Victor

Japan publisherfounded in 1970 closed in 2003 status: bought

303
games
7.6
per year
40
years active

aka(s): Victor Interactive Software, Victor Interactive, Victor Musical Industries, JVC, Victor Entertainment, Victor Soft

Victor Interactive Software, Inc. was a Japanese video game software publisher and developer, established on August 3, 1970 as a division of Victor Entertainment. On March 31, 2003, Victor Interactive Software was acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and became Marvelous Interactive.

Sub-Label: Cross Media Soft

Notable collaborators: Goichi Suda, Joachim Barrum, Kow Yokoyama, Glenn Kristoffersen and Jack Kristoffersen

It is known for Bubble Bobble, Choplifter, Cotton, Dragon Slayer, Dungeon Master, Fatal Fury, Flashback, Harvest Moon, James Pond, Keio Flying Squadron, Lunar, Medarot, Original Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: Original, River King, Road Rash, Samurai Shodown, Sansara Naga, Shadow of the Beast, Sorcerian, SuperLite1500, The Monkey Island, Tomb Raider, Ultima, Ultima Underworld, Ys

Releases per year

1985 2
1986 2
1987 8
1988 8
1989 12
1990 31
1991 12
1992 22
1993 17
1994 25
1995 17
1996 20
1997 20
1998 24
1999 22
2000 21
2001 14
2002 9
2003 3
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2008 1
2024 6

302 video games with valid date were considered (99.6%)

Overall rankings

8
53
21
3
2
3.7
average

Common gametypes

adventure14%role-play13%sport11%action/reflex10%simulation8%other43%

Top platforms

  PS 77
  NEC PC9801 31
  Saturn 26
  PC Engine CD 19
  Mega-CD 19
  SNES 18
  NES 16
  PC Engine 13
  PS2 11
  GBC 10
  X68000 8
  NEC PC8801 7
  GBA 7
  MSX2 6
  FM Towns 6