Mint
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Mint Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミント). Primarily a sound production company, but also did some graphics and programming work as well. Based in Tama-shi, Tokyo and established February 16, 1991. Was headed by Michiya Hirasawa (平沢道也), formerly of Technos Japan; after Hirasawa's death in 2003, the company went largely inactive but has more recently been involved in video production and mobile software development.
Arcade
- Schmeiser Robo (sound) (Hot-B)
Famicom/NES
- The Blue Marlin (JP/US Publisher: Hot-B)
- Obocchama-kun (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Tecmo)
- Ultraman Club 2: Kitte Kita Ultraman Club (sound?) (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
- Developer: Interlink
- Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shiyutsugeki!! Ultra Kyoudai (sound?) (JP Publisher: Yutaka)
- Developer: Interlink?
Game Boy
- Dragon Ball Z: Goku Gekitouden (sound) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishouden (sound [excluding music composition]) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- Tokio Senki: Eiyuu Retsuden (sound) (JP Publisher: Human)
- Ultraman Ball (sound) (JP Publisher: BEC)
- Zen Nihon Pro Wres Jet (sound) (JP Publisher: Masaya)
- Developer: Geo Factory
Game Boy Color
- Bouken! Dondoko Shima (sound effects, sound driver) (JP Publisher: Global A Entertainment)
- Pocket Pro Wres: Perfect Wrestler (sound) (JP Publisher: J-Wing)
- Snowboard Champion (sound) (JP Publisher: Bottom Up)
Nintendo 64
- Bokujou Monogatari 2 / Harvest Moon 64 (sound programming) (JP Publisher: Pack-In-Video; US Publisher: Natsume)
- Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette (sound) (JP Publisher: Enix)
- Developer: Givro
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
- Daichikun Crisis: Do Natural (JP Publisher: Salio)
- Zero4 Champ (co-developer) (JP Publisher: Media Rings)
PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-16
- Startling Odyssey II: Maryuu Sensou (cooperation) (JP Publisher: RayForce)
PC-98
- Mouryou Senki Madara: Daikongou Rinhen (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Kogado)
PC-FX
- Voice Paradise (music) (JP Publisher: NEC)
- Scenario: Adventure Planning Service; Programming, Graphics: Fill in Cafe; Voice Production & Coordination: Scitron & Art
PlayStation
- Bounty Sword First (sound design, sound programming) (JP Publisher: Pioneer)
- Developer: I.T.L
- Bounty Sword: Double Edge (sound design, sound programming) (JP Publisher: Pioneer)
- Developer: I.T.L
- Doraemon 2: SOS! Otogi no Kuni (sound) (JP Publisher: Epoch)
- Developer: Pre-Stage
- Hasha Oorai! Gatan Goton (programming?) (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
- Jounetsu * Nekketsu Athletes: Nakimushi Coach no Nikki (sound) (JP Publisher: Asmik)
- Co-Developers: Fill in Cafe, Soft Target?
- Kaikan Phrase: Datenshi Kourin (sound programming) (JP Publisher: Enix)
- Developer: Produce!; Cutscene Animation: Studio Hibari
- Kukuroseatro: Yuukyuu no Hitomi / Eternal Eyes (some graphics) (JP/EU Publisher: Sunsoft; US Publisher: Crave Entertainment)
- Love Therapy (programming, sound?) (JP Publisher: B-Factory)
- Luciferd (co-developer?) (JP Publisher: TEN)
- Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijou (sound programming) (JP Publisher: Enix)
- Developer: Produce!; Sound: Two Five
- Pro Wres Sengokuden (sound) (JP Publisher: KSS)
- Pro Wres Sengokuden 2 (sound) (JP Publisher: KSS)
- Shin SD Sengokuden: Kidou Musha Taisen (music) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- Developer: Layup
- Simple 1500 Series Vol. 28: The Dungeon RPG (co-developed with Plophet) (JP Publisher: D3 Publisher)
- Simple 1500 Series Vol. 57: The Meiro (co-developed with Plophet) (JP Publisher: D3 Publisher)
- Waku Waku Derby (co-developed with Dream Japan?) (JP Publisher: KSS)
- Zennihon Joshi Pro Wres: Joou Densetsu: Yume no Taikousen (sound programming) (JP Publisher: TEN)
- Developer: Dream Japan; 3D Graphics: Wizard
Saturn
- Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter X (some sound) (JP Publisher: Imagineer)
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Aqutallion / Secret of the Stars (sound) JP/US Publisher: Tecmo)
- Planning: Kikakusha 104; Scenario: Act Scenario Room
- Bounty Sword (sound design, sound driver) (JP Publisher: Pioneer)
- CB Chara Wars: Ushinawareta Gag (sound programming) (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
- The Combatribes (JP/US Publisher: Technos)
- Some Graphics: Almanic?
- Gokinjo Bouken Tai (music, music driver) (JP Publisher: Pioneer)
- Kidou Senshi Z-Gundam: Away to the Newtype (music, sound) (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito (sound design) (JP Publisher: Asmik)
- Mystic Ark (music, sound) (JP Publisher: Enix)
- Otoboke Ninja Colosseum (sound composition) (JP Publisher: Intec)
- Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter (sound) (JP Publisher: Imagineer)
- Shien: The Blade Chaser / Shien's Revenge (sound) (JP Publisher: Dynamic Planning; US Publisher: Vic Tokai)
- Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-tachi no Banka (sound) (JP Publisher: Technos)
- Shin SD Sengokuden: Daishougun Retsuden (sound) (JP Publisher: BEC)
- Developer: Layup
- Shounen Ninja Sasuke (programming, sound design) (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)
- Sound Composition: DSP
- Super Black Bass 2 / Bassin's Black Bass (sound) (JP Publisher: Starfish; US Publisher: Hot-B)
- Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino (sound) (JP Publisher: Enix)
- Developer: Almanic
- Youchien Senki Madara (some graphics) (JP Publisher: Datam Polystar)
Mint Staff
- Michiya Hirasawa
- Akihiko Mori
- Shunsuke Inoue
- Tsukushi Sasaki
- Seitarou Minayoshi
- Hiroshi Nishizawa
Links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)