ASCII

Japan publisherfounded in 1977 closed in 2008 status: bought

356
games
11.3
per year
31
years active

aka(s): ASCII Corporation

ASCII Corporation was a publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. It became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004, and merged with another Kadokawa subsidiary Media Works on April 1, 2008, and became ASCII Media Works.

Notable collaborators: Hiroshi Yamashita, S.Miyazaki, Yuya Tamagawa, Sonobe Hiroyuki and Tomoya Ikeda

It is known for 194x, Black Bass, Bomberman, Dai Senryaku, Dark Savant, Derby Stallion series, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Itadaki Street, J.B. Harold, King's Field, Master of Monsters, Megami Tensei, Power DoLLS, Psychic War Series, Wizardry, Zanac

Releases per year

1981 5
1982 13
1983 27
1984 33
1985 31
1986 34
1987 28
1988 10
1989 14
1990 15
1991 13
1992 9
1993 11
1994 13
1995 12
1996 17
1997 18
1998 17
1999 15
2000 8
2001 4
2008 2
2010 1
2011 1

351 video games with valid date were considered (98.5%)

Overall rankings

6
18
10
2
3
3.6
average

Common gametypes

role-play19%action/reflex11%puzzle10%shooter9%strategy7%other41%

Top platforms

  MICRO 7 - FM7 64
  MSX 52
  PS 42
  NEC PC9801 36
  SNES 30
  NEC PC8801 23
  NES 22
  MSX2 13
  Sharp X1 11
  GB 9
  Saturn 8
  GBC 5
  X68000 5
  NEC PC6001 4
  Windows 4