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'''Bear's Inc.''' (有限会社ベアーズ) was established in Tokyo in 1983 by Akihito Abe (安部彰人) [https://k-it.jp/kit2/], a former section chief at Data East. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfe8p3JrSQ] | '''Bear's Inc.''' (有限会社ベアーズ) was established in Tokyo in 1983 by Akihito Abe (安部彰人) [https://k-it.jp/kit2/], a former section chief at Data East. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfe8p3JrSQ] | ||
| − | Bear's would tie up with Shouei System | + | Bear's started out making computer games, but they would eventually tie up with Shouei System — which was in the same office building — developing Famicom/NES games exclusively for them. Abe left in 1987 to start a company in Hokkaido and handed Bear's over to Shouei president Hirotoshi Tokuyama. It is unknown what happened to Bear's after that [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfe8p3JrSQ] [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1425633271459745795] [https://gdri.smspower.org/pachicomvideo.txt], but the Bear's team would continue developing games for 2-3 more years. |
| − | After | + | After the team split up, Shouei System would subcontract development to companies like [[Copya System]] and [[Office Koukan]]. |
'''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, [http://gdri.smspower.org/credits/bears.txt hidden data], online resources, [http://gdri.smspower.org/credits/bears.txt shared staff] | '''[[About:Research Methods|Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, [http://gdri.smspower.org/credits/bears.txt hidden data], online resources, [http://gdri.smspower.org/credits/bears.txt shared staff] | ||
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*''Baltron'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | *''Baltron'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
*''Hokuto no Ken'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | *''Hokuto no Ken'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
| + | *''Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou - Seiken Retsuden'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
| + | *''Hokuto no Ken II: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu'' / ''Fist of the North Star'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation; US Publisher: Taxan) | ||
| + | *''Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
*''Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshuu 80 Nichi Daibouken'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | *''Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshuu 80 Nichi Daibouken'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
*''Pachicom'' (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI) | *''Pachicom'' (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI) | ||
| + | *''Puss N' Boots: Pero's Great Adventure'' (US Publisher: Electro Brain) | ||
| + | *''Sukeban Deka III'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
*''SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | *''SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics'' (JP Publisher: Toei Animation) | ||
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| + | ===Famicom Disk System=== | ||
| + | *''Pachicom'' (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI) | ||
===MSX=== | ===MSX=== | ||
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*''Fathoms 40'' (JP Publisher: Comptiq) | *''Fathoms 40'' (JP Publisher: Comptiq) | ||
*''Miner 2049er'' (JP Publisher: Comptiq) | *''Miner 2049er'' (JP Publisher: Comptiq) | ||
| + | *''Nankai no Hyouteki'' (JP Publisher: Bear's) | ||
| + | :<small>Developer?: Office Koukan</small> | ||
*''Skyscraper'' (JP Publisher: Bear's) | *''Skyscraper'' (JP Publisher: Bear's) | ||
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| + | ===Sharp X1=== | ||
| + | *''Nankai no Hyouteki'' (JP Publisher: Bear's) | ||
| + | :<small>Developer?: Office Koukan</small> | ||
===SMC-777=== | ===SMC-777=== | ||
*''Bug Attack'' (JP Publisher: Sony) | *''Bug Attack'' (JP Publisher: Sony) | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLfe8p3JrSQ 4ST video on the hidden message in ''Pachicom'' (features interviews with programmer Sakakura and Bear's founder Abe)] (Japanese) | ||
| + | :Partial English translation of on-screen text [https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1425633271459745795] [https://gdri.smspower.org/pachicomvideo.txt] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 17 December 2021
Bear's Inc. (有限会社ベアーズ) was established in Tokyo in 1983 by Akihito Abe (安部彰人) [1], a former section chief at Data East. [2]
Bear's started out making computer games, but they would eventually tie up with Shouei System — which was in the same office building — developing Famicom/NES games exclusively for them. Abe left in 1987 to start a company in Hokkaido and handed Bear's over to Shouei president Hirotoshi Tokuyama. It is unknown what happened to Bear's after that [3] [4] [5], but the Bear's team would continue developing games for 2-3 more years.
After the team split up, Shouei System would subcontract development to companies like Copya System and Office Koukan.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, online resources, shared staff
Famicom/NES
- Baltron (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- Hokuto no Ken (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou - Seiken Retsuden (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- Hokuto no Ken II: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu / Fist of the North Star (JP Publisher: Toei Animation; US Publisher: Taxan)
- Kamen no Ninja Akakage (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshuu 80 Nichi Daibouken (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- Pachicom (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
- Puss N' Boots: Pero's Great Adventure (US Publisher: Electro Brain)
- Sukeban Deka III (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
- SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics (JP Publisher: Toei Animation)
Famicom Disk System
- Pachicom (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
MSX
- Pachicom (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI)
PC-88
- Bug Attack (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
- Fathoms 40 (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
- Miner 2049er (JP Publisher: Comptiq)
- Nankai no Hyouteki (JP Publisher: Bear's)
- Developer?: Office Koukan
- Skyscraper (JP Publisher: Bear's)
Sharp X1
- Nankai no Hyouteki (JP Publisher: Bear's)
- Developer?: Office Koukan
SMC-777
- Bug Attack (JP Publisher: Sony)
