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ASCII

1981 / 1977 tot 5 1982 / 1977 tot 18 1983 / 1977 tot 38 1984 / 1977 tot 68 1985 / 1977 tot 98 1986 / 1977 tot 132 1987 / 1977 tot 160 1988 / 1977 tot 169 1989 / 1977 tot 183 1990 / 1977 tot 198 1991 / 1977 tot 210 1992 / 1977 tot 219 1993 / 1977 tot 229 1994 / 1977 tot 239 1995 / 1977 tot 251 1996 / 1977 tot 268 1997 / 1977 tot 286 1998 / 1977 tot 303 1999 / 1977 tot 318 2000 / 1977 tot 326 2001 / 1977 tot 330 2008 / 1977 tot 332 2010 / 1977 tot 333 2011 / 1977 tot 334
Founded in 1977 closed in 2008
Status: bought
Country: Japan
343
games
31
active years
10.8
per year
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.

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

19815
198213
198320
198430
198530
198634
198728
19889
198914
199015
199112
19929
199310
199410
199512
199617
199718
199817
199915
20008
20014
20082
20101
20111

334 video games with valid date were considered (97.3%)

Overall rankings

6
19
11
1
3

Common gametypes

role-play21%puzzle11%shooter9%action/reflex8%strategy7%other41%

Top platforms

MICRO 7 - FM7 65
MSX 43
PS 42
NEC PC9801 34
SNES 30
NEC PC8801 23
NES 22
MSX2 13
Sharp X1 10
GB 9
Saturn 9
X68000 5
GBC 5
Windows 4
NEC PC6001 3
Makaimura (NEC PC8801)
Makaimura
8801 1987-07
Itadaki Street 2 (Super Nintendo)
Itadaki Street 2
SNES 1994
Namida no Soukoban Special (Famicom Disk System)
Namida no Soukoban Special
FDSY 1986-07-30
Castlequest (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Castlequest
NES 1986-11-28
Power Dolls 2 (PlayStation)
Power Dolls 2
PS1 1997-11-20
Castle Excellent (MSX)
Castle Excellent
MSX 1986
Milandra (Super Nintendo)
Milandra
SNES 1997-01-31
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia (PlayStation)
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia
PS1 1997
Mini-Yonku GB – Let's & Go!! All Star Battle MAX (Game Boy)
Mini-Yonku GB – Let's & Go!! All Star Battle MAX
GB 1997
Daisenryaku Expert WW2: War in Europe (Super Nintendo)
Daisenryaku Expert WW2: War in Europe
SNES 1996
Mini-Yonku GB – Let's & Go!! (Game Boy)
Mini-Yonku GB – Let's & Go!!
GB 1997
Astro Robo Sasa (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Astro Robo Sasa
NES 1985-08-09

ASCII best rated games

King's Field III1996ps1
King's Field II1995ps1
Castle Excellent1986msx
194219878801
Panzer Front1999ps1
Solitaire Poker1991gg
Gunman's Proof1997snes
Dark Law: Meaning of Death1997snes
Galerians1999ps1
Sokoban1987dos

ASCII worst games

Cosmo Genesis1986nes
Geimos1985nes
Bokosuka Wars1985nes
Surfing H³O2000ps2
Castlequest1986nes

Related groups

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