Difference between revisions of "Locomotive"
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| − | '''Locomotive Corporation, Ltd.''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a | + | '''Locomotive Corporation, Ltd.''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Kyoto-based development house started in May 1987 and headed by Hiroshi Okamoto (岡本博視). [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.locomotive.co.jp/company/index.html] The company opened offices in [http://web.archive.org/web/20000302211051/http://www.locomotive.co.jp/vn/index.html Vietnam] (involved in business software) and Cambodia (now [http://www.locomo.com/ Locomo]) in 1995 and 1996 respectively. |
In 2004, Okamoto co-founded Apria, a company that sells organic cosmetics. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.occn.zaq.ne.jp/shinchaya/archive/apria_demo/okamoto.html] It is alleged he programmed the infamous Transformers game ''Convoy no Nazo'' for the Famicom. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140828202915/http://animex.jp/?p=6210] | In 2004, Okamoto co-founded Apria, a company that sells organic cosmetics. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.occn.zaq.ne.jp/shinchaya/archive/apria_demo/okamoto.html] It is alleged he programmed the infamous Transformers game ''Convoy no Nazo'' for the Famicom. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140828202915/http://animex.jp/?p=6210] | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 2 March 2016
Locomotive Corporation, Ltd. (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Kyoto-based development house started in May 1987 and headed by Hiroshi Okamoto (岡本博視). [1] The company opened offices in Vietnam (involved in business software) and Cambodia (now Locomo) in 1995 and 1996 respectively.
In 2004, Okamoto co-founded Apria, a company that sells organic cosmetics. [2] It is alleged he programmed the infamous Transformers game Convoy no Nazo for the Famicom. [3]
Not to be confused with the defunct THQ-owned Locomotive Games.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, shared staff
Famicom/NES
- StarTropics (co-developer) (US/CA/DE/SC Publisher: Nintendo)
- Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (co-developer? sound?) (US/CA Publisher: Nintendo)
Nintendo 64
- AeroGauge (JP/EU/US Publisher: ASCII)
- Beast Wars Metals 64 / Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (JP Publisher: Takara; US Publisher: BAM! Entertainment)
- Graphics: SunArt
- Choro Q 64 / Penny Racers (JP Publisher: Takara; US Publisher: THQ)
- Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race (JP Publisher: Takara)
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Super Punch-Out (co-developer) (US/UK/FR/DE/SC/AU/JP Publisher: Nintendo)
Virtual Boy
- Niko-chan Battle / Faceball (unreleased) (Bullet-Proof Software)
- SD Gundam Dimension War (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- V-Tetris (JP Publisher: Bullet-Proof Software)
- Virtual Fishing (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
