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

From Game Developer Research Institute
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{Template:WIP}}
+
__NOTOC__
 +
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[ELS (hidden data)|Hidden data]]
  
−
While looking through SG-1000 ROMs, the name ELS was found in ''Yamato'':
+
===Arcade===
 +
*''Commando'' (Sega)
 +
*''D-Day'' (Jaleco)
 +
*''Top Roller'' (Jaleco)
 +
*''Yamato'' (Sega)
  
−
<small>"BY ELS SHINKAWA-BL.,204,TAKAIDO,TOKYO,TEL 03-331-7608"</small>
+
===SG-1000/SC-3000===
 +
*''Yamato'' (JP Publisher: Sega; AU Publisher: John Sands; NZ Publisher: Grandstand)
  
−
<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>
 
  
−
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.
+
The following games use the same font as ''Yamato'' and came up in a code comparison:
  
−
ROM text in ''Monaco GP'':
+
*<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>"MONACO GP9/15 -1983 VERSION 1.0 24K" "PROGRAMED BY Y.KAWAMURA & M.KIDOOKA"</small>
+
Minoru Kidooka worked at Sega and was one of the programmers on ''Monaco GP''. Perhaps ELS used assets from other games. ''Yellow Submarine'' for the MSX also uses the same font and fits in with the military theme of ELS's other games.
−
 
+
−
ROM text in ''Pachinko'' and ''Pachinko II'':
+
−
 
+
−
<small>"---- PROGRAM BY  < K.O > ----"</small>
+
−
 
+
−
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 22:09, 15 February 2016

Research Methods: 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)

Minoru Kidooka worked at Sega and was one of the programmers on Monaco GP. Perhaps ELS used assets from other games. Yellow Submarine for the MSX also uses the same font and fits in with the military theme of ELS's other games.

Retrieved from "http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=E.L.S.&oldid=17945"