Flagship (company)
| Founded | April 24, 1997 Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Defunct | June 1, 2007 |
Flagship (フラグシップ, Furagushippu) was an independent Japanese video game developer funded by Capcom, Nintendo, and Sega located in Chūō-ku, Osaka Japan that was founded by game designer Yoshiki Okamoto. Flagship has often created scenarios for new and existing products, and has developed for Nintendo several times on the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Their last video game was Kirby: Squeak Squad for the Nintendo DS.[1]
History
Flagship was founded by Yoshiki Okamoto[2] on April 24, 1997.[citation needed] Funds and personnel for the startup were provided by Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo.[2] The developer's first project was a series of episodic, Sega Saturn-exclusive RPGs,[2] but it was never released.
On May 2007, Capcom announced Flagship would cease to exist from June 1, 2007, and their employees merged into Capcom's main studio. Quoting GameSpot's news on the dissolution of Flagship Studios "According to a Capcom spokesperson, while the Flagship name is getting the axe, its employees won't be. Noting that the only thing to change will be the company name on their business cards, the spokesperson said all Flagship staffers are expected to continue working at the publisher in the same capacities".[3]
Games
- Beck: The Game
- Bounty Hunter Sarah: Holy Mountain No Teiou
- Clock Tower 3
- Dino Crisis 2
- Dino Crisis 3
- Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA port)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
- Onimusha: Warlords
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 4 (two drafts, unused)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Resident Evil: Dead Aim
- Resident Evil Survivor
- Resident Evil Zero
Drama albums
- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.1
- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.2
- BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~Fate of Raccoon City~ Vol.3
- BIOHAZARD 2 DRAMA ALBUM ~Sherry, the Little Runaway~
- BIOHAZARD 2 DRAMA ALBUM ~Ada, the Female Spy, is Alive~
Novels
- BIO HAZARD The Phantom Beast of the North Sea
References
- ^ "星のカービィ 参上！ドロッチェ団 :: カンタン操作で大バトル！". Nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b c Ricciardi, John (November 1997). "Okamoto Leaves Capcom". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. p. 28.
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan. "Capcom scuttles Flagship". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
