SAS

SAS Co., Ltd. (エス・エー・エス株式会社; stylized as sAs) is a software and hardware development company based in Taito City, Tokyo. [1] Sakata SAS Co., Ltd. (酒田エス・エー・エス株式会社) is a subsidiary based in Sakata, Yamagata, established in April 1985. [2]

Prior to 2000, development work seemed to primarily be done at SAS Sakata, and mostly involved only the programming. The division of work is less obvious in more recent games, further obscured by the creation of SAS's entertainment division in 2014. [3] (The SAS Games website used to highlight the cooperation between SAS and Sakata SAS. [4])

SAS was originally established on March 7, 1980, as System Technology Co., Ltd. (システムテクノロジー株式会社), a software development company. In March 1982, Sigma Electronics Co., Ltd. (シグマ電子株式会社), a hardware development company started in 1971, was merged into System Technology, which was then renamed SAS. [5] [6]

Research Methods: Code comparisons, online resources, shared staff

Dreamcast

• Revive... Sosei (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)

CG Coloring: Dream Japan

Famicom/NES

• Boulder Dash (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East; US Publisher: JVC; EU Publisher: Nintendo)
• Buggy Popper / Bump 'n' Jump (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East; US Publisher: Vic Tokai)
• BurgerTime (programming?) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East)
• Famicom Yakyuu Ban (programming?) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House?

• Karate Champ (programming?) (US Publisher: Data East)

Caveat: The SAS site only lists the Famicom Disk System version.

• Karnov (programming?) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East)
• Parasol Henbee (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Robocop (programming) (JP/US Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Ocean)
• Soccer League: Winner's Cup (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)
• Tag Team Pro-Wrestling / Tag Team Wrestling (programming?) (JP Publisher: Namco; US Publisher: Data East)
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Yokohama-kou Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)

Sound: Musical Plan

• Werewolf: The Last Warrior / Chou Jinrou Senki: Warwolf (programming) (US/AU Publisher: Data East; JP Publisher: Takara)

Famicom Disk System

• BurgerTime (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East)

Caveat: The SAS site only lists the Famicom version.

• Karate Champ (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East)
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Kiken na Ninin: Kouhen (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East)
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Kiken na Ninin: Zenpen (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East)
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East)

Game Boy

• Bakuretsu Senshi Warrior / Cyraid (programming?) (JP Publisher: Epoch; US Publisher: Nexoft)
• Doraemon: Taiketsu Himitsu Dougu!! (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphic/Character Design: Pop House

• Herakles no Eikou: The Snap Story (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)
• Panel no Ninja Kesamaru (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Parasol Henbee (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphic/Character Design: Pop House

Game Boy Advance

• Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi ([some?] direction, some programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)

Planning, Some Graphics: Y'sK; Some Programming, Some Graphics: Intense; Some Graphics: Digit Kino? Tiny Art?; Sound: Best Score? Paon?

Game Boy Color

• Doraemon Memories: Nobita no Omoide Daibouken (programming?) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Neo Geo Pocket

• Magical Drop Pocket (programming?) (JP Publisher: Data East; US/EU Publisher: SNK)

PlayStation

• Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi (some programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Co-Developer: Pophouse

• Magical Drop F: Daibouken mo Rakujanai! (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)

Saturn

• Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi (some programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Co-Developer: Pophouse

• Doukoku Soshite... (programming) (JP Publisher: Data East)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Alice no Paint Adventure (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Barcode Battler Senki: Super Senshi Shutsugeki Seyo! (programming?) (JP Publisher: Epoch)
• Chibi Maruko-chan: Harikiri 365 Nichi (programming?) (JP Publisher: Epoch)
• Dark Law: Meaning of Death (programming) (JP Publisher: ASCII)

Sound: Target Laboratory

• Donald Duck: Mahou no Boushi (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Doraemon 2: Nobita no Toizurando Daibouken (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Doraemon: Nobita to Yousei no Kuni (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Graphics: Pop House

• Kakinoki Shougi (programming?) (JP Publisher: ASCII)
• Lupin Sansei: Densetsu no Hihou (programming) (JP Publisher: Epoch)

Some Planning, Graphics: Pop House

• Sanrio Shanghai (programming?) (JP Publisher: Character Soft)
• Wizap!: Ankoku no Ou (programming?) (JP Publisher: ASCII)

Links

• SAS Games website (Japanese and English)
• Official SAS website (Japanese)
• Official Sakata SAS website (Japanese)
• Official SAS Sakata website - Entertainment (circa 2005) (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) (Japanese)