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (MD)|Shared staff]]</small>
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===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
*<div style="color:gray">''Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police'' (music programming) (JP Publisher: Face)</div>
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*''Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police'' (music programming) (JP Publisher: Face)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Fushigi no Yumi no Alice'' (programming assistance, music composition) (JP Publisher: Face)
*<div style="color:gray">''Fushigi no Yumi no Alice'' (programming assistance, music composition) (JP Publisher: Face)</div>
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*''Hany in the Sky'' (sound) (JP Publisher: Face)
:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Fushigi no Yumi no Alice (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*<div style="color:gray">''Hany in the Sky'' (music/sound) (JP Publisher: Face)</div>
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:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Hany in the Sky (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Hany on the Road'' (JP Publisher: Face)
 
*''Hany on the Road'' (JP Publisher: Face)
:<small>Actual mention | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Hany on the Road (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou / Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou Mild'' (some programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Face)
 
*''Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou / Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou Mild'' (some programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Face)
:<small>Actual mention | [http://blog.e-smile.ne.jp/prg/2007/07/post_6.html Online resource] | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou / Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou Mild (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Obocchama-kun'' (under subcontract with Pack-In-Video) (JP Publisher: Namco)
 
*''Obocchama-kun'' (under subcontract with Pack-In-Video) (JP Publisher: Namco)
:<small>Some Design: Graffiti Lab ([http://g-lab.jp/ this one]?)</small>
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:<small>Some Graphics: Graffiti Lab</small>
:<small>Actual mention | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Obocchama-kun (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Zipang'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Zipang'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
:<small>Actual mention | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Zipang (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
  
 
===PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD===
 
===PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD===
 
*''Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
:<small>Actual mention | [[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Minesweeper'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Minesweeper'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
:<small>Actual mention</small>
 
 
*''Road Spirits'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Road Spirits'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
:<small>Actual mention</small>
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*''Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Yami Shoubu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai'' (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
*''Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Yami Shoubu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
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:<small>Co-developed with TNS?</small>
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:<small>[[Company:Arc System Works (credits)#Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Yami Shoubu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai (PCE)|Shared staff]]</small>
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===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
*''Battle Commander: Hachi Bushuu Shura no Hyouhou'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
 
*''Battle Commander: Hachi Bushuu Shura no Hyouhou'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
:<small>[http://www.dennoh.jp/instructor/index.html Online resource]</small>
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*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen'' (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Angel)
*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen'' (co-developed with TNS [under subcontract with Arc?]) (JP Publisher: Angel)
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:<small>[[Arc System Works (credits)#Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen (SFC)|Shared staff]]</small>
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*''Future GPX Cyber Formula / Cyber Spin'' (JP/US Publisher: Takara)
 
*''Future GPX Cyber Formula / Cyber Spin'' (JP/US Publisher: Takara)
:<small>[[Arc System Works (credits)#Future GPX Cyber Formula / Cyber Spin (SFC/SNES)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*''Gaia Savior: Hero Saidai no Sakusen'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
 
*''Gaia Savior: Hero Saidai no Sakusen'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
:<small>Some Game Design, Original Character Design, Story Construction, Direction: Mind; Some Game Design, Some Scenario Writing: U Plan</small>
 
:<small>[[Arc System Works (credits)#Gaia Savior: Hero Saidai no Sakusen (SFC)|Shared staff]]</small>
 
 
*<div style="color:red">''Shougi Club'' (JP Publisher: Hect)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Shougi Club'' (JP Publisher: Hect)</div>
:<small>Actual mention</small>
 
 
*''Suzuka 8 Hours'' (JP/US Publisher: Namco)
 
*''Suzuka 8 Hours'' (JP/US Publisher: Namco)
:<small>[http://www.dennoh.jp/instructor/index.html Online resource]</small>
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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::[http://www.e-smile.ne.jp/esmile/company/company_greeting.php Greetings from Shiozumi; career outline says he joined Arc System Works in 1988]
 
::[http://www.e-smile.ne.jp/esmile/company/company_greeting.php Greetings from Shiozumi; career outline says he joined Arc System Works in 1988]
 
::[http://blog.e-smile.ne.jp/prg/cat2/cat11/ Blog entries by Shiozumi about games he worked on at Arc]
 
::[http://blog.e-smile.ne.jp/prg/cat2/cat11/ Blog entries by Shiozumi about games he worked on at Arc]
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:<small>[http://www.dennoh.jp/instructor/index.html Online resource]</small>
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*[http://community.e-smile.ne.jp/old_web_file070207/campany/keireki.php]

Revision as of 15:11, 14 November 2011

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Started in May 1988 as simply Arc (アーク) and headed by Minoru Kidooka (木戸岡稔) [1], Arc System Works (アークシステムワークス) was originally primarily a contract developer. At some point (probably around 1995), the company was renamed to its current name and started developing and self-publishing original games. Today, the company is known mostly for the Guilty Gear fighting game series.

Some early Arc staff left to start Minato Giken. Other staff left to start Starlight Marry in 1996.

For the time being, the list below does not cover games published from 1995 onward.

Arcade

  • Quiz Gakuen Paradise (sound) (Face)
  • Tokoro-san no Mah-Mahjong (Sega)

Famicom/NES

  • Chiyonofuji no Ooichou (JP Publisher: Face)
Some Planning, Some Programming: Sankindo?
  • Great Battle Cyber (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
  • Hissatsu Shigoto Nin (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
  • Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II (JP Publisher: Capcom)
  • Kyouryuu Sentai Juuranger (JP Publisher: Angel)
  • Pizza Pop! (JP Publisher: Jaleco)
  • SD Sengoku Bujutsu Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Tore! (JP Publisher: Banpresto)

Game Boy

  • Minesweeper (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Ranma 1/2: Netsuretsu Kakutou-hen (sound?) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)

Game Gear

  • Gamble Panic (programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
Sound: USP
  • Taisen Mahjong Hao Pai (JP Publisher: Sega)
  • Taisen Mahjong Hao Pai 2 (JP Publisher: Sega)

Mark III/Master System

  • Michael Jackson's Moonwalker / Moonwalker (programming) (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; SK Publisher: Samsung)

Mega CD/Sega CD

  • 3x3 Eyes Seima Densetsu (some game and animation programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Battletoads (US Publisher: Tradewest; EU/JP/AS Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Ma-Ba)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police (music programming) (JP Publisher: Face)
  • Fushigi no Yumi no Alice (programming assistance, music composition) (JP Publisher: Face)
  • Hany in the Sky (sound) (JP Publisher: Face)
  • Hany on the Road (JP Publisher: Face)
  • Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou / Mahjong Gakuen: Touma Soushirou Toujou Mild (some programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Face)
  • Obocchama-kun (under subcontract with Pack-In-Video) (JP Publisher: Namco)
Some Graphics: Graffiti Lab
  • Zipang (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Minesweeper (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Road Spirits (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Yami Shoubu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Battle Commander: Hachi Bushuu Shura no Hyouhou (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen (co-developed with TNS) (JP Publisher: Angel)
  • Future GPX Cyber Formula / Cyber Spin (JP/US Publisher: Takara)
  • Gaia Savior: Hero Saidai no Sakusen (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
  • Shougi Club (JP Publisher: Hect)
  • Suzuka 8 Hours (JP/US Publisher: Namco)

Links

Greetings from Shiozumi; career outline says he joined Arc System Works in 1988
Blog entries by Shiozumi about games he worked on at Arc
Online resource