Difference between revisions of "Locomotive"

From Game Developer Research Institute
Jump to: navigation, search
m
Line 3: Line 3:
 
'''Locomotive''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese 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] It appears to have closed around 2000.
 
'''Locomotive''' (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese 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] It appears to have closed around 2000.
  
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://animex.jp/blog/?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.
  
 
Not to be confused with the defunct THQ-owned Locomotive Games.
 
Not to be confused with the defunct THQ-owned Locomotive Games.
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, hidden data, shared staff
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, hidden data, shared staff
 +
 +
===Famicom/NES===
 +
*''StarTropics'' (development cooperation) (US/CA/DE/SC Publisher: Nintendo)
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II'' (US/CA Publisher: Nintendo)</div>
  
 
===Nintendo 64===
 
===Nintendo 64===
Line 15: Line 19:
 
*''Choro Q 64 / Penny Racers'' (JP Publisher: Takara; US Publisher: THQ)
 
*''Choro Q 64 / Penny Racers'' (JP Publisher: Takara; US Publisher: THQ)
 
*''Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race'' (JP Publisher: Takara)
 
*''Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race'' (JP Publisher: Takara)
 +
 +
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 +
*<div style="color:red">''Super Punch-Out'' (US/UK/FR/DE/SC/AU/JP Publisher: Nintendo)</div>
  
 
===Virtual Boy===
 
===Virtual Boy===

Revision as of 14:58, 16 November 2010

Locomotive logo

Locomotive (株式会社ロコモティブ) was a Japanese development house started in May 1987 and headed by Hiroshi Okamoto (岡本博視). [1] It appears to have closed around 2000.

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.

Not to be confused with the defunct THQ-owned Locomotive Games.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, shared staff

Famicom/NES

  • StarTropics (development cooperation) (US/CA/DE/SC Publisher: Nintendo)
  • Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (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 (US/UK/FR/DE/SC/AU/JP Publisher: Nintendo)

Virtual Boy

  • SD Gundam Dimension War (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • V-Tetris (JP Publisher: Bullet Proof Software)
  • Virtual Fishing (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)

Links