Astroll
From Game Developer Research Institute
Astroll (株式会社アストロール), headed by Junichi Mizutari (水足淳一), was originally established on April 28, 1977, as 有限会社ユニック (Unic? Unique?). It became Astroll in June 1997. [1]
The company profile page linked above does not mention anything about Lenar (株式会社レナール). There is a possibility it operated as a separate entity.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources (see Links), shared staff
Lenar
Famicom/NES
- Bird Week (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
- Image Fight (JP/US Publisher: Irem)
- Major League (JP Publisher: Irem)
- Mashou / Deadly Towers (JP Publisher: Irem; US Publisher: Brøderbund)
- Napoleon Senki (JP Publisher: Irem)
- Tetris 2 + BomBliss (JP Publisher: BPS)
- Junichi Mizutari is credited with bomb sound digitization. [2] Did he do this on behalf of Lenar?
- Zombie Hunter (background graphics, sound, voice synthesis) (JP Publisher: Hi-Score)
Game Boy
- Battle of Kingdom (JP Publisher: Meldac)
- F1 Boy (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
- Knight Quest (US/JP Publisher: Taito)
- Tenjin Kaisen / Mercenary Force (JP/US Publisher: Meldac; EU Publisher: Nintendo)
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
- Klax (JP/US Publisher: Tengen)
- "J. Mizutari" is credited with audio.
- Monster Pro Wres (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Gunman's Proof (JP Publisher: ASCII)
- GT Racing (JP Publisher: Imagineer)
- Magna Braban: Henreki no Yuusha (JP Publisher: ASK Kodansha)
- Shushoku Game (JP Publisher: Imagineer)
- Sun Spo Fishing Keiryu Ou (JP Publisher: Imagineer)
- Touge Densetsu Saisoku Battle (JP Publisher: BPS)
Astroll
DS
- Akiyama Jin Kyouju Kanshuu: Zennou JinJin / MinDStorm / Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge (co-developed with Altair) (JP Publisher: ASK; EU/AU Publisher: 505 Games; US Publisher: Valcon Games)
PlayStation
- Cocktail Harmony / Cocktail no Recipe (JP Publisher: Astroll/D3 Publisher)
- Sound Novel Evolution 2: Kamaitachi no Yoru Tokubetsu-hen (JP Publisher: Chunsoft)
PlayStation 2
- American Arcade / Pinball (JP Publisher: Astroll; EU Publisher: Play It)
- EX Billiard / Real Pool (JP Publisher: Takara; US/EU Publisher: Infogrames)
- Mahou Tsukai Kurohime (JP Publisher: Tomy)
PlayStation 3
- Seikan (unreleased)
Links
- Official Astroll website (Japanese)
- Lenar entry on Developer Table (Japanese)
- Astroll entry on Developer Table (Japanese)