ASCII
Japan publisherfounded in 1977 closed in 2008 status: bought
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
Common gametypes
Top platforms
MICRO 7 - FM7 | 64 | |
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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 |
ASCII best rated games
King's Field III | 1996 | ps1 | |
King's Field II | 1995 | ps1 | |
Castle Excellent | 1986 | msx | |
1942 | 1987 | 8801 | |
Gunman's Proof | 1997 | snes | |
Dark Law: Meaning of Death | 1997 | snes | |
Solitaire Poker | 1991 | gg | |
Sokoban | 1987 | dos | |
Spindizzy Worlds | 1992 | snes | |
Penguin-Kun Wars | 1985 | nes |
ASCII worst games
Star Voyager | 1986 | nes | |
Geimos | 1985 | nes | |
Surfing H³O | 2000 | ps2 | |
Aero Gauge | 1997 | n64 | |
Castlequest | 1986 | nes |
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