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− | '''Wood Place | + | '''Wood Place Inc.''' (株式会社ウッドプレイス) was founded by Masao Suzuki (鈴木正夫), who left Nichibutsu in June 1982. It was incorporated in August 1984. The company went bankrupt on March 3, 1988. (''Game Machine'' 1988/4/1, pg. 26) |
− | + | Before he started [[KID]], Hisayoshi Ichikawa worked as a producer at Wood Place. [https://twitter.com/JohnAndersen21/status/1290804943725694979] | |
− | A Masao Suzuki is head of JNNEX, distributor of the Retro-Bit Generations system in Japan. It is not confirmed | + | A Masao Suzuki is head of JNNEX, distributor of the Retro-Bit Generations system in Japan. It is not confirmed that this is the same person, but one version of the Retro-Bit Generations contains Wood Place games. |
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, interviews | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, interviews | ||
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:<small>Developer: [[Graphic Research]]</small> | :<small>Developer: [[Graphic Research]]</small> | ||
*''The Deep'' | *''The Deep'' | ||
− | :<small>Programming, Sound: [[I.T.L]]</small> | + | :<small>Some Programming?: [[Artman]]; Some Programming, Sound: [[I.T.L]]</small> |
*''Fire Trap'' | *''Fire Trap'' | ||
:<small>Shares the same graphical style as ''The Deep''</small> | :<small>Shares the same graphical style as ''The Deep''</small> | ||
*''King of Boxer'' | *''King of Boxer'' | ||
− | :<small>Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound: [[Jastec]]</small> | + | :<small>Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound, Hardware Design: [[Jastec]]</small> |
+ | *''Ninja Web'' | ||
+ | :<small>For the record, this is an electromechanical game by an American company called Allegro.</small> | ||
===Famicom/NES=== | ===Famicom/NES=== | ||
*''Family Boxing'' / ''Ring King'' (additional planning) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East) | *''Family Boxing'' / ''Ring King'' (additional planning) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East) | ||
:<small>Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound: Jastec</small> | :<small>Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound: Jastec</small> | ||
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+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | *[https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4153 Company catalog] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] |
Latest revision as of 13:39, 16 August 2020
Wood Place Inc. (株式会社ウッドプレイス) was founded by Masao Suzuki (鈴木正夫), who left Nichibutsu in June 1982. It was incorporated in August 1984. The company went bankrupt on March 3, 1988. (Game Machine 1988/4/1, pg. 26)
Before he started KID, Hisayoshi Ichikawa worked as a producer at Wood Place. [1]
A Masao Suzuki is head of JNNEX, distributor of the Retro-Bit Generations system in Japan. It is not confirmed that this is the same person, but one version of the Retro-Bit Generations contains Wood Place games.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, interviews
Arcade
- The Alphax Z
- Developer: Kaneko (Electro Design?)
- Clash Road
- Developer: Graphic Research
- The Deep
- Fire Trap
- Shares the same graphical style as The Deep
- King of Boxer
- Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound, Hardware Design: Jastec
- Ninja Web
- For the record, this is an electromechanical game by an American company called Allegro.
Famicom/NES
- Family Boxing / Ring King (additional planning) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East)
- Planning, Character Design, Graphics: Neue Design; Programming, Sound: Jastec