Time Warner Interactive (Japan)

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Tengen Ltd. (株式会社テンゲン), based in Taito-ku, Tokyo, was the Japanese counterpart of American publisher and developer Tengen Inc, which was a subsidiary of arcade game maker Atari Games. Many of its releases were conversions of Atari Games arcade titles, and it was also responsible for Japanese localization of Atari Games' arcade titles. The company was infamous for its game manuals, which were written in a highly informal, irreverent style containing strange interjections and turns of phrase, anecdotes from company staff, and fan letters and artwork.

Following Time Warner's purchase of a controlling stake in Atari Games in 1994, the company was renamed to Time Warner Interactive Ltd. (株式会社タイムワーナーインタラクティブ) and shifted focus more towards original titles. However, after Atari Games' acquisition by WMS Industries in 1997, the new owners decided there was no value in having a Japanese office, and the studio was shuttered during the development of Radiant Silvergun for the Saturn. Director Hiroshi Iuchi (井内ひろし) took the project back to his previous employer Treasure, where it was completed.

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff, online resources

Game Gear

  • Magical Puzzle Popils / Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge (JP/US/EU Publisher: Tengen)

Mega Drive/Genesis

  • Marble Madness (JP Publisher: Tengen)
  • V-V / Grind Stormer (JP/US Publisher: Tengen)

NES/Famicom

  • Magical Puzzle Popils (unreleased) [1]

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • Klax (JP/US Publisher: Tengen)
Sound: Lenar?
  • Magical Puzzle Popils (unreleased) [2]
  • Marble Madness (unreleased) [3]
  • Off The Wall (unreleased) [4]
  • Peter Pack Rat (unreleased) [5]

PlayStation

  • Race Drivin' a GO! GO! (JP Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
  • Tama: Adventurous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth (JP Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)

Saturn

  • Race Drivin' (JP Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
  • Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru (JP Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
  • Tama: Adventurous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth (JP Publisher: Time Warner Interactive)
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