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Japan System Supply Ltd. (日本システムサプライ株式会社) (JSS) was an Osaka-based software publisher and developer established on September 25, 1985. Katsumi Kawamura (河村克己) was the CEO. [1]

JSS made online games in its later years, including the first Japanese-developed MMORPG for Windows, Lifestorm. [2] The company was declared bankrupt by the Osaka District Court on October 13, 2000. [3]

DigiPark Inc. (株式会社デジパーク) is a company based in Tokyo headed by Taeko Nagata (長田妙子). [4] It was established in June 1990 [5] as a development subsidiary of JSS called Nanken-Kobo Inc. (有限会社軟件工房) The rights to the MMORPG StoneAge were transferred to DigiPark after JSS's bankruptcy. [6]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, hidden data, shared staff

Famicom/NES

  • Pyoko-tan no Dai Meiro (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)

FM Towns

  • Hyper Touhoku Kikou (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo
  • Pyoko-tan no Chie Asobi Ehon: Nazo Nazo Meiro Daibouken (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo
  • Pyoko-tan no Niji no Shima (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo
  • Shichuu Suimeigaku Nyuumon: Tougenkyou (JP Publisher: Nanken-Kobo [Japan System Supply])
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo
  • TEATA -vision- [video capture software] (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo
  • TEATA -vision- ver1.2 (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
Developer?: Nanken-Kobo

Game Boy

  • Chalvo 55 (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
  • Gekitou Power Modeler (JP Publisher: Capcom)

Game Boy Color

  • Power Quest (US Publisher: Sunsoft)
Same game as Gekitou Power Modeler

Game Gear

  • House of Tarot (JP Publisher: Sega)
Listed on Developer Table. Shares staff with Phantasy Star Gaiden. Japan System Supply is credited with the cover illustration in the art book Sega TV Game Genga Gallery.
  • Phantasy Star Gaiden (JP Publisher: Sega)
Listed on Developer Table. Shares staff with House of Tarot.

Nintendo 64

  • Cavalry Battle 3000 (unreleased) (Japan System Supply)
  • Chameleon Twist (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply; EU/US Publisher: Sunsoft)
  • Chameleon Twist 2 (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply; US Publisher: Sunsoft)

PlayStation

  • Ayrton Senna Kart Duel (JP Publisher: GAPS; EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
Japan System Supply is thanked in the credits, but no development staff are listed.
Sound?: Eurhythm
  • Kojima Takeo: Mahjong Teiou (JP Publisher: GAPS)
Contains the string "Programed by HUGIE/ひゅぎぃ". "Hugie" also worked on Namco Museum Vol. 1.
  • Namco Museum Vol. 1 (some programming) (JP/US Publisher: Namco; EU/AU Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment)
Developer: Now Production
Former Japan System Supply programmer Hideyuki Nakanishi mentions helping convert Pac-Man to the PlayStation in this interview. He is credited under his nickname "Nuka."

Saturn

  • Koi no Summer Fantasy in Miyazaki Seagaia (JP Publisher: Bandai Visual)

Virtual Boy

  • Bound High (unreleased) (Nintendo)

Windows

  • Koto no Tabi: Kyoto for Windows (JP Publisher: Nanken-Kobo [Japan System Supply])
Developer: Nanken-Kobo
  • Lifestorm (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
  • Lifestorm II (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)
  • Shichuu Suimeigaku Nyuumon: Shaberu Tougenkyou for Windows (JP Publisher: Nanken-Kobo [Japan System Supply])
Developer: Nanken-Kobo
  • StoneAge (JP Publisher: Japan System Supply)

The MMORPG CrossGate started development at JSS [7] but later moved to Dwango.

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