Fill-in-Cafe
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 (as Team Cross Wonder) |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Masatoshi Imaizumi Kanta Watanabe Masaki Ukyo Keishi Yonao |
| Products | Asuka 120% Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth |
Fill-in-Cafe (フィルインカフェ) was a video game developer that was founded in Japan in 1987. They are best known for creating the Asuka 120% series.
History
[edit]In 1987, Fill-in-Cafe was founded as Team Cross Wonder, and later renamed itself as "Fill-in-Cafe" in 1989 and incorporated in 1991. They first developed Metal Sight for the Sharp X68000 under the Team Cross Wonder label, followed by developing Neural Gear under the Fill-in-Cafe label.[1][2] Later, they hired several more companies like Intec and Family Soft to publish their products. In 1994, they became successful with the release of the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise, as well as with Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth and its multiple versions.
In 1998, Fill-in-Cafe filed for bankruptcy. Some planned titles were canceled, such as a sequel to Panzer Bandit and an untitled, enhanced arcade port of the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Limited with Kaneko being the arcade publisher. Shortly afterward, Success Corporation became in charge of developing Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Final and Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Return after their relationship with Fill-in-Cafe and Datam Polystar in developing and publishing titles together, such as Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri for instance.
After bankruptcy, Family Soft bought the rights to most of its developed library, including their only 3 self-released titles: Community POM, Wakusei Koukitai Little Cats and Rose Crusaders (the latter was the first game of Noise Factory, a subsidiary company of Atlus and SNK).
Developed titles
[edit]- Sotsugyou II: Neo Generation Special (Shar Rock)
- Tanjou: Debut Pure (Shar Rock)
- Jan Jan Paradise (Electro Design)
- Taisen Idol Mahjong Final Romance 2 (Video System)
- Mission: Metal Sight (System Sacom)
- Neural Gear (Crossmedia Soft)
- Pitapat (Crossmedia Soft)
- Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth (Family Soft)
- Asuka 120% BURNING Fest (Family Soft)
- Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (Family Soft)
- Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest (Family Soft)
- Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest (Family Soft)
- Asuka 120% Special BURNING Fest Special (Family Soft)
- Community POM (Fill in Cafe)
- Elfin Paradise (ASK Kodansha)
- Hatsukoi Valentine (Family Soft)
- Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (Family Soft)
- Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (Datam Polystar)
- Metamor Panic: Doki Doki Youma Busters (Family Soft)
- Night Striker (Ving)
- PAL: Shinken Densetsu (Tohoku Shinsha)
- Panzer Bandit (Banpresto)
- Photo Genic (Sunsoft)
- Voice Paradise Excella (ASK Kodansha)
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[edit]- Asuka 120% Maxima: BURNING Fest (Family Soft)
- Championship Rally (Intec)
- Gain Ground SX (graphics cooperation) (NEC Avenue)
- Galaxy Deka Gayvan (Intec)
- Kakutou Haou Densetsu Algunos (Intec)
- Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force (co-developed by Kogado Studio) (NEC Home Electronics)
- Ruin: Kami no Isan (Victor)
- Crasher Joe: Kanraku Wakusei no Inbou (Family Soft)
- Kidou Senshi Gundam MS Field 2 '92 (Family Soft)
- Kidou Senshi Gundam MS Field 2 '93 (Family Soft)
- Photo Genic (Sunsoft)
- Yamashina Keisuke no Sengoku (Takeru)
- Makeruna! Makendou Z (NEC Home Electronics)
- Ojousama Sousamou (NEC Home Electronics)
- Voice Paradise (NEC Home Electronics)
- Asuka 120% Limited BURNING Fest (ASK Kodansha)
- Night Striker S (Ving)
- Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest (Unofficial)
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka: Chōjikū Sugoroku (Video System)
- Metamor Panic: Doki Doki Youma Busters (Family Soft)
References
[edit]- ^ Milne, Rory (March 2014). "Minority Report Special: Sharp X68000 - Metal Sight". Retro Gamer. No. 126. Imagine Publishing. p. 52.
- ^ Szczepaniak, John (4 November 2015). Toshinobu KONDO - All about Fill-in-Café and the creation of Umihara Kawase. S.M.G. Szczepaniak. pp. 352–357. ISBN 978-1518818745.
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External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)
- Fill-in-Cafe at MobyGames