Difference between revisions of "E.L.S."

From Game Developer Research Institute
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{Template:WIP}}
+
__NOTOC__
 +
Related to ''Crazy Kong'' maker Falcon? They were both based in Takaidonishi, Suginami, Tokyo. [https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/E.L.S._(hidden_data)] [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1421228088562704386] [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1479990663924142082]
  
−
While looking through SG-1000 ROMs, the name ELS was found in ''Yamato'':
+
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[E.L.S. (hidden data)|Hidden data]]
  
−
<small>"BY ELS SHINKAWA-BL.,204,TAKAIDO,TOKYO,TEL 03-331-7608"</small>
+
===Arcade===
 +
*''Commando'' (Sega)
 +
*''D-Day'' (Jaleco)
 +
*''Top Roller'' (Jaleco)
 +
*''Yamato'' (Sega)
  
−
<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>
+
===MSX===
 +
*''Cannon Turbo'' (JP Publisher: Takeru [Brother])
 +
*''Yellow Submarine'' (JP Publisher: Takeru [Brother])
 +
:<small>Early versions of these games have an E.L.S. copyright that does not appear in the final releases. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1370117445541842944]</small>
  
−
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.
+
===SG-1000/SC-3000===
 +
*''Yamato'' (JP Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
  
−
ROM text in ''Monaco GP'':
 
  
−
<small>"MONACO GP9/15 -1983 VERSION 1.0 24K" "PROGRAMED BY Y.KAWAMURA & M.KIDOOKA"</small>
+
The following games use the same font as ''Yamato'' (and the MSX games) and came up in a code comparison:
  
−
ROM text in ''Pachinko'' and ''Pachinko II'':
+
*<div style="color:red">''Monaco GP'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Pachinko'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div>
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Pachinko II'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div>
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Sega Flipper'' / ''Video Flipper'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Star Jacker'' (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)</div>
  
−
<small>"---- PROGRAM BY  < K.O > ----"</small>
+
Names of two programmers can be found in the ''Monaco GP'' ROM [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/ELS_(hidden_data)#Monaco_GP_.28SG-1000.29]; one of them is "M. Kidooka," who could be future [[Arc System Works]] founder Minoru Kidooka, but he had worked at Sega since 1982 and was involved with the design of the SG-1000. [http://web.archive.org/web/20111202123120/http://blog.gamekult.com/blog/boulapoire/189980/an-afternoon-at-arc-system-works.html]
−
 
+
−
Then there's the arcade games. One of the ROMs in ''Yamato'' contains the following text:
+
−
 
+
−
<small>"SECULITY BY M,MIZUNAGA. PROGRAM BY L'Y:] TEL 03-331-7111  25 MAR 1983  USA TYPE"</small>
+
−
 
+
−
The telephone number seems awfully close to the one in the SG-1000 ''Yamato'' ROM.
+
−
 
+
−
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.
+
−
 
+
−
===Arcade===
+
−
*''Top Roller'' (Manufacturer: Jaleco)
+
−
*''Yamato'' (Manufacturer: Sega)
+
−
 
+
−
===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)
+
  
−
[[Category: WIP]]
+
[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 02:30, 9 January 2022

Related to Crazy Kong maker Falcon? They were both based in Takaidonishi, Suginami, Tokyo. [1] [2] [3]

Research Methods: Hidden data

Arcade

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

MSX

  • Cannon Turbo (JP Publisher: Takeru [Brother])
  • Yellow Submarine (JP Publisher: Takeru [Brother])
Early versions of these games have an E.L.S. copyright that does not appear in the final releases. [4]

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 the MSX games) 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)

Names of two programmers can be found in the Monaco GP ROM [5]; one of them is "M. Kidooka," who could be future Arc System Works founder Minoru Kidooka, but he had worked at Sega since 1982 and was involved with the design of the SG-1000. [6]

Retrieved from "http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=E.L.S.&oldid=25124"