TAD Corporation
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Computer and video game industry |
Founded | 1988 |
Defunct | February 5, 1993[1][2][3] |
Fate | Defunct |
Headquarters | 3-31-2 Shimorenjaku Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan [1][2][3][4] |
Key people | Tadashi Yokoyama (president) |
TAD Corporation (TADコーポレーション) was a Japanese manufacturer of video arcade games that was founded and headquartered in Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan.[1][2][3][4] It was founded by former employees of the company Data East and was named after its founder and owner name Tadashi "TAD" Yokoyama.[citation needed] They are best known for their first video arcade game, the Template:Vgy shooting gallery-type Cabal, as well as their second one, the Template:Vgy run 'n' gun-style platformer Toki (known in Japan as JuJu Densetsu). In Japan, Taito, Tecmo and Sammy assisted TAD in distributing their arcade titles, while Fabtek distributed every arcade title of TAD's internationally with permission (who were also known for internationally distributing arcade titles by Seibu Kaihatsu with permission). TAD Corporation also licensed its titles for arcade-to-console porting to other companies such as Ocean Software, Milton Bradley, Rare, Taito and Sega; however, only Cabal and Toki received home ports. After the release of their last two arcade titles both in Template:Vgy: the beat 'em up Saishu Kakutou Kizoku Legionnaire, and the run 'n gun Heated Barrel; TAD Corporation quietly abandoned its production on February 5, Template:Vgy.[1][2][3] After ending its business, members were traded to Mitchell Corporation.
16 years later, in October Template:Vgy, a new, independently enhanced HD remake of TAD's arcade game Toki was announced. It is currently in development by a French video game studio Golgoth Studio (known for developing Magical Drop V for the owner G-Mode) and is scheduled for release to PC through Steam and on home consoles through XBLA, PlayStation Network, and WiiWare all four in Template:Vgy.
Games by TAD Corporation
- Cabal (1988)
- JuJu Densetsu (Japan) / Toki (U.S.) (1989)
- Blood Bros. (1990)
- Saishu Kakutou Kizoku Legionnaire (1992)
- Heated Barrel (1992)
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- Video game companies disestablished in 1993
- Software companies based in Tokyo
- Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
- Defunct video game companies
- TAD Corporation games
- Video game companies of Japan
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- Mitaka, Tokyo
- Video game companies established in 1988
- 1988 establishments in Japan
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