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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, was the president of Mega Soft. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/QmC1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1335653744252506121] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1/wKhWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [https://archive.org/details/sega-annual-report-1995/Sega%20Annual%20Report%20%281995%29/page/n19/mode/1up])</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, was the president of Mega Soft. [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/QmC1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] [https://archive.org/details/segaprofile1992/page/19/mode/1up</ins>] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1335653744252506121] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1/wKhWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [https://archive.org/details/sega-annual-report-1995/Sega%20Annual%20Report%20%281995%29/page/n19/mode/1up])</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Mega Soft Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as [[Santos]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is some conflicting information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Mega Soft Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as [[Santos]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is some conflicting information.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A former Santos staffer said Santos went bankrupt. [https://twitter.com/kin68000/status/1363122004128272387] Also, the book ''Japanese Corporate Groups'' (''日本の企業グループ'') has December 1991 ("平3.12") listed as when Mega Soft was established [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97/7Sy1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88], which would suggest this was a new company. Of course, neither of these things would preclude Sega from buying Santos or its assets.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A former Santos staffer said Santos went bankrupt. [https://twitter.com/kin68000/status/1363122004128272387] Also, the book ''Japanese Corporate Groups'' (''日本の企業グループ'') has December 1991 ("平3.12") listed as when Mega Soft was established [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97/7Sy1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">%22</ins>%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">%22</ins>], which would suggest this was a new company. Of course, neither of these things would preclude Sega from buying Santos or its assets.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appears to have been </del>the president of Mega Soft. [https://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">books</del>.google.com/books?<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">id</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">9JpGAAAAMAAJ</del>&<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newbks</del>=1&<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&q</del>=%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&hl=en</del>] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1335653744252506121] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1/wKhWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [https://archive.org/details/sega-annual-report-1995<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] [</del>page <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">18</del>])</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was </ins>the president of Mega Soft. [https://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.google.com/books<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/edition/_/QmC1AAAAIAAJ</ins>?<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hl</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">en</ins>&<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gbpv</ins>=1&<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bsq</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">%22</ins>%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">%22</ins>] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520] It was allegedly merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the games listed below, but it looks like only the staff was folded into Sega; the company itself appears to have been liquidated in 1996. [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1335653744252506121] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1/wKhWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88] (Mega Soft is still listed as a subsidiary in Sega's 1995 annual report. [https://archive.org/details/sega-annual-report-1995<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/Sega%20Annual%20Report%20%281995%29/</ins>page<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/n19/mode/1up</ins>])</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Megasoft</del>''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as [[Santos]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is some conflicting information.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mega Soft Co., Ltd.</ins>''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega (as of December 1991), allegedly the company formerly known as [[Santos]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is some conflicting information.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>__NOTOC__</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>__NOTOC__</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Megasoft</del>''' <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(株式会社メガソフト) </del>was a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega. [http:</del>//<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">web</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">archive</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">org/web/20150109230617/http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sega</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jp</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fb</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">creators</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">vol_3/4.html</del>] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Originally </del>established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%B7%8F%E8%A6%A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%B7%8F%E8%A6%A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E4%B8%89%E6%9C%A8%E6%98%A5%E8%80%95]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, it was later renamed '''Santos''' (サントス). Santos was acquired by Sega in December 1991 and changed names again. Megasoft was merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the two games listed below.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Santos</ins>''' was a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">company headed by Takeshi Tozu (戸津猛), who previously ran Orca (''Game Machine'' 1983</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">8</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">15, pg</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">6), Sesame Japan, and [[Crux]]</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">twitter</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Area51_zek</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">status</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">525992587824353280</ins>] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It was </ins>established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%B7%8F%E8%A6%A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%B7%8F%E8%A6%A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E4%B8%89%E6%9C%A8%E6%98%A5%E8%80%95]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Takeshi Tozu (戸津猛) was the president </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Whiteboard/Santos. (He previously headed Orca </del>[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''Game Machine'' 1983</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">8</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">15, pg</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">6], Sesame Japan, and [[Crux]]</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[https</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">twitter</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Area51_zek</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">status</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">525992587824353280</del>]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">) He was replaced after </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sega acquisition (apparently by Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀] from Data East [https://books</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">google.com/books?id=3ZhGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22&dq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22]) and apparently started </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Santos (2)</del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">another company called Santos</del>]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with some previous employees and intellectual property. (It could also be an [[Aicom]]-like situation where Sega only bought part of Santos</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">)</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In December 1991, Santos allegedly became a wholly-owned subsidiary </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sega called Megasoft </ins>[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http:</ins>//<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">web</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">archive</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">org/web/20150109230617/http</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sega</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jp</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fb</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">creators</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">vol_3/4.html</ins>]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, but </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">circumstances surrounding this transaction are unclear</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">For more information on </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">#Megasoft</ins>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Megasoft</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, see the section below</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Megasoft <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZhGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22&dq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22] </del>[https://twitter.com/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">TreasureCoLtd</del>/status/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1189052046197981184</del>] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[https://twitter</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tozu did not join </ins>Megasoft<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, however; he apparently started a new company </ins>[https://twitter.com/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">kin68000</ins>/status/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1363125426378264576</ins>]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, also called Santos. You can find more on that in the section below</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, code comparisons, hidden data, interviews, online resources, shared staff</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, code comparisons, hidden data, interviews, online resources, shared staff</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Megasoft==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''Megasoft''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega, allegedly the company formerly known as Santos. