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BeXide Inc. (株式会社ビサイド) is a development company based in Tachikawa, Tokyo. [1] It is best known for the PlayStation game Doko Demo Issyo and subsequent games starring Toro Inoue, an anthropomorphized cat that would come to be PlayStation's mascot in Japan. More recently, the company has been involved in support work for other studios.

BeXide was established on February 1, 1999, as Bomber eXpress Co., Ltd. (有限会社ボンバーエクスプレス) [2] The name was changed to BeXide in April 2003. [3] Kazunori Nanji (南治一徳) is the president; he and several other early employees once worked for KAZe. [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions

Mac

• Super Bullet Break (WW Publisher: PQube)

PlayStation

• Doko Demo Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)
• i Mode Mo Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Koneko Mo Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)

PlayStation 2

• Doko Demo Issyo: Toro to Ippai (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Shibai Michi (JP Publisher: Sony)

PlayStation 3

• Mainichi Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Minnyan no Putter Golf / Everybody's Putter Golf with Toro (JP/AS Publisher: Sony)

CG Design: Clap Hanz

• Puppeteer (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Shukan Toro Station (JP Publisher: Sony)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Falcom; US/EU Publisher: XSEED)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Falcom; US/EU Publisher: XSEED)
• Toro! Let's Party! / Toro to Morimori (JP/AS Publisher: Sony)

PlayStation 4

• Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur (JP Publisher: Square Enix)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Falcom; US/EU Publisher: NIS America)
• Tokyo Xanadu eX+ (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Falcom; US/EU Publisher: Aksys)
• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Falcom; US/EU Publisher: NIS America)

PSP

• Doko Demo Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Doko Demo Issyo: Let's Gakkou! (JP Publisher: Sony)
• Mainichi Issyo (JP Publisher: Sony)

Smartphone

• Bullet Break [Android, iPhone] (JP Publisher: BeXide)
• The Irregular at Magic High School Lost Zero [Android, iPhone] (JP Publisher: Square Enix)
• Last Gladiators Ver.2010 [iPhone, iPad] (JP Publisher: BeXide)

Ported by BeXide, original game by KAZe

• Tepetta [Android, iPhone] (JP Publisher: CyberAgent)
• Toro and Friends: Onsen Town / Toro to Puzzle: Doko Demo Issyo [Android, iPhone] (JP Publisher: ForwardWorks; WW Publisher: PiG Corporation)

Vita

• Hello Face (WW Publisher: Sony)
• Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur (JP Publisher: Square Enix)
• Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur (JP Publisher: Square Enix)
• Paint Park Plus / Echannel: New Paint Park (WW Publisher: Sony)
• Toro's Friend Network / Minna to Issyo (WW Publisher: Sony)

Windows

• Onsen Mo Issyo: Doko Demo Issyo Typing Software (design, writing, graphics) (JP Publisher: MediaQuest)
• Super Bullet Break (WW Publisher: PQube)

Links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official Bomber eXpress website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)