System Sacom

Established on December 2, 1981, Tokyo-based System Sacom Industry Corp. (システムサコム工業株式会社) makes and sells computer peripheral and factory automation-related devices. [1] The company withdrew from the game industry in 1998. [2]

Sacom was responsible for the "Novel Ware" series of adventure games that were highly influential in the genre of visual novels. It was also a member of DOG (Disk Original Group), a coalition of software companies led by Square that produced games for the Famicom Disk System [3], and was involved with Scap Trust, a joint venture with seven other software companies. [4]

Sacom Multimedia Studio in Yokohama provided motion capture, recording, and movie conversion/digitizing services. [5]

Sacom's business software division broke away and became System Sacom Business (later SSB).

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links), shared staff

3DO

• Virtual Quest: Pharaoh no Fuuin / Seal of the Pharaoh (JP Publisher: Ask Kodansha; US Publisher: Panasonic)
• Yamada Kamachi Bijutsukan (JP Publisher: TV Asahi)

Dreamcast

• Blue Stinger (some 3D animation design) (JP Publisher: Sega; US/EU Publisher: Activision)

Famicom Disk System

• Fire Rock (JP Publisher: Use)
• Moon Ball Magic (JP Publisher: DOG)

FM Towns

• 38000 Kilo no Kokuu (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Evolution (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Yami no Ketsuzoku Special (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

FM-7

• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

Macintosh

• Darlun no Kimamana Tabi (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

Mega CD/Sega CD

• Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari / Mansion of Hidden Souls / Yumemi Mystery Mansion (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Vic Tokai)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Grand Slam / Jennifer Capriati Tennis / Grandslam: The Tennis Tournament (JP Publisher: Telenet; US Publisher: Renovation; EU Publisher: Sega)

MSX

• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

MSX2

• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Yuurei-kun (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

MZ-2500

• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

PC-88

• Chátty (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Providence (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Valna (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

PC-8801 mk II SR

• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

PC-98

• 38000 Kilo no Kokuu (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Brown's Run (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Highway Star (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Märchen Veil II (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Moon Ball (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Power Singer: Ellance Saga #1 (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Soft de Hard na Monogatari (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Soft de Hard na Monogatari 2 (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Valiant (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Woom (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU
• Zone (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

PlayStation

• Are! mo Kore? mo Momotarou: Nihon Tararebanashi Tour (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Astronōka (programming, sound) (JP Publisher: Enix)
• Eurasia Express Satsujin Jiken (JP Publisher: Enix)
• Gaball Screen (JP Publisher: Antinos Records) [6]
• Great Hits (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Enix)
• Ibarado: Rapture no Kaeru Machi (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Jikuu Tantei DD: Maboroshi no Lorelei (JP Publisher: ASCII)
• Jikuu Tantei DD 2: Hangyaku no Apsalar (JP Publisher: ASCII)
• R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital (programming) (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Sound: Light Link Music

• Running High (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

Saturn

• Deep Fear (co-developer) (JP/EU Publisher: Sega) [7]
• Fake Down (unreleased)
• Gekkamugentan: Torico / Lunacy / Torico (JP/EU Publisher: Sega; US Publisher: Atlus)
• Jikuu Tantei DD: Maboroshi no Lorelei (JP Publisher: ASCII)
• Lulu (direction, programming, some graphics) (JP Publisher: Sega)
• R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital (programming) (JP Publisher: Bandai)

Sound: Light Link Music

• Rampo (JP Publisher: Sega)
• Shinsetsu Yumemi Yakata: Tobira no Oku ni Dareka ga... / The Mansion of Hidden Souls (JP/US/EU Publisher: Sega)

Sharp X1

• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Euphory (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Märchen Veil I (JP Publisher: System Sacom) /ALU

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Gekitotsu Dangan Jidousya Kessen: Battle Mobile (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Jerry Boy / SmartBall (programming) (JP Publisher: Epic; US Publisher: Sony Imagesoft)

Game Design: Game Freak

• Wondrous Magic (JP Publisher: ASCII)

Windows

• Darlun no Kimamana Tabi (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

X68000

• 38000 Kilo no Kokuu (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• 38000 Kilo no Kokuu: CM-64 Ver (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Dome (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Soft de Hard na Monogatari (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Soft de Hard na Monogatari 2 (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Yami no Ketsuzoku (JP Publisher: System Sacom)
• Yami no Ketsuzoku Kanketsuhen (JP Publisher: System Sacom)

Links

• Gpara.com interview with Mark Flint (formerly of Sacom) (Japanese)
• Gpara.com interview with Masaharu Inoue (formerly of Sacom) (Japanese)
• Official website (Japanese)
• Developer Table entry (Japanese)