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Welcome to '''Game Developer Research Institute''' (GDRI), an information resource dedicated to finding out more about game development companies as well as [[Interviews|the individuals behind the games]]. Before you peruse the site, we suggest you read [[Game Developer Research Institute:About|our about page]].
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'''Anybody who has any useful information to add is invited to do so, but you MUST [[Special:Userlogin|register and log in]] first.''' If you worked for one of our featured companies or would just like to share your game development story with us, we want to hear from you. Please contact us via e-mail at smsgenny at vgrebirth dot org.
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*Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at GDRI by reading [[Blog|our blog]].
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<div style="background-color:#C8C8C8; text-align: right;"><small>'''FOLLOW GDRI ON [https://twitter.com/gdri TWITTER]''' :: [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</small></div>
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*Be sure to check out [http://www.youtube.com/gdrivideos our YouTube channel] for developer profiles, footage from obscure games, and more.
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==People==
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Click [[People|here]] for a list of names, biographical information, and links.
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==Companies==
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The following are companies researched by GDRI. Click on a company name below for background information, a list of games, and other items of relevance.<br>
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*[[A.I]]
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*[[Aicom]]
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*[[Cave Logic Studios/Recombinant Limited]]
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*[[Developer Resources]]
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*[[Hect Development Division 1/Axes Art Amuse]]
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*[[Natsume]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Sega Sega] (category)
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'''GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute)''' is a website dedicated to researching the companies and people involved with video game development, especially the hidden world of contract development. To find out more about who we are and what we do, read [[About|our about page]]. Otherwise, please click one of the links on the menu to the left, or read our blog below. <small>(For increased enjoyment, go to a [[Special:Random|random page]].)</small>
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==Blog==
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For the time being, new blog entries will be posted on [https://cohost.org/gdri our Cohost account]. Here are the ten latest posts:
  
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/5542274-xenon-2-megablast Xenon 2: Megablast (X68000/PC-98)]
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::Taking a look at the X68000 and PC-98 versions of the Amiga shooter ''Xenon 2'', ported by [[System Sacom]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:WIP WIP] (category)
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4701254-one-theory-that-has Road Prosecutor (LaserActive)]
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::Why are there all these people from ''GameFan'' magazine in the ending credits?
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4104045-it-s-the-35th-annive Space Harrier (Famicom)]
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::Yes, they made ''Space Harrier'' for the Famicom.
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4081961-hoashi-s-tweet-also SD Gundam Sangokushi Rainbow Tairiku Senki (Arcade)]
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::Kenji Eno's ''Contra'' clone
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/3421681-the-hanshin-tigers-b Mouko Densetsu '95: Hanshin Tigers (Super Famicom)]
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::An unreleased Super Famicom baseball game, apparently developed by [[Arc System Works]]
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2992433-fast-facts-about Fast (?) Facts About "The Legendary Axe"]
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::Interesting things about the TurboGrafx barbarian action game
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/408489-enter-exerion Enter Exerion]
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::Some history on Jaleco's early arcade shooter
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2671211-the-pc-98-version-of The PC-98 version of Karateka is a thing]
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::Looking at the rare PC-98 version of the classic ''Karateka''
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2540425-i-was-going-through B-17: The Flying Fortress and U-Boats: The Wolfpack (Windows)]
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/1770728-sonic-origins-plus Arc System Works and Sonic 1 for Game Gear]
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::Why does Arc take credit for this?
  
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'''BLOG ARCHIVE''' (Newest-to-oldest) [[Blog:17|17]] | [[Blog:16|16]] | [[Blog:15|15]] | [[Blog:14|14]] | [[Blog:13|13]] | [[Blog:12|12]] | [[Blog:11|11]] | [[Blog:10|10]] | [[Blog:9|9]] | [[Blog:8|8]] | [[Blog:7|7]] | [[Blog:6|6]] | [[Blog:5|5]] | [[Blog:4|4]] | [[Blog:3|3]] | [[Blog:2|2]] | [[Blog:1|1]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 13 April 2024


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GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) is a website dedicated to researching the companies and people involved with video game development, especially the hidden world of contract development. To find out more about who we are and what we do, read our about page. Otherwise, please click one of the links on the menu to the left, or read our blog below. (For increased enjoyment, go to a random page.)

Blog

For the time being, new blog entries will be posted on our Cohost account. Here are the ten latest posts:

Taking a look at the X68000 and PC-98 versions of the Amiga shooter Xenon 2, ported by System Sacom
Why are there all these people from GameFan magazine in the ending credits?
Yes, they made Space Harrier for the Famicom.
Kenji Eno's Contra clone
An unreleased Super Famicom baseball game, apparently developed by Arc System Works
Interesting things about the TurboGrafx barbarian action game
Some history on Jaleco's early arcade shooter
Looking at the rare PC-98 version of the classic Karateka
They're not games; they're videos on CD-ROM.
Why does Arc take credit for this?

You can still read older blog entries below:

BLOG ARCHIVE (Newest-to-oldest) 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1

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