Takeru (company)
Takeru, also known as Sur Dé Wave, was a Japanese video game developer.
The announcement of the name Sur Dé Wave appeared in the 1991-05 issue of micomBASIC magazine.[1]
History[edit]
Takeru published Cocoron, developed by K2 in 1991.[2] The game was directed by Akira Kitamura, who had previously directed Mega Man 1 and 2.[3]
Takeru developed Little Samson, which was published by Taito.[4]
Takeru's 1991 adventure game Nostalgia 1907 sold poorly, and financially hurt the company.[5]
A port of Cocoron to the PC-Engine, titled PC Cocoron was announced, however, it was unreleased.[6][7]
As Sur dé Wave they also released a Game Boy car adapter power cable[8] and a game controller by the name of Mega Blaster.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "MicomBASIC Magazine (1991-05)". May 1991.
- ^ "ココロン [ファミコン]". Famitsu. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Cocoron". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Nintendo's All-Time Greats: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Best NES Games". USgamer.net. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Strider retrospective". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Le Japan en Direct". Console Plus (28): 22. January 1994.
- ^ Szczepaniak, John (August 4, 2014). The Untold History of Japanese Video Game Developers. SMG Szczepaniak. ISBN 978-0992926021.
- ^ [1][dead link]