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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Code comparisons, [[ELS (hidden data)|hidden data]]
While looking through SG-1000 ROMs, the name ELS was found in ''Yamato'':
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<small>"BY ELS SHINKAWA-BL.,204,TAKAIDO,TOKYO,TEL 03-331-7608"</small>
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<small>"1983.07.07 E.L.S  ;HEAD OFFICE : SHINKAWA BLDG.,2F,204,1-29,TAKAIDO,NISHI,1-CHOME,SUGINAMI-KU,TOKYO,166,JAPAN ; PHONE : 03 - 331 - 7608"</small>
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Presuming ELS was a company, the investigation continued. It was later noted that ''Yamato'', ''Sega Flipper'', and ''Monaco GP'' used the same font, so a [[Research Methods#Code comparisons|code comparison]] was performed. All three games came up, as did the ''Pachinko'' games and ''Star Jacker.'' It turned out that these games also used this unique font. Perhaps it's all just a big coincidence.
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ROM text in ''Monaco GP'':
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<small>"MONACO GP9/15 -1983 VERSION 1.0 24K" "PROGRAMED BY Y.KAWAMURA & M.KIDOOKA"</small>
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ROM text in ''Pachinko'' and ''Pachinko II'':
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<small>"---- PROGRAM BY  < K.O > ----"</small>
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Then there's the arcade games. One of the ROMs in ''Yamato'' contains the following text:
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<small>"SECULITY BY M,MIZUNAGA. PROGRAM BY L'Y:]  TEL 03-331-7111  25 MAR 1983  USA TYPE"</small>
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The telephone number seems awfully close to the one in the SG-1000 ''Yamato'' ROM.
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It's been [http://www.mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/yamato.c.html noted] that ''Top Roller'' and ''Yamato'' were by the same developers.
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===Arcade===
 
===Arcade===
*''Top Roller'' (Manufacturer: Jaleco)
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*''Commando'' (Sega)
*''Yamato'' (Manufacturer: Sega)
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*''D-Day'' (Jaleco)
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*''Top Roller'' (Jaleco)
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*''Yamato'' (Sega)
  
 
===SG-1000/SC-3000===
 
===SG-1000/SC-3000===
*''Monaco GP'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
 
*''Pachinko'' (JP Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Pachinko II'' (JP Publisher: Sega)
 
*''Sega Flipper / Video Flipper'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
 
*''Star Jacker'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
 
 
*''Yamato'' (JP Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
 
*''Yamato'' (JP Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
  
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The following games use the same font as ''Yamato'' and came up in a code comparison:
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*<div style="color:red">''Monaco GP'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Pachinko'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Pachinko II'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Sega Flipper / Video Flipper'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Star Jacker'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
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[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 14:07, 6 August 2011

Research Methods: Code comparisons, hidden data

Arcade

  • Commando (Sega)
  • D-Day (Jaleco)
  • Top Roller (Jaleco)
  • Yamato (Sega)

SG-1000/SC-3000

  • Yamato (JP Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)

The following games use the same font as Yamato and came up in a code comparison:

  • Monaco GP (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
  • Pachinko (JP Publisher: Sega)
  • Pachinko II (JP Publisher: Sega)
  • Sega Flipper / Video Flipper (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
  • Star Jacker (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)