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'''Use Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社ユース; also known in English as Use Corporation) was a publisher and developer best known for Famicom and Game Boy games like ''Navy Blue''. In the late 1990s, the company moved into eroge with the Xuse brand (which still exists).
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'''Use Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社ユース; previously known in English as Use Corporation) was a publisher and developer best known for the ''Navy Blue'' series on the Game Boy and Famicom. It was established in December 1983. Naohiko Yoshida (吉田尚彦) was the president. [https://unisonas.com/detail/detail_tokyo.php?pg=95443]
  
Akira Sakuma and Takashi Nishizawa, both former programmers with Data East and [[TAD]], went to work for Use after TAD was dissolved in 1992.
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In November 1998, a new company called Xuse was established, which primarily made adult PC games. Xuse and its two affiliate companies, Use and T.N.G, went bankrupt on May 26, 2021. [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5242850abc1b58b4c51f48a6fa9f1fffd70aa686]
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[[Akira Sakuma (programmer)|Akira Sakuma]] and Takashi Nishizawa, both former programmers with Data East and [[TAD]], went to work for Use after TAD was dissolved in 1992. Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, another former Data East programmer, also worked there. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050407024556/http://www.dd.iij4u.or.jp:80/~tsuyoshi/prof.html]
  
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Hidden data, interviews
 
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Hidden data, interviews
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===Dreamcast===
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*<div style="color:red">''Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinshou'' (cooperation) (JP Publisher: FOG)</div>
  
 
===Game Boy===
 
===Game Boy===
 
*''Family Jockey 2: Meiba no Kettou'' (JP Publisher: Namco)
 
*''Family Jockey 2: Meiba no Kettou'' (JP Publisher: Namco)
*''Navy Blue 98'' (JP Publisher: Shouei System)
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*''Navy Blue'' / ''Battleship'' (JP Publisher: Use; US/EU Publisher: Mindscape)
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*''Navy Blue 90'' (JP Publisher: Use)
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*''Navy Blue 98'' (JP Publisher: Shouei)
 
*''Tsume Shougi: Mondai Teikyou Shougi Sekai'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
 
*''Tsume Shougi: Mondai Teikyou Shougi Sekai'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
  
 
===PlayStation===
 
===PlayStation===
*''Strider Hiryu 1 & 2 / Strider 2'' [original ''Strider'' arcade game conversion] (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Virgin Interactive)
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*<div style="color:red">''Hanafuda Graffiti: Koi Koi Monogatari'' (cooperation) (JP Publisher: I'Max)</div>
:Later released separately as part of the Capcom Game Books series
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:<small>Developer: Nippon Ichi Software; Graphics: O-Two, Anime R; Sound: Parsley Promotion, SAME Creative</small>
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*<div style="color:red">''Kuon no Kizuna'' (cooperation) (JP Publisher: FOG)</div>
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*''Strider Hiryu 1 & 2'' / ''Strider 2'' (original ''Strider'' arcade game conversion) (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Virgin Interactive)
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:<small>Later released separately in Japan as part of the Capcom Game Books series</small>
  
 
===Saturn===
 
===Saturn===
*''Elf wo Karu Monotachi: Hanafuda-hen'' (JP Publisher: Altron)
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*''Elf o Karu Mono-tachi: Hanafuda-hen'' (JP Publisher: Altron)
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*''Ojousama o Nerae!!'' (JP Publisher: Crystal Vision)
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:<small>Graphics?: Sugeiya</small>
  
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
 
===Super Famicom/Super NES===
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*''Super Hanafuda 2'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
 
*''Super Hanafuda 2'' (JP Publisher: I'Max)
 
*''Super Yakyuu Dou'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
 
*''Super Yakyuu Dou'' (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
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==Links==
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Blog:Five_with_Akira_Sakuma‎ Blog Post: "Five with Akira Sakuma"]
  
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Latest revision as of 22:43, 1 July 2021

Use Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユース; previously known in English as Use Corporation) was a publisher and developer best known for the Navy Blue series on the Game Boy and Famicom. It was established in December 1983. Naohiko Yoshida (吉田尚彦) was the president. [1]

In November 1998, a new company called Xuse was established, which primarily made adult PC games. Xuse and its two affiliate companies, Use and T.N.G, went bankrupt on May 26, 2021. [2]

Akira Sakuma and Takashi Nishizawa, both former programmers with Data East and TAD, went to work for Use after TAD was dissolved in 1992. Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, another former Data East programmer, also worked there. [3]

Research Methods: Hidden data, interviews

Dreamcast

  • Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinshou (cooperation) (JP Publisher: FOG)

Game Boy

  • Family Jockey 2: Meiba no Kettou (JP Publisher: Namco)
  • Navy Blue / Battleship (JP Publisher: Use; US/EU Publisher: Mindscape)
  • Navy Blue 90 (JP Publisher: Use)
  • Navy Blue 98 (JP Publisher: Shouei)
  • Tsume Shougi: Mondai Teikyou Shougi Sekai (JP Publisher: I'Max)

PlayStation

  • Hanafuda Graffiti: Koi Koi Monogatari (cooperation) (JP Publisher: I'Max)
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software; Graphics: O-Two, Anime R; Sound: Parsley Promotion, SAME Creative
  • Kuon no Kizuna (cooperation) (JP Publisher: FOG)
  • Strider Hiryu 1 & 2 / Strider 2 (original Strider arcade game conversion) (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Virgin Interactive)
Later released separately in Japan as part of the Capcom Game Books series

Saturn

  • Elf o Karu Mono-tachi: Hanafuda-hen (JP Publisher: Altron)
  • Ojousama o Nerae!! (JP Publisher: Crystal Vision)
Graphics?: Sugeiya

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Super Hanafuda (JP Publisher: I'Max)
  • Super Hanafuda 2 (JP Publisher: I'Max)
  • Super Yakyuu Dou (JP Publisher: Banpresto)

Links