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'''Make Software, Inc.''' was an Osaka-based company that made and sold print seal machines (photo booths). It was a video game developer until December 2000. The president was Hiro Yamamoto [http://www.makesoft.co.jp/company/outline/], formerly of Nichibutsu. It was originally established in December 1988 and incorporated in November 1989. [https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181024-00010001-teikokudb-ind]
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'''Make Software, Inc.''' (株式会社メイクソフトウェア) was an Osaka-based company that made and sold print seal machines (photo booths). It was established in December 1988 and incorporated in November 1989. [http://web.archive.org/web/20181024152448/http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/4511.html] The company was originally founded as a video game developer, which it was until December 2000. The president was Hiro Yamamoto (山本廣) [http://web.archive.org/web/20180424223734/http://www.makesoft.co.jp/company/outline/], formerly of Nichibutsu.
  
Make Software entered the print seal machine market in 1997, during the "purikura boom." Unfortunately, with the proliferation of smartphones, sales decreased in later years, and the company declared bankruptcy on October 24, 2018. [https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181024-00000090-asahi-bus_all&pos=1]
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Make Software entered the print seal machine market in 1997 during the "purikura boom." Unfortunately, sales and revenue decreased in later years, and the company declared bankruptcy on October 24, 2018. [http://web.archive.org/web/20181024152448/http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/4511.html] The print seal machine business was transferred to Kaga Devices on December 1, 2018. [http://web.archive.org/web/20200131100217/http://www.makesoft.co.jp/announce-2018-12-01.htm]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[Make Software (actual mentions)|Actual mentions]], [[Make Software (code comparisons)|code comparisons]] [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog:1#Of_Mahjong_and_Chameleons], [[Make Software (hidden data)|hidden data]], [[Make Software (credits)|shared staff]]
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' [[Make Software (actual mentions)|Actual mentions]], [[Make Software (code comparisons)|code comparisons]] [http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog:1#Of_Mahjong_and_Chameleons], [[Make Software (hidden data)|hidden data]], [[Make Software (credits)|shared staff]]
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===Famicom/NES===
 
===Famicom/NES===
 
*''Capcom Barcelona '92'' / ''Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92'' (sound) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)
 
*''Capcom Barcelona '92'' / ''Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92'' (sound) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)
*<div style="color:red">''Chip to Dale no Daisakusen 2'' / ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2, Disney's'' (sound only?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Chip to Dale no Daisakusen 2'' / ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2, Disney's'' (sound?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)</div>
*<div style="color:red">''DuckTales 2, Disney's'' (sound only?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''DuckTales 2, Disney's'' (sound?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)</div>
 
*''F1 Circus'' (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
 
*''F1 Circus'' (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
 
*''Fuzzical Fighter'' (JP Publisher: Sigma)
 
*''Fuzzical Fighter'' (JP Publisher: Sigma)
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*<div style="color:red">''Mahjong G-Men: Nichibutsu Mahjong III'' (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Mahjong G-Men: Nichibutsu Mahjong III'' (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Mahjong Taisen'' (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)</div>
 
*<div style="color:red">''Mahjong Taisen'' (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Super Star Pro Wrestling'' / ''World Championship Wrestling'' (programming?) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon; US Publisher: FCI)</div>
  
 
===Game Boy===
 
===Game Boy===
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*<div style="color:red">''Darkwing Duck, Disney's'' (US/EU Publisher: Capcom) [https://twitter.com/true_Cah4e3/status/1060997169640075265]</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''DuckTales 2, Disney's'' (US/EU/JP Publisher: Capcom)</div>
 
*''Milon no Meikyuu Kumikyoku'' / ''Milon's Secret Castle'' (JP/US/EU/CN Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Milon no Meikyuu Kumikyoku'' / ''Milon's Secret Castle'' (JP/US/EU/CN Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Raamen Meguri no Kan'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Raamen Meguri no Kan'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
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===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
 
===PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16===
 
*''Power Gate'' (sound) (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Power Gate'' (sound) (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
*<div style="color:red">''Power Sports'' / ''World Sports Competition'' (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC Home Electronics)</div>
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*<div style="color:red">''Power Sports'' / ''World Sports Competition'' (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC)</div>
 
