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'''Bell Corporation''' (株式会社ベル) was started by former T&E Soft staff. Bell staff later established Imagineer Interactive [http://twitter.com/#!/5mingame2/status/15018386316591104], a development subsidiary of publisher Imagineer. [http://www.uforeader.com/v1/se/E04959_0050B0I2_5_2.html]
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[[File:Bell.png|right|Bell logo]]
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'''Bell Corporation''' (株式会社ベル) was apparently connected to Shiroshita Engineering (now [https://www.segglobal.com/ SEG]). [http://www.midiclub.jp/outline/profile.html] The company included some former T&E Soft staff. Probably based in Nagoya, which is where SEG and T&E Soft were/are based.
  
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[Bell (credits)|Actual mentions]], [[Bell (credits)|shared staff]]
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See also: [[Imagineer Interactive]], [[Newcom]], [[VertexEG]]
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[Bell (credits)|Actual mentions]], interviews, online resources, print (see [[#Further reading|Further reading]]), [[Bell (credits)|shared staff]]
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===DOS/V===
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*''Musashi'' (JP Publisher: Universal Designing Center?) [http://avionics.starfree.jp/musashi/index.html]<sup>[[#foot1|[1]]]</sup>
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:<small>Former Bell programmer Nobuyuki Nishiyama lists a game called ''Formation Attack'' on [https://m.facebook.com/5mingame2 his Facebook profile]. [https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_121/page/n121/mode/2up An ad in ''Computer Gaming World'' Issue 121] suggests this was the US version of ''Musashi''. It is unknown if ''Formation Attack'' was ever actually released.</small>
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:<small>Sound engineer Kengo Sakurai's website mentions a ''Musashi 2'', but there is no other information available. [http://www.midiclub.jp/outline/results.html]</small>
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===Nintendo 64===
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*<div style="color:red">''Derby Stallion 64'' (JP Publisher: Media Factory)</div>
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===PlayStation===
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*<div style="color:red">''Midori no Makibao: Kuroi Inazuma Shiroi Kiseki'' (JP Publisher: Axela)</div>
  
 
===Saturn===
 
===Saturn===
*''F-1 Live Information / F1 Challenge'' (JP Publisher: Sega, US/EU/AU Publisher: Virgin)
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*''F-1 Live Information'' / ''F1 Challenge'' (JP Publisher: Sega, US/EU/AU Publisher: Virgin)
:<small>Some Graphics: Jitensha; Music Composition: T's Music</small>
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:<small>Some Graphics: Jitensha, [[Sign Projects]]; JP Music: T's Music</small>
*''Wing Arms: Kareinaru Gekitsui Ou / Wing Arms'' (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
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:<small>Originally began life as a PC game<sup>[[#foot1|[1]]]</sup></small>
:<small>Some Graphics: Jitensha; Music Composition?: T's Music</small>
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*''Pinball Graffiti'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video; EU Publisher: JVC) [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/736940763033042944]
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:<small>Sound: T's Music</small>
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:<small>Game includes music from ''Burning Soldier'', which was not by T's Music, and the Killer Tracks library [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osns1D4SbZY]</small>
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*"Untitled 3D action game"
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:<small>Appears on early Saturn release lists along with ''Musashi'' (''Wing Arms''), "untitled 3D racing game," and "untitled pinball game" [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1158771771631374339]</small>
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*''Wing Arms: Kareinaru Gekitsui Ou'' / ''Wing Arms'' (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
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:<small>Some Graphics: Jitensha; Some Sound & Music: T's Music</small>
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:<small>A remake of ''Musashi''<sup>[[#foot1|[1]]]</sup></small>
  
==Links==
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==Further reading==
*[http://thoz.org/hanrei/35810 Court case involving Imagineer Interactive (talks briefly about Bell)] (Japanese)
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<span id="foot1">1. Szczepaniak, John. <i>The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2: Monochrome</i>. United States: SMG Szczepaniak, 2015. Print.</span>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 13 March 2024

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Bell Corporation (株式会社ベル) was apparently connected to Shiroshita Engineering (now SEG). [1] The company included some former T&E Soft staff. Probably based in Nagoya, which is where SEG and T&E Soft were/are based.

See also: Imagineer Interactive, Newcom, VertexEG

Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews, online resources, print (see Further reading), shared staff

DOS/V

  • Musashi (JP Publisher: Universal Designing Center?) [2][1]
Former Bell programmer Nobuyuki Nishiyama lists a game called Formation Attack on his Facebook profile. An ad in Computer Gaming World Issue 121 suggests this was the US version of Musashi. It is unknown if Formation Attack was ever actually released.
Sound engineer Kengo Sakurai's website mentions a Musashi 2, but there is no other information available. [3]

Nintendo 64

  • Derby Stallion 64 (JP Publisher: Media Factory)

PlayStation

  • Midori no Makibao: Kuroi Inazuma Shiroi Kiseki (JP Publisher: Axela)

Saturn

  • F-1 Live Information / F1 Challenge (JP Publisher: Sega, US/EU/AU Publisher: Virgin)
Some Graphics: Jitensha, Sign Projects; JP Music: T's Music
Originally began life as a PC game[1]
  • Pinball Graffiti (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video; EU Publisher: JVC) [4]
Sound: T's Music
Game includes music from Burning Soldier, which was not by T's Music, and the Killer Tracks library [5]
  • "Untitled 3D action game"
Appears on early Saturn release lists along with Musashi (Wing Arms), "untitled 3D racing game," and "untitled pinball game" [6]
  • Wing Arms: Kareinaru Gekitsui Ou / Wing Arms (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)
Some Graphics: Jitensha; Some Sound & Music: T's Music
A remake of Musashi[1]

Further reading

1. Szczepaniak, John. The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2: Monochrome. United States: SMG Szczepaniak, 2015. Print.