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'''Saurus Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社ザウルス) was established on May 6, 1993. Nobuyuki Tanaka (田中信之) was the president. [http://web.archive.org/web/19971014052819/http://www.saurus.co.jp/company/company.html]
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'''Saurus Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社ザウルス) was established on May 6, 1993. Nobuyuki Tanaka (田中信之) was the president. [http://web.archive.org/web/19971014052819/http://www.saurus.co.jp/company/company.html] <sup>[caution: broken link]</sup>
  
The company was a subsidiary of SNK. It and [[Yumekobo]] were dissolved as part of SNK's restructuring in March 2000. [http://www.ampress.co.jp/backnumber/bn2000.07.15.html]
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The company was started by former members of SNK's Tokyo development team. [https://twitter.com/Neo_Game_Freak/status/1456446981144866819] SNK moved the team to its headquarters in Osaka. [https://twitter.com/Neo_Game_Freak/status/1513839902357557249] Most members of the team eventually came back to Tokyo and established Saurus. [https://twitter.com/Neo_Game_Freak/status/1514787137711140864]
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Saurus was a subsidiary of SNK [http://www.ampress.co.jp/backnumber/bn2000.07.15.html] and was based in the 2nd Kioicho Building in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, where SNK's Tokyo branch was also located. [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197656-irritating-stick/images/113023] [https://www.ampress.co.jp/backnumber/bn2005.09.01.htm] It and [[Yumekobo]] were dissolved as part of SNK's restructuring in March 2000. [http://www.ampress.co.jp/backnumber/bn2000.07.15.html]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, shared staff

Revision as of 04:15, 15 April 2022

Saurus logo

Saurus Co., Ltd. (株式会社ザウルス) was established on May 6, 1993. Nobuyuki Tanaka (田中信之) was the president. [1] [caution: broken link]

The company was started by former members of SNK's Tokyo development team. [2] SNK moved the team to its headquarters in Osaka. [3] Most members of the team eventually came back to Tokyo and established Saurus. [4]

Saurus was a subsidiary of SNK [5] and was based in the 2nd Kioicho Building in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, where SNK's Tokyo branch was also located. [6] [7] It and Yumekobo were dissolved as part of SNK's restructuring in March 2000. [8]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits (US Publisher: Takara; JP/EU Publisher: Sega)
Developer: System Vision

Neo Geo

  • Futsal / Pleasure Goal
  • Genshitou 2 / Prehistoric Isle 2 (co-developed with Yumekobo)
  • Mahou Juku: Magic Master (unreleased)
Developer?: Takumi
  • Quiz King of Fighters
  • Shin-Ou-Ken / Ragnagard
Developer: System Vision
  • Shock Troopers
  • Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
  • Stakes Winner
Programming: AM Factory
  • Stakes Winner 2 (JP Publisher: SNK)
Developer: System Vision
  • Ultra Denryuu IraIra Bou / The Irritating Maze

Neo Geo CD (exclusive titles)

  • Chotetsu Brikin'ger / Ironclad

Neo Geo Pocket

  • Bakumatsu Roman Tokubetsu Ben: Gekka no Kenshi: Tsuki ni Saku Hana, Chiri Yuku Hana / The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny (JP/US/EU Publisher: SNK)
  • Baseball Stars (JP/EU Publisher: SNK)
  • Baseball Stars Color (JP/US/EU Publisher: SNK)
  • Big Tournament Golf / Neo Turf Masters (JP/US/EU Publisher: SNK)
  • Samurai Shodown! 2 / Samurai Spirits! 2 (US/JP/EU Publisher: SNK)
  • Samurai Spirits! / Samurai Shodown! (JP/EU Publisher: SNK)

PlayStation

  • Denryuu IraIra Bou Returns / Irritating Stick (JP Publisher: Saurus; US Publisher: Jaleco)
  • Stakes Winner: G1 Kanzen Seiha e no Michi (JP Publisher: Saurus)
  • Stakes Winner 2: Saikyou Uma Densetsu (JP Publisher: Saurus)
Developer: System Vision?

Saturn

  • Shin-Ou-Ken (JP Publisher: Saurus)
Developer: System Vision
  • Stakes Winner: G1 Kanzen Seiha e no Michi (JP Publisher: Saurus)
  • Stakes Winner 2: Saikyou Uma Densetsu (JP Publisher: Saurus)
Developer: System Vision?

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Ryuuko no Ken 2 (JP Publisher: Saurus)
Developer: Monolith
  • World Heroes 2 (JP Publisher: Saurus; US Publisher: Takara)

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