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| − | '''Scitron & Art Inc.''' (サイトロン・アンド・アート株式会社) was a company | + | '''Scitron & Art Inc.''' (サイトロン・アンド・アート株式会社) was a company known mostly for releasing video game music soundtracks, but was also involved in software development for a time. [http://web.archive.org/web/20091103105837/http://www.ga-core.net/special/sp01-02.php#05]. Later it was primarily involved with voice and music production. |
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| + | Scitron & Art was established on August 8, 1986 [http://web.archive.org/web/19980208155029/http://scitron.co.jp/scitron/company.htm] as '''Digital Entertainment''' (デジタル・エンターテイメント) [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%8E%E6%9C%A8%E5%AE%A3%E5%B9%B8] by Kazusuke Obi (小尾一介), a former A&R man at Alpha Records (YMO's record company) who also started Alpha's G.M.O. Records video game music label. [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88] He started Scitron & Art with members of Masanobu Endo's development company Game Studio. [https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/column/masudaretro/1079106.html] | ||
Scitron & Art was succeeded by Scitron Digital Contents (サイトロン・デジタルコンテンツ株式会社) in 2001 [http://web.archive.org/web/20090221090722/http://www.ga-core.net/special/sp01-01.php], which was acquired by Happinet in 2004. [http://www.hap-net.com/english/ir/ir_data/pdf/200903kessansiryou.pdf] The business of Scitron Digital Contents was transferred to Happinet on April 1, 2006, and liquidation of the company was completed on September 20, 2006. [http://www.hap-net.com/english/ir/ir_data/pdf/2006_first-half_results_briefing.pdf] | Scitron & Art was succeeded by Scitron Digital Contents (サイトロン・デジタルコンテンツ株式会社) in 2001 [http://web.archive.org/web/20090221090722/http://www.ga-core.net/special/sp01-01.php], which was acquired by Happinet in 2004. [http://www.hap-net.com/english/ir/ir_data/pdf/200903kessansiryou.pdf] The business of Scitron Digital Contents was transferred to Happinet on April 1, 2006, and liquidation of the company was completed on September 20, 2006. [http://www.hap-net.com/english/ir/ir_data/pdf/2006_first-half_results_briefing.pdf] | ||
Revision as of 04:46, 2 June 2018
Scitron & Art Inc. (サイトロン・アンド・アート株式会社) was a company known mostly for releasing video game music soundtracks, but was also involved in software development for a time. [1]. Later it was primarily involved with voice and music production.
Scitron & Art was established on August 8, 1986 [2] as Digital Entertainment (デジタル・エンターテイメント) [3] by Kazusuke Obi (小尾一介), a former A&R man at Alpha Records (YMO's record company) who also started Alpha's G.M.O. Records video game music label. [4] He started Scitron & Art with members of Masanobu Endo's development company Game Studio. [5]
Scitron & Art was succeeded by Scitron Digital Contents (サイトロン・デジタルコンテンツ株式会社) in 2001 [6], which was acquired by Happinet in 2004. [7] The business of Scitron Digital Contents was transferred to Happinet on April 1, 2006, and liquidation of the company was completed on September 20, 2006. [8]
Former Human composer and future 5pb/MAGES head Chiyomaru Shikura (志倉千代丸) worked here in the company's later years.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links)
3DO
- Dennou Hyouryuu: Multimedia Cruising (JP Publisher: Hamlet)
- Paddock Note '95 (JP Publisher: Fuji TV)
- Theater Wars: Goraku no Dendou (JP Publisher: Hamlet)
Famicom/NES
- Attack Animal Gakuen (programming?; co-developed with Newtopia Planning) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- 3D Adviser: Life Checker
- Sanrio Carnival (JP Publisher: Character Soft)
- Shadow Brain (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Tenkaichi Bushi: Keru Naguuru (sound) (JP Publisher: Namco)
Famicom Disk System
- Otocky (programming?) (JP Publisher: ASCII)
Game Boy
- Sanrio Carnival (JP Publisher: Character Soft) [9]
Macintosh
- Paddock Note '95 (JP Publisher: Fuji TV)
- Shadow Brain (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) [10] [11]
- Virtual Variety Show (JP Publisher: Scitron & Art)
- World Engine Fantazion (JP Publisher: Scitron & Art)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- F1 Construction (Super License / F-1 Constructors?) (unreleased) [12]
PC-FX
- Voice Paradise (voice production & coordination) (JP Publisher: NEC)
- Scenario: Adventure Planning Service; Programming, Graphics: Fill in Cafe; Music: Mint
PlayStation
- Lifescape 2: Body Bionics (JP Publisher: Media Quest)
- Lifescape: Seimei 40 Okunen Haruka na Tabi (JP Publisher: Media Quest)
- Love Love Torokko (JP Publisher: TYO)
- Night Head: The Labyrinth (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
Saturn
- Lifescape 2: Body Bionics (JP Publisher: Media Quest)
- Lifescape: Seimei 40 Okunen Haruka na Tabi (JP Publisher: Media Quest)
- Ryouri no Tetsujin: Kitchen Stadium Tour (JP Publisher: Hamlet)
- Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (voice coordination) (JP Publisher: Media Works)
- Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku: 2nd Album (voice coordination) (JP Publisher: Media Works)
Windows
- Paddock Note '95 (JP Publisher: Fuji TV)
- Paddock Note '96 (JP Publisher: Fuji TV)
- Paddock Note III (JP Publisher: Fuji TV)
- World Engine Fantazion (JP Publisher: Scitron & Art)
Links
- GA-Core Scitron interview (section about software development) (Japanese)
- 2ch conversation (Japanese)
