Vic Tokai

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Telecommunications company and subsidiary of Tokai originally established in 1977 as Yaizu Cablevision, a cable television provider. In 1978, its name was changed to VIC Tokai [1] (VIC currently stands for "Valuable Information & Communication," used to stand for "Video Information Center" [2]). The company was involved with video games until about 1998 and had divisions in the US and Europe.

A number of VIC Tokai's internally-developed games were actually co-developed with Seibu Lease, employees of both companies working in the same office. Seibu Lease primarily handled planning and graphics, while VIC Tokai handled programming and sales [3] (though it does appear VIC had its own graphics staffers - at least later on).

Sound was outsourced. Hasuya, a former Tecmo staffer, worked on many of the earlier titles. Many later games were contracted to Graphic Research.

Graphic Techno EW was a label used on early VIC Tokai/Seibu Lease-developed arcade games. The "EW" is derived from the names of both companies ("東," or "tou," means "east;" "西," or "sei," means "west"). [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews (see below), online resources (see Links), shared credits

Related Interviews: Shouichi Yoshikawa

Arcade

• Block Gal (Sega)
• Calorie-kun vs. Moguranian (Sega)
• Taxi Driver (Graphic Techno EW)
• UFO Senshi Youko-chan (Sega)
• X, The (Graphic Techno EW)
• Witch (Sega)

Famicom/NES

• Aigiina no Yogen: From the Legend of Balubalouk (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Chester Field: Ankoku Shin e no Chousen (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Conflict (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Dengeki: Big Bang! / Clash at Demonhead (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Golgo 13: Dai 1 Shou: Kamigami no Tasogare / Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Kakefu-kun no Jump Tengoku: Speed Jigoku / Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Magical Doropie / Krion Conquest, The (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Secret Ties (unreleased) (VIC Tokai)

Mark III/Master System

• Psycho Fox / Sapo Xule: O Mestre do Kung Fues do Brejo (US/CA/EU Publisher: Sega; SK Publisher: Samsung; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Battle Mania / Trouble Shooter (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)

Sound: Graphic Research

• Battle Mania Daiginjou (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai)

Sound: Graphic Research

• Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken / Decap Attack (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy; SK Publisher: Samsung)

Decap Attack Sound: Graphic Research

• Time Dominator 1st / Socket (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)

Sound: Graphic Research

• Whip Rush: Wakusei Voltegas no Nazo / Whip Rush (JP Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Renovation)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Shinseiki Odysselya (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai)
• Shinseiki Odysselya II (JP Publisher: VIC Tokai)

Sound Driver: Graphic Research; Sound Composition: Studio Cliche

Links

• Official website (Japanese)
• SIT Developer Table entry (Japanese)