Kaga Tech

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Kaga Tech Co., Ltd. (加賀テック株式会社) is a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics based in Tokyo that makes and sells electronic components. It was established on June 22, 1988 [1], as Naxat Co., Ltd. (株式会社ナグザット; "Naxat Soft" and later "Naxat" brand). It became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kaga Electronics in April 1990. The name was changed to Kaga Tech in May 1998, but games continued to be published under the Naxat brand. [2]

As Naxat, the company published and developed video games. Initially, it did no in-house development [3]; games were developed by outside companies such as Compile, Flight-Plan, KLON, Sting, and Tose. Eventually the team that developed W-Ring (PC Engine) at Flight-Plan joined Naxat, followed by the team that developed Eternal City (PC Engine) (company of origin unknown). [4] During the PC Engine era, both teams worked in the same development room, mostly on different projects. [5] Contractors from Spiel and Radical Plan worked in the same building. [6]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

Tokyo

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

  • 1943 Kai (JP Publisher: Naxat)
  • Coryoon (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Some Programming: Spiel?
  • PC Denjin: Punkic Cyborgs / Air Zonk (JP/US Publisher: Hudson)
Game Design, etc.: Red
  • Toshi Tensou Keikaku: Eternal City (JP Publisher: Naxat)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • Alzadick (JP Publisher: Naxat)
  • Kaze Kiri (JP Publisher: Naxat)
  • Mahjong Sword: Princess Quest Gaiden (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, Some Visual Graphics: Spiel; Some Visual Graphics: Winds; Sound: Opus
  • Super Real Mahjong PII & III Custom (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, PII Graphics: Spiel?
  • Super Real Mahjong PIV Custom (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Some Graphics: Winds
  • Super Real Mahjong PV Custom (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, Original Graphics: Spiel?; Graphics: Winds; Music, Sound Effects; Opus
  • Wizardry I・II (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, Some Graphics: Access; Sound: Cube
  • Wizardry III・IV (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, Some Graphics: Access; Some Sound: Cube

Saturn

  • Honkaku Pro Mahjong Tetsuman Special (planning, graphics) (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming, Sound Support: Chatnoir; Sound: Opus

Super NES/Super Famicom

  • Chou Makai Taisen! Dorabocchan / The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (JP Publisher: Naxat; US Publisher: BPS)
Some Production, Character Design?: Red
  • Spriggan Powered (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Programming: Khaos
  • Super Naxat Open: Golf de Shoubu da! Dorabocchan (JP Publisher: Naxat Soft) [7]
Character Design: Red; Programming: Kuusoukagaku; Some Graphics?: KID

Naxat Tokyo R&D - 1st Div.

Saturn

  • Kyuukyoku Tiger II Plus (co-developed with Takumi?) (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Sound: Sound Media

Team Nagoyan

A team in Nagoya?

PlayStation

  • Fighting Network Rings (JP Publisher: Naxat)

Osaka

Naxat/Kaga Tech's Osaka development office. Apparently went by the name IMP (Interactive Multimedia Products) at one point, but that name only shows up on Planet Joker for the Sega Saturn. [8] Included several former members of GAPS, an Osaka-based company that previously collaborated with Naxat (N&G Project).

Kaga Tech and Kanto Automation, another Kaga Electronics subsidiary, merged in 2005. As part of the merger, Kaga Tech's "Entrust Business for Game Software Development" (as it is referred to in this press release) was expected to transfer to Digital Media Lab. This may be referring to the Osaka group because it looks some staff ended up over there [9], and Digital Media Lab is also based in Osaka.

Game Boy Advance

  • Bouken-Ou Beet: Busters Road (JP Publisher: Bandai)
  • Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage (JP Publisher: Namco)
Some Graphics: Studio Owl?*; Sound: Yoshidayama-Workshop

Game Boy Color

  • Pocket King (JP Publisher: Namco) [10]
Some Programming: Khaos?, Dragnet; Some Graphics: Studio Owl?*; Sound: Yoshidayama-Workshop
  • Pocket Lure Boy (JP Publisher: King Records)
Programming: Khaos?; Character Design: Studio Owl?*; Sound: Yoshidayama-Workshop

Saturn

  • Planet Joker (JP Publisher: Naxat)
Graphics: Studio Owl?*; Visual Graphics: Giraffe Soft; Animation: Yoyogi Animation Gakuin; Sound: Eurhythm

Super Famicom/Super NES

  • Zootto Mahjong! (JP Publisher: Nintendo)
Some Programming: Khaos?; Some Graphics: Studio Owl?*; Sound: Yoshidayama-Workshop

WonderSwan Color

  • Mr. Driller (JP Publisher: Namco)
Programming: Dragnet?; Graphics: Studio Owl?*; Sound: Yoshidayama-Workshop


*Studio Owl is credited on Planet Joker. Was this designer Daiya Yoshida's company?

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