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'''Human Corporation''' (ヒューマン株式会社) was a publisher and developer best known for franchises such as ''Fire Pro Wrestling'' and ''Clock Tower''. Choshiro Suzuki was the president.
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'''Human Corporation''' (ヒューマン株式会社) was a publisher and developer best known for franchises such as ''Fire Pro Wrestling'' and ''Clock Tower''. Choshiro Suzuki (鈴木長四郎) was the president. It went bankrupt in November 1999.
  
 
Human began as two separate companies: TRY Corporation and [[Communicate, Inc.]]. They merged in April 1987 to form Sonata, the name of which was derived from the names of the board of directors (Sonoki or Sogi, Takahashi, and one other). It was renamed Human in 1989, likely when the company entered the publishing business.
 
Human began as two separate companies: TRY Corporation and [[Communicate, Inc.]]. They merged in April 1987 to form Sonata, the name of which was derived from the names of the board of directors (Sonoki or Sogi, Takahashi, and one other). It was renamed Human in 1989, likely when the company entered the publishing business.
  
By the early 1990s, Human had become a relatively important publisher in Japan and remained so until it went bankrupt in November 1999. [http://review-site.net/dt/index.php/ひ#.E3.83.92.E3.83.A5.E3.83.BC.E3.83.9E.E3.83.B3.EF.BC.88HUMAN.EF.BC.89] The company also ran a game development school called [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.human.co.jp/hcs/hcs.html Human Creative School].
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In the early 1990s, Human started a pair of development studios: BEC with Bandai in 1990 (merged with Banpresto and is now B.B. Studio) and HuneX with NEC in 1992. In April 1990, it esablished a game development school called Human Creative School.
 
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Human started a pair of other development studios: BEC with Bandai in 1990 and HuneX with NEC in 1992. Both of these companies are still in operation. In addition, many companies were started by former Human staff including [[Beyond Interactive]] (programmer during the Sonata days), [[A-Max]] (Ryouji Amano of Final Match Tennis and the Formation Soccer series), 5pb. (sound director Chiyomaru Shikura), Grasshopper Manufacture (Fire Pro Wrestling director Goichi Suda), Nude Maker (Clock Tower director Hifumi Kouno), S-Neo (Satoru Minei and Takeshi Aikou), Sandlot (Shirou Kuroda), Suzak (producer Masahiro Yonezawa), and Vaill.
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Given the company's back story, we are unsure to what the establishment date of May 1983 on [http://web.archive.org/web/19970704224042/http://www.human.co.jp/ushuman/ushuman.html Human's old website] is referring.
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'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, code comparisons, interviews (see below), online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]), shared staff
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, code comparisons, interviews (see below), online resources (see [[#Links|Links]]), shared staff

Revision as of 17:34, 11 September 2011

Human logo

Human Corporation (ヒューマン株式会社) was a publisher and developer best known for franchises such as Fire Pro Wrestling and Clock Tower. Choshiro Suzuki (鈴木長四郎) was the president. It went bankrupt in November 1999.

Human began as two separate companies: TRY Corporation and Communicate, Inc.. They merged in April 1987 to form Sonata, the name of which was derived from the names of the board of directors (Sonoki or Sogi, Takahashi, and one other). It was renamed Human in 1989, likely when the company entered the publishing business.

In the early 1990s, Human started a pair of development studios: BEC with Bandai in 1990 (merged with Banpresto and is now B.B. Studio) and HuneX with NEC in 1992. In April 1990, it esablished a game development school called Human Creative School.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons, interviews (see below), online resources (see Links), shared staff

Related Interviews: Hitoshi Akashi

NOTE: For the time being, games published by Human (and Clock Tower for Wonderswan) will not be included in the list below.

The list below includes games done at TRY Corporation and as Sonata.

Arcade

  • Planet Probe (TRY)

Famicom/NES

  • Adventures of Gilligan's Island, The (US Publisher: Bandai)
  • Championship Rally / Exciting Rally: World Rally Championship (EU Publisher: HAL Laboratory; JP Publisher: Kaken)
  • Exciting Boxing (JP Publisher: Konami)
  • F-1 Hero 2, Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu (JP Publisher: Varie)
  • Family Trainer 1: Athletic World / Athletic World (JP/US/EU Publisher: Bandai)
  • Family Trainer 2: Running Stadium / Stadium Events / World Class Track Meet (JP/US/EU Publisher: Bandai; US/CA Publisher: Nintendo)
  • Family Trainer 3: Aerobics Studio / Dance Aerobics (JP Publisher: Bandai; US Publisher: Nintendo)
  • Family Trainer 4: Jogging Race (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Family Trainer 5: Meiro Daisakusen (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Family Trainer 6: Manhattan Police / Street Cop (JP/US Publisher: Bandai)
  • Family Trainer 7: Famitre Daiundoukai / Super Team Games (JP Publisher: Bandai; US/CA Publisher: Nintendo)
  • Family Trainer 8: Totsugeki! Fuun Takeshijou (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Gyrodine (JP Publisher: Taito)
  • Jigoku Gokuraku Maru / Kabuki Quantum Fighter (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video; US Publisher: HAL Laboratory; EU Publisher: Nintendo)
  • Meimon! Dai San Yakyuu Bu (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Monster Party (US Publisher: Bandai)
  • Motocross Champion (JP Publisher: Konami)
  • Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero / Michael Andretti's World GP (JP Publisher: Varie; US Publisher: Sammy)
  • Pro Wrestling (US/EU Publisher: Nintendo)
  • SD Gundam: Gachapon Senshi 2: Capsule Senki (JP Publisher: Shinsei)
  • Tatakae!! Ramen Man: Sakuretsu Choujin 102 Gei (JP Publisher: Shinsei)
  • Top Rider (JP Publisher: Varie)
  • Venus Senki (JP Publisher: Varie)
(Some?) Planning: Gen Creative House

Famicom Disk System

  • Kamen Rider Black: Taiketsu Shadow Moon (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Kinnikuman: Kinniku Ookurai Soudatsusen (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Pro Wres: Famicom Wrestling Association (JP Publisher: Nintendo)
  • SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi: Scramble Wars (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi: Scramble Wars: Map Collection (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Game Boy

  • SD Gundam Gaiden: Lacroan Heroes (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Links