Sanritsu
Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. (サンリツ電気株式会社; formerly known in English as Sanritsu Electronics Co., Ltd.) was an electrical equipment company in Sagamihara, Japan, established in December 1973. It manufactured telecommunications equipment and vending machines before expanding into amusement machines in February 1977. [1] After having spent the better part of the 1980s making original arcade video games, the company focused its video game efforts on publishing and developing home games, including many developed under contract with Sega.
Mamoru Shigeta (重田守), formerly of Irem and Jaleco [2], served as president of Sanritsu from April 1989 until May 1991, then formed a company with Sega called SIMS in June 1991. He was replaced by Sanritsu founder and chairman Masao Akutsu (阿久津昌雄). (Game Machine 1991/8/15, pg. 7)
Sanritsu was later involved in ship radio manufacturing, selling remote monitoring systems, and electrical safety management. [3] It was allegedly dissolved on December 21, 2011, "by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders." [4] 1 Mega, a company involved with the "design, construction, and security management of electrical equipment" that was also headed by Masao Akutsu [5], later operated out of Sanritsu's former head office building, which was constructed in 1985 [6]; the building was razed in either 2017 or 2018, replaced by what appear to be two residential structures. (Google Street View)
A.I and S-Plan were started by former Sanritsu staff.
Footnotes:
1. The Japanese Wikipedia article for SIMS cites a closing certificate that is not accessible online. [7]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons, hidden data, interviews, shared staff [8] [9]
Arcade
- Appoooh (Sega)
- Bank Panic (Sega)
- Changeleon (Sanritsu)
- Combat Hawk (Sega)
- Dr. Micro (Sanritsu)
- Dream Shopper (Sanritsu)
- Ganbare Chinsan Ooshoubu (Sanritsu)
- Jantotsu (Kiwako)
- Jongkyo (Kiwako)
- Kiki Ippatsu Mayumi-chan (Victory)
- Mahjong Kyou Jidai (Sanritsu)
- Mr. Jong / BlockBuster / Crazy Blocks (Kiwako/ECI)
- Red Selector (unreleased?) (Sanritsu)
- Early version of Dream Shopper
- Robo Wres 2001 (Sega)
- Ron II (Sanritsu)
- Rougien (Sanritsu)
- Space War (Sanritsu)
- Super-7 (unreleased?) (Sanritsu) [10]
- Van-Van Car (Sanritsu)
- Yachtsman / Mermaid (Esco Trading/Rock-Ola)
- Yakuman Club (Kiwako)
Famicom/NES
- Alien Syndrome (JP Publisher: Sunsoft; US Publisher: Tengen)
Game Gear
- Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bouken / Fantasy Zone (JP Publisher: Sanritsu; US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Programming: Hidaka Electronics
- Psychic World (JP/US/CA/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Mark III/Master System
- Aerial Assault (US/EU/AU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Alien Storm (EU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung)
- Alien Syndrome (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Assault City (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Bomber Raid (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Activision)
- Bonanza Bros. (EU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Double Hawk (direction, planning) (EU Publisher: Sega)
- Programming, Graphics, [Some?] Sound: Opera House
- Dragon Crystal (EU/AU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Dynamite Duke (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- E-SWAT (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Forgotten Worlds (EU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- G-LOC: Air Battle (EU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Gain Ground (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Great Volleyball / Great Voley (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Golfamania (EU/CA Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing / Heavyweight Champ (US/EU/AU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Mahjong Sengoku Jidai / Mah-Jong (JP/HK Publisher: Sega)
- Psychic World (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Shadow Dancer (EU Publisher: Sega; KR Publisher: Samsung; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Slap Shot (US/CA/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Tennis Ace / Super Tennis (EU/CA Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Wanted (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Flash Point (unreleased) (Sega)
- Gain Ground (JP Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Renovation Products)
- Tetris (unreleased) (Sega)
