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− | '''Iwasaki Electronics Co., Ltd.''' (岩崎技研工業株式会社; Iwasaki Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.; formerly Iwasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. in English) was a Kyoto-based company | + | '''Iwasaki Electronics Co., Ltd.''' (岩崎技研工業株式会社; Iwasaki Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.; formerly Iwasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. in English) was a Kyoto-based company known primarily for making software development tools such as in-circuit emulators. Hiroji Iwasaki was the president. [https://books.google.com/books?ei=SJbCTdyhKIfZgAee26yAAg&ct=result&id=5JqZAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22hiroji+iwasaki%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22iwasaki+electronics%22] [http://books.google.com/books?id=5JqZAAAAIAAJ&q=%22hiroji+iwasaki%22&dq=%22hiroji+iwasaki%22&hl=en&ei=SJbCTdyhKIfZgAee26yAAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ] It may have shut down around 2000. [http://www.kyonetsu.jp/company.html] |
− | Iwasaki was | + | Iwasaki was contracted by Nintendo to reverse engineer the arcade game ''Donkey Kong'' so the latter could produce the sequel ''Donkey Kong Junior''. [https://www.mc-law.jp/kigyohomu/24294/] Nintendo did not have the source code as that was written by another company ([[Ikegami Tsushinki]]). Iwasaki would go on to program several of Nintendo's early Famicom/NES games. Members of Iwasaki then started a new company in 1986 called Intelligent Systems, which continues to develop games and tools and has maintained a close relationship with Nintendo for its entire existence. |
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+ | Iwasaki was once the parent company of HAL Laboratory. [https://www.dtmstation.com/archives/52016817.html] [https://twitter.com/Kenzoo6601/status/254402766531862528] | ||
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Hidden data, online resources | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Hidden data, online resources | ||
===Arcade=== | ===Arcade=== | ||
− | *<div style="color:red">''Space Stranger'' (Yachiyo) [https:// | + | *<div style="color:red">''Space Stranger'' (Yachiyo) </div> |
+ | :<small>The company's name is written (in Japanese) on the schematics. [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/File:Space_Stranger.jpg] [https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNia5DRC1RqSuvyEK618lmqe2wvJhsuLHiOIgysy6IAiUmB0LyGzKx8mymPoAwFZg?key=a3NqVDltd3hQbkowQ0V2OGo5MzU1QUZXbnhnTGFB]</small> | ||
+ | *''Vs. Soccer'' (Nintendo) | ||
===Famicom/NES=== | ===Famicom/NES=== | ||
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*''Hogan's Alley'' (programming?) | *''Hogan's Alley'' (programming?) | ||
*''Mario Bros.'' (programming?) | *''Mario Bros.'' (programming?) | ||
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*''Robot Block'' / ''Stack-Up'' (programming?) | *''Robot Block'' / ''Stack-Up'' (programming?) | ||
*''Robot Gyro'' / ''Gyromite'' (programming?) | *''Robot Gyro'' / ''Gyromite'' (programming?) | ||
− | *''Soccer'' | + | *''Soccer'' |
− | *''Tennis'' | + | *''Tennis'' (programming?) |
*''Wild Gunman'' (programming?) | *''Wild Gunman'' (programming?) | ||
*''Wrecking Crew'' (programming?) | *''Wrecking Crew'' (programming?) | ||
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+ | ===Famicom Disk System=== | ||
+ | *''Metroid'' (programming) | ||
+ | *''Soccer'' | ||
+ | *''Tennis'' (programming?) | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Nintendo]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Companies based in Kyoto]] |
Latest revision as of 23:49, 13 September 2021
Iwasaki Electronics Co., Ltd. (岩崎技研工業株式会社; Iwasaki Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.; formerly Iwasaki Engineering Co., Ltd. in English) was a Kyoto-based company known primarily for making software development tools such as in-circuit emulators. Hiroji Iwasaki was the president. [1] [2] It may have shut down around 2000. [3]
Iwasaki was contracted by Nintendo to reverse engineer the arcade game Donkey Kong so the latter could produce the sequel Donkey Kong Junior. [4] Nintendo did not have the source code as that was written by another company (Ikegami Tsushinki). Iwasaki would go on to program several of Nintendo's early Famicom/NES games. Members of Iwasaki then started a new company in 1986 called Intelligent Systems, which continues to develop games and tools and has maintained a close relationship with Nintendo for its entire existence.
Iwasaki was once the parent company of HAL Laboratory. [5] [6]
Research Methods: Hidden data, online resources
Arcade
- Space Stranger (Yachiyo)
- Vs. Soccer (Nintendo)
Famicom/NES
- Devil World (programming)
- Donkey Kong 3 (programming?)
- Duck Hunt (programming?)
- Hogan's Alley (programming?)
- Mario Bros. (programming?)
- Robot Block / Stack-Up (programming?)
- Robot Gyro / Gyromite (programming?)
- Soccer
- Tennis (programming?)
- Wild Gunman (programming?)
- Wrecking Crew (programming?)
Famicom Disk System
- Metroid (programming)
- Soccer
- Tennis (programming?)