Jorudan
Established in December 1979 as Jordan Information Service (ジョルダン情報サービス) [1] by current president and CEO Toshikazu Satou (佐藤俊和) [2], Jorudan (ジョルダン) (as it was rechristened in December 1989) [3] is a company involved with software development, digital content for the Web and mobile phones, the travel industry, and more. [4]
In February 1999, Jorudan established a development subsidiary called Nekogumi, which shut down in March 2001 (Nekogumi games will not be covered here). [5]
In 2007, Jorudan announced it would be returning to game development with Nintendo's DS and Wii. [6]
Forbes named Jorudan one of "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" in 2008. [7]
Is it possible Crazy Climber (AC) was actually coded by Jorudan (then Jordan)? If you enter your name as "JORDAN.LTD" on the Japanese or bootleg versions, you get two credits.
Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons, hidden data, shared staff
Arcade
- 1 on 1 Government (Tecmo)
- Sound: Team X-Fade
- Arbalester (Seta)
- Captain Silver (Data East)
- Crazy Climber (Nichibutsu) [8]
- Fire Trap (Wood Place)
- Meta Fox (Seta)
- Moon Cresta (Nichibutsu) [9]
Game Boy
- Battle Bull (JP/US Publisher: Seta)
- Hitori de Dekirumon! Cooking Densetsu (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Sound: Opus
- Monster Maker: Barcode Saga (JP Publisher: Namco)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Task Force Harrier EX (JP/US Publisher: Treco)
- PCM: Opus
PlayStation
- 1 on 1 (JP Publisher: Jorudan)
- Basket, The: 1 on 1 Plus (JP Publisher: D3 Publisher)
- Kick Boxing, The / Kickboxing / Kickboxing Knockout (JP Publisher: D3 Publisher; US Publisher: A1 Games; EU Publisher: Midas Interactive)
- Meitantei Conan (JP Publisher: Bandai)
- Game Music: Opus
- Norikae Annai: 2000-nen Han (JP Publisher: D3 Publisher)
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Aliens vs. Predator / Alien vs. Predator (JP Publisher: IGS; US/AU Publisher: Activision)
- Choukou Gasshin Xardion / Xardion (JP/US Publisher: Asmik)
- Date Kimiko no Virtual Tennis (JP Publisher: B-AI)
- Sound: Opus
- Gamble Hourouki (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Gdleen (JP Publisher: Seta)
- Original Mechanic Art Design: Studio Nue
- Gousou Shinrai Densetsu: Musya / Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (JP Publisher: Datam Polystar; US Publisher: Seta)
- Hisshou 777 Fighter: Pachi Slot Eiyu Densetsu (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Hisshou 777 Fighter 2: Pachi Slot Hi Jouhou (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Hisshou 777 Fighter 3: Kokuryuu Ou no Fukkatsu (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Imperium / Kidou Soukou Dion (JP/US Publisher: VIC Tokai)
- Mechanical Design: Studio OX
- Pachinko Hi Hisshouhou (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Pachinko Renchan Tengoku: Super CR Special (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Sound Engine: Opus
- Shin Ikkaku Senkin (JP Publisher: VAP)
- Shinzui Taikyoku Igo: Go Sennin (JP Publisher: J-Wing)
- Sprinter Monogatari: Mezase Ikkaku Sennkinn!! (JP Publisher: VAP)
Links
- Official website (Japanese and English)
- Composer Masahiro Kajiwara's works page (Japanese)