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] However, there is conflicting information about the underlying details of this acquisition.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A former Santos staffer said Santos went bankrupt. [https://twitter.com/kin68000/status/1363122004128272387] Also, the book ''Japanese Corporate Groups'' (日本の企業グループ) has December 1991 ("平3.12") listed as when the company was established [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97/7Sy1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88], which would suggest this was a new company. Of course, neither of these things would preclude Sega from buying Santos or its assets.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀], formerly of Data East, appears to have been the president of Megasoft. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZhGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22&dq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22] The company was located in the same building as Treasure (東京都台東区上野 7 - 9 - 15 根本ビル 4F). [https://twitter.com/TreasureCoLtd/status/1189052046197981184] [https://twitter.com/Dr_Purple2155/status/1058400300485099520]</ins></div></td></tr>
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] Originally established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">books</del>.google.com/books?<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newbks</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1</del>&<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newbks_redir</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0</del>&<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">id</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Vre1AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22</del>%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">22</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E6</del>%A0%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">AA</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">9B</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">AF</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">82</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A4</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">88</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%9C%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">BC</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E3</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">89</del>%<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">22</del>], it was later renamed '''Santos''' (サントス). Santos was acquired by Sega in December 1991 and changed names again. Megasoft was merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the two games listed below.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Megasoft''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] Originally established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.google.com/books<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/edition/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E7%94%A2%E6%A5%AD%E7%B7%8F%E8%A6%A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ</ins>?<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hl</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">en</ins>&<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gbpv</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1</ins>&<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bsq</ins>=%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E6</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">85%E5</ins>%A0%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">B1</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E7</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">94</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A2</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E6</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A5</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">AD</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E7</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">B7</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">8F</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E8</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A6</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A7/Vre1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E4</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">B8%89%E6</ins>%9C%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A8</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E6</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">98</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A5</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">E8</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">80</ins>%<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">95</ins>], it was later renamed '''Santos''' (サントス). Santos was acquired by Sega in December 1991 and changed names again. Megasoft was merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the two games listed below.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Takeshi Tozu (戸津猛) was the president of Whiteboard/Santos. (He previously headed Orca [''Game Machine'' 1983/8/15, pg. 6], Sesame Japan, and [[Crux]]. [https://twitter.com/Area51_zek/status/525992587824353280]) He was replaced after the Sega acquisition (apparently by Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀] from Data East [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZhGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22&dq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22]) and apparently started [[Santos (2)|another company called Santos]] with some previous employees and intellectual property. (It could also be an [[Aicom]]-like situation where Sega only bought part of Santos.)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Takeshi Tozu (戸津猛) was the president of Whiteboard/Santos. (He previously headed Orca [''Game Machine'' 1983/8/15, pg. 6], Sesame Japan, and [[Crux]]. [https://twitter.com/Area51_zek/status/525992587824353280]) He was replaced after the Sega acquisition (apparently by Tokinori Kaneyasu [兼安時紀] from Data East [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZhGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22&dq=%22%E5%85%BC%E5%AE%89+%E6%99%82%E7%B4%80%22]) and apparently started [[Santos (2)|another company called Santos]] with some previous employees and intellectual property. (It could also be an [[Aicom]]-like situation where Sega only bought part of Santos.)</div></td></tr>
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http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mega_Soft&diff=23919&oldid=prev
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Megasoft''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] Originally established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=Vre1AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%22], it was later renamed '''Santos''' (サントス). Santos was acquired by Sega in December 1991 and changed names again. Megasoft was merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the two games listed below.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Megasoft''' (株式会社メガソフト) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sega. [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] Originally established in July 1985 as '''Whiteboard''' (株式会社ホワイトボード) [https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=Vre1AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22%E6%A0%AA%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%22], it was later renamed '''Santos''' (サントス). Santos was acquired by Sega in December 1991 and changed names again. Megasoft was merged into Sega in November 1992 [http://web.archive.org/web/20150109230617/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_3/4.html] during the production of the two games listed below.</div></td></tr>
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http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mega_Soft&diff=23536&oldid=prev
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<small><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Same </del>Mark III logo at startup <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">when played </del>on Japanese systems as ''Masters Golf'' / ''Great Golf'' and ''Opa Opa'' / ''Fantasy Zone: The Maze''</small></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<small><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Displays same </ins>Mark III logo at startup on Japanese systems as ''Masters Golf'' / ''Great Golf'' and ''Opa Opa'' / ''Fantasy Zone: The Maze''</small></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<div style="color:red">''World Games''</div></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<div style="color:red">''World Games''</div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<small>Similar fonts/graphics</small></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<small>Similar fonts/graphics</small></div></td></tr>
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<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 61:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===SG-1000===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===SG-1000===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<div style="color:red">''Wonder Boy'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<div style="color:red">''Wonder Boy'' (JP Publisher: Sega)</div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:<small>Names of several staff members are found throughout the ROM: Kamei, Maruyama, Nakayama, Tanaka</small></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Possible games (and reasons for inclusion on this list):</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*<div style="color:red">''Ninja Princess''</div></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:<small>Has the same Sega logo animation at startup as ''Wonder Boy''</small></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==As Santos==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==As Santos==</div></td></tr>
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