*''Super Metal Crusher'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Super Metal Crusher'' (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
 
*''Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu'' (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
 
*''Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu'' (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
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===PlayStation===
 
===PlayStation===
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*<div style="color:red">''Baseball Navigator'' (JP Publisher: Angel)</div>
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:<small>Sound?: [[Interrupt]]; ?: Ornith</small>
 
*''Bomberman Land'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Bomberman Land'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
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*''Dragon Knight 4'' (co-developed with [[Vingt et un Systems]]) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
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:<small>Production: Banpre Planning; Scenario, Supervision: Elf; Scenario Rewriting: F.E.A.R.; Sound Arrangement: Witch</small>
 
*''Gucho de Park: Theme Park Monogatari'' (JP Publisher: [[Electronic Arts Victor]]) [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%90%E3%83%BC%E3%81%A1%E3%82%87DE%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF_%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8A#.E3.82.B9.E3.82.BF.E3.83.83.E3.83.95]
 
*''Gucho de Park: Theme Park Monogatari'' (JP Publisher: [[Electronic Arts Victor]]) [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%90%E3%83%BC%E3%81%A1%E3%82%87DE%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF_%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%82%8A#.E3.82.B9.E3.82.BF.E3.83.83.E3.83.95]
 
*''Momotarou Densetsu'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Densetsu'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
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:<small>Some Sound: Interrupt?</small>
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu 7'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu 7'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu V'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu V'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
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:<small>Sound: Interrupt?</small>
 
*''Monster Paradise'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Monster Paradise'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Sold Out'' (JP Publisher: Shinko Music)
 
*''Sold Out'' (JP Publisher: Shinko Music)
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===Saturn===
 
===Saturn===
 
*''Maboroshi no Black Bass'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Maboroshi no Black Bass'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
:<small>Developer: Dplus</small>
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:<small>Developer: [[Dplus]]</small>
 
*''Mahjong Doukyuusei Special'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Mahjong Doukyuusei Special'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
:<small>Ported by [[MBA International]]?</small>
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:<small>Programming: [[Craftsman Arts]]</small>
 
*''Mahjong Gakuensai'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Mahjong Gakuensai'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
:<small>Planning, Direction: Project H; Animation Production: Anime R; Anime World Osaka, Ripple Film</small>
 
:<small>Planning, Direction: Project H; Animation Production: Anime R; Anime World Osaka, Ripple Film</small>
 
*''Mahjong Gakuensai DX: Zenjitsu ni Matsuwaru Funsenki'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
 
*''Mahjong Gakuensai DX: Zenjitsu ni Matsuwaru Funsenki'' (JP Publisher: Make Software)
:<small>Programming: [[Craftsman Arts]]; Planning, Scenario: H Project; Sound: Interrupt; Animation Production: Studio OX</small>
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:<small>Planning, Scenario: H Project; Programming: Craftsman Arts; Sound: Interrupt; Animation Production: Studio OX</small>
  
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Zenin Sanka!! Shuyaku Soudatsusen'' (some programming, some graphics) (JP Publisher: Angel)
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*''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Zenin Sanka!! Shuyaku Soudatsusen'' (co-developed with Interrupt?) (JP Publisher: Angel)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu Happy'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Momotarou Dentetsu Happy'' (JP Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Super Adventure Island II'' / ''Takahashi Meijin no Daibouken Jima II'' (US/JP/EU Publisher: Hudson)
 
*''Super Adventure Island II'' / ''Takahashi Meijin no Daibouken Jima II'' (US/JP/EU Publisher: Hudson)
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==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://www.makesoft.co.jp/ Official website] (Japanese)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990915000000*/http://www.makesoft.co.jp/ Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine)] (Japanese)
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]
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[[Category:Companies based in Osaka]]

Latest revision as of 04:41, 13 October 2023

Make Software logo, when the company made video games

Make Software, Inc. (株式会社メイクソフトウェア) was an Osaka-based company that made and sold print seal machines (photo booths). It was established in December 1988 and incorporated in November 1989. [1] The company was originally founded as a video game developer, which it was until December 2000. The president was Hiro Yamamoto (山本廣) [2], formerly of Nichibutsu.

