dB-SOFT
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| Company type | Joint-stock company |
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| Industry | Video game industry, Information technology |
| Founded | May 2, 1980 |
| Founder | Sadayuki Furuya |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Merged into NetFarm Communications |
| Successor | NetFarm Communications |
| Headquarters | Sapporo, Hokkaido , Japan |
| Products | Video games |
dB-SOFT Inc. (デービーソフト株式会社) was a Japanese software development company that was in business from 1980 to 2003 based in Sapporo, Hokkaido. They started as a video game developer, releasing titles for various home computer platforms (including the Family Computer), but subsequently left the gaming business to focus solely on programming software and tools as they entered the 1990s.[1][2]
History
The company was founded on May 2, 1980 under the name Computer Land Hokkaido, publishing video games for various home computers under the "7 Turkey" brand name.[3] In 1984, they officially changed their name to dB-SOFT, taking their new name from the decibel (dB) unit.
Some of the company's most commercially successful video games include Flappy (which has been released in over 20 versions) and Woody Poco. dB-SOFT also published two pornographic games under the Macadamia Soft imprint: Macadam and 177 (the latter was banned from retail by the National Diet due to its controversial premise in which the player's objective is to pursue and rape a fleeting woman). In addition to gaming software, dB-SOFT also produced programming tools such as dB-BASIC (a BASIC compiler), P1.EXE (a word processor) and HOTALL (a web designing tool).
On August 1, 2001, dB-SOFT ceased operation after being merged into NetFarm Communications (a company founded by Reiko Furuya, Sadayaki Furuya's wife). Their former office building was sold off in 2002.
Softography
| Title | Year | Platforms |
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| Flappy | 1983 | Family Computer, FM-7, MSX, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, Sharp MZ, Sharp X1 |
| Volguard | 1984 | NEC PC-8801 |
| Zunō Senkan Garu (stylized as GALG) | 1985 | Family Computer |
| Laptick | 1985 | PC-8801, PC-8001 Mk. II SR, X1, FM77AV |
| Volguard II | 1985 | Family Computer |
| Laptick II | 1986 | MSX |
| Layla | 1986 | Family Computer |
| Woody Poco | 1986 | Family Computer, MSX, PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-77AV, Sharp X1 |
| Tetsudō Ō | 1987 | Family Computer, MSX2, FM77AV |
Notes
- ^ "dB-SOFT". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "dB-SOFT". GameFAQs. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Sasaki, Jun (2013). Hachijū Nendai Maikon Daihyakka 80年代マイコン大百科 [Encyclopedia of '80's Micro Computers] (in Japanese). Japan: Sogo Kagaku Publishing. ISBN 978-4-88181-832-9.
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References
- Tunick, David C. (1991). Computers and the Law. Houston: John Marshall Publishing Co. p. 247. ISBN 9780916081270. OCLC 24170258.
External links
- Official website (Waybacked)
- dB-SOFT games available at Project EGG
- dB-SOFT at Giant Bomb
- dB-SOFT at MobyGames
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