Toaplan
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Products | Video game consoles Arcade games |
Toaplan (東亜プラン Tōapuran), sometimes written as Toa Plan, was a video game developer from Japan. They were responsible for the creation of a wide array of relatively famous scrolling shooters and arcade games, yet the company declared bankruptcy in 1994.
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[edit] Games developed (Arcade)
| Year | Game | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jongou | SNK |
| 1985 | Performan | Data East |
| 1985 | Tiger Heli | Taito Corporation |
| 1985 | Jongkyou | Data East |
| 1986 | Get Star / Guardian | Taito Corporation |
| 1986 | Slap Fight / Alcon | Taito Corporation |
| 1986 | Mahjong Sisters | Toaplan |
| 1987 | Hishouzame / Sky Shark / Flying Shark | Taito Corporation |
| 1987 | Wardner (no Mori) / Pyros | Taito Corporation |
| 1987 | Kyuukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra | Taito Corporation |
| 1988 | Dash Yarou / Rally Bike | Taito Corporation |
| 1988 | Tatsujin / Truxton | Taito Corporation |
| 1989 | Hellfire | Taito Corporation |
| 1989 | Daisenpuu / Twin Hawk | Taito Corporation |
| 1989 | Zero Wing | Taito Corporation |
| 1989 | Horror Story / Demon's World | Taito Corporation |
| 1989 | Same! Same! Same! / Fire Shark | Toaplan |
| 1990 | Out Zone | Romstar |
| 1990 | Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom | Romstar |
| 1991 | Vimana | Romstar |
| 1991 | Teki Paki | Toaplan |
| 1991 | Ghox | Romstar |
| 1992 | Pipi & Bibi's / Whoopee!! | Romstar |
| 1992 | Dogyuun(!!) | Toaplan |
| 1992 | Tatsujinou / Truxton II | Toaplan |
| 1992 | Fixeight | Toaplan |
| 1993 | Grind Stormer / V-V | Toaplan |
| 1993 | Enma Daiou | Toaplan |
| 1993 | Knuckle Bash | Toaplan / Atari Games |
| 1993 | Batsugun | Toaplan |
| 1994 | Otenki Paradise / Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves | Hanafram |
[edit] Companies spun off from Toaplan
After Toaplan closed its doors in 1994, several former employees formed or were involved with the following companies:
- CAVE
- Raizing/8ing (When Raizing was folded into 8ing, some employees left for CAVE.)
- Gazelle (creators of Air Gallet and the Sailor Moon arcade game; both distributed by Banpresto. Gazelle did not last long; after its closure, some employees left to join CAVE.)
- Takumi (creators of Giga Wing and Mars Matrix, published Twin Cobra II after Toaplan's closure. Current status unknown.)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Toaplan (formerly known as Toaplan.com), unofficial source of information on Toaplan games.
- Toaplan System 1 and Toaplan System 2 game list and statistics.
- Toaplan history (Neo-Arcadia), History of Toaplan (in French)