Make Software entered the print seal machine market in 1997 during the "purikura boom." Unfortunately, sales and revenue decreased in later years, and the company declared bankruptcy on October 24, 2018. [3] The print seal machine business was transferred to Kaga Devices on December 1, 2018. [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons [5], hidden data, shared staff

Arcade

  • Mahjong Doukyuusei (Make Software)
  • Mahjong Doukyuusei Special (Make Software)
  • Mahjong Gakuensai (Make Software)
  • Mahjong Gakuensai 2 (Make Software)
Programming, Some Graphics: T-System

Famicom/NES

  • Capcom Barcelona '92 / Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 (sound) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)
  • Chip to Dale no Daisakusen 2 / Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2, Disney's (sound?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)
  • DuckTales 2, Disney's (sound?) (JP/US/EU Publisher: Capcom)
  • F1 Circus (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
  • Fuzzical Fighter (JP Publisher: Sigma)
  • Kurogane Hiroshi no Yosou Daisuki!: Kachiuma Densetsu (programming) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
  • Mahjong G-Men: Nichibutsu Mahjong III (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
  • Mahjong Taisen (programming?) (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
  • Super Star Pro Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling (programming?) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon; US Publisher: FCI)

Game Boy

  • Darkwing Duck, Disney's (US/EU Publisher: Capcom) [6]
  • DuckTales 2, Disney's (US/EU/JP Publisher: Capcom)
  • Milon no Meikyuu Kumikyoku / Milon's Secret Castle (JP/US/EU/CN Publisher: Hudson)
  • Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Raamen Meguri no Kan (JP Publisher: Hudson)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Gouketsuji Ichizoku (JP Publisher: Atlus)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Power Gate (sound) (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Power Sports / World Sports Competition (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: NEC)
  • Super Metal Crusher (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)
  • Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)
Programming: JSH?

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • Hawk F-123 (sound) (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video)

PlayStation

  • Baseball Navigator (JP Publisher: Angel)
Sound?: Interrupt; ?: Ornith
  • Bomberman Land (JP Publisher: Hudson)
  • Dragon Knight 4 (co-developed with Vingt et un Systems) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
Production: Banpre Planning; Scenario, Supervision: Elf; Scenario Rewriting: F.E.A.R.; Sound Arrangement: Witch
Some Sound: Interrupt?
  • Momotarou Dentetsu 7 (JP Publisher: Hudson)
  • Momotarou Dentetsu V (JP Publisher: Hudson)
Sound: Interrupt?
  • Monster Paradise (JP Publisher: Make Software)
  • Sold Out (JP Publisher: Shinko Music)

Saturn

  • Maboroshi no Black Bass (JP Publisher: Make Software)
Developer: Dplus
  • Mahjong Doukyuusei Special (JP Publisher: Make Software)
Programming: Craftsman Arts
  • Mahjong Gakuensai (JP Publisher: Make Software)
Planning, Direction: Project H; Animation Production: Anime R; Anime World Osaka, Ripple Film
  • Mahjong Gakuensai DX: Zenjitsu ni Matsuwaru Funsenki (JP Publisher: Make Software)
Planning, Scenario: H Project; Programming: Craftsman Arts; Sound: Interrupt; Animation Production: Studio OX

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Zenin Sanka!! Shuyaku Soudatsusen (co-developed with Interrupt?) (JP Publisher: Angel)
  • Momotarou Dentetsu Happy (JP Publisher: Hudson)
  • Super Adventure Island II / Takahashi Meijin no Daibouken Jima II (US/JP/EU Publisher: Hudson)
  • Super Momotarou Dentetsu DX (JP Publisher: Hudson)
  • Super Momotarou Dentetsu III (JP Publisher: Hudson)
  • Super Nichibutsu Mahjong (JP Publisher: Nichibutsu)

Links