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| − | '''F2 Company Limited'''. | + | '''F2 Company Limited''' (エフツウ株式会社) is a consulting company run by Fumio Kurokawa (黒川文雄). [https://f2.consulting/] Kurokawa was involved with the production of the Bandai Pippin ATMARK system [https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20200518010/]; as a result of that involvement, F2 set up a production team to develop games for it. Kurokawa was also the president of the publishing company Culture Publishers, the originators of the Simple 1500 series of budget-priced games. (Culture Publishers later sold its game business to D3 Publisher.) [https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20221121001/] |
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| + | Most of the game development staff moved over to [[BEC]] around 2000, forming the core of BEC's Kanbe-gumi team. | ||
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff | ||
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| + | ===Hybrid (Windows/Macintosh)=== | ||
| + | *''Mouryou Senki Madara M-file'' (JP Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten) [https://archive.org/details/MouryouSenkiMadaraMFileManualJPPCWindowsMac] | ||
| + | :<small>Direction, Visual Design: Compo Graphics; Technical Direction, Programming: Pict; Some Editing: Studio Wow!</small> | ||
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16=== | ===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16=== | ||
| − | *''Fujiko F Fujio no 21emon: Mezase! Hotel-Ou'' (JP Publisher: NEC | + | *''Color Wars'' (production cooperation) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan) |
| + | :<small>Developer: [[Tomcat System]]; Sound Direction: Gess Combinant</small> | ||
| + | *''Fujiko F Fujio no 21emon: Mezase! Hotel-Ou'' (JP Publisher: NEC) | ||
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| + | ===Pippin/Macintosh=== | ||
| + | *''Victorian Park'' (JP Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment) | ||
| + | :<small>Game Interface Design: Ashby; Some Sound Effects: Twofive</small> | ||
===PlayStation=== | ===PlayStation=== | ||
*''Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper'' (JP Publisher: Inprore) | *''Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper'' (JP Publisher: Inprore) | ||
| − | :<small> | + | :<small>Character Design, Some Voice Casting: Polygon Pictures; Some 3D Background Design: Meak</small> |
| − | *''Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper 2: Tantei Monogatari'' (production) (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers) | + | *''Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper 2: Tantei Monogatari'' (some production? 3D animation direction? additional character design?) (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers) |
| − | :<small>Developer: [[Infini Entertainment Technology]]; | + | :<small>Developer: [[Infini Entertainment Technology]]; Character Design: Polygon Pictures; Some 3D Animation, 3D Modeling: Toshiba; Sound: Joedown</small> |
*''Purumui Purumui'' (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers) | *''Purumui Purumui'' (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers) | ||
| − | :<small>3D | + | :<small>3D Movies & Backgrounds: Siliwood</small> |
| + | *''Simple 1500 Series Vol. 8: The Solitaire'' (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers) | ||
===Windows=== | ===Windows=== | ||
| − | *''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' (translation) (US Publisher: Bandai) | + | *''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' (translation) (US Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment) |
:<small>Developer: Presto Studios</small> | :<small>Developer: Presto Studios</small> | ||
| + | *''Victorian Park'' (JP Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment) | ||
| + | :<small>Game Interface Design: Ashby; Some Sound Effects: Twofive</small> | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[https://f2.consulting/ Official website] (Japanese) | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19980110214307/http://f-2.co.jp/ Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:57, 7 July 2023
F2 Company Limited (エフツウ株式会社) is a consulting company run by Fumio Kurokawa (黒川文雄). [1] Kurokawa was involved with the production of the Bandai Pippin ATMARK system [2]; as a result of that involvement, F2 set up a production team to develop games for it. Kurokawa was also the president of the publishing company Culture Publishers, the originators of the Simple 1500 series of budget-priced games. (Culture Publishers later sold its game business to D3 Publisher.) [3]
Most of the game development staff moved over to BEC around 2000, forming the core of BEC's Kanbe-gumi team.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff
Hybrid (Windows/Macintosh)
- Mouryou Senki Madara M-file (JP Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten) [4]
- Direction, Visual Design: Compo Graphics; Technical Direction, Programming: Pict; Some Editing: Studio Wow!
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
- Color Wars (production cooperation) (JP Publisher: Coconuts Japan)
- Developer: Tomcat System; Sound Direction: Gess Combinant
- Fujiko F Fujio no 21emon: Mezase! Hotel-Ou (JP Publisher: NEC)
Pippin/Macintosh
- Victorian Park (JP Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment)
- Game Interface Design: Ashby; Some Sound Effects: Twofive
PlayStation
- Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper (JP Publisher: Inprore)
- Character Design, Some Voice Casting: Polygon Pictures; Some 3D Background Design: Meak
- Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper 2: Tantei Monogatari (some production? 3D animation direction? additional character design?) (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers)
- Developer: Infini Entertainment Technology; Character Design: Polygon Pictures; Some 3D Animation, 3D Modeling: Toshiba; Sound: Joedown
- Purumui Purumui (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers)
- 3D Movies & Backgrounds: Siliwood
- Simple 1500 Series Vol. 8: The Solitaire (JP Publisher: Culture Publishers)
Windows
- Gundam 0079: The War for Earth (translation) (US Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment)
- Developer: Presto Studios
- Victorian Park (JP Publisher: Bandai Digital Entertainment)
- Game Interface Design: Ashby; Some Sound Effects: Twofive
Links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)
