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Native name | [株式会社スパイク チュンソフト] error: {{lang}}: unrecognized language code: jp (help) |
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Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto |
| Formerly | Chunsoft (1984–2012) |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | April 9, 1984[1] |
| Headquarters | Minato-ku, Tokyo , |
Key people | Koichi Nakamura (Chairman and CEO) Mitsutoshi Sakurai (President and CEO) |
| Products |
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Number of employees | 200[2] (2016) |
| Parent | Dwango |
| Website | spike-chunsoft.co.jp |
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト, Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Supaiku Chunsofuto) is a Japanese video game development and localization company specializing in role-playing video game and visual novels. The company was founded in 1984 as Chunsoft Co., Ltd before merging with Spike in 2012. It is owned by Dwango.[3]
The logo of Chunsoft before the Spike merger
History[]
The company Chunsoft was founded by Koichi Nakamura, a video game designer and programmer who had clasped with Enix. The "Chun" in the company name, is from the company founder name's first kanji Naka (中), meanwhile Naka is read as "Chun" in Japanese Mahjong.[4] Spike Chunsoft is the creator of the Mystery Dungeon series, the first five installments of the Dragon Quest series of role-playing video games, and the graphic adventure game series Danganronpa and Zero Escape.
In 2017, Spike Chunsoft established a North American subsidiary based in Long Beach, California to carry out future localization of its games.[5]
Titles[]
Developed games[]
Developed as Spike[]
- Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure!
- Crimson Tears
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
- Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team
- Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
- Elvandia Story
- Escape from Bug Island (Necro-Nesia in Japan)
- Fire Pro Wrestling
- Michigan
- King of Colosseum
- King of Colosseum II
- LifeSigns: Surgical Unit
- Racingroovy (with Sammy Studios)
- Shinjyuku no Ōkami
- Twilight Syndrome: Kinjiratera Toshi Densetsu
- 428: Shibuya Scramble (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable ports)
Developed as Chunsoft[]
- The Portopia Serial Murder Case (1983)
- Dragon Quest (1986)
- Dragon Quest II (1987)
- Dragon Quest III (1988)
- Dragon Quest IV (1990)
- Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin (1991)
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (1992)
- Otogirisō (1992)
- Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon (1993)
- Kamaitachi no Yoru Advance (1994)
- Banshee's Last Cry (1994)
- Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (1995)
- Machi: Unmei no Kousaten (1998)
- Torneko: The Last Hope (1999)
- Shiren the Wanderer 2
- Shiren the Wanderer GB2 (2001)
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 - Mystery Dungeon (Torneko: The Last Hope) (2001)
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2 (2002)
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon (2004)
- The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon (2004)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (2005)
- Homeland (2005)
- Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (2005)
- Shiren the Wanderer DS2 (2006)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2007)
- Imabikisō (2007)
- 428: Shibuya Scramble (2007)
- Shiren the Wanderer (2008)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (2009)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad! (2009)
- Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (2009)
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2010)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (2010)
- Kowa-Oto (2010)
- Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel (2010)
- Zombie Daisuki (2011)
- Wii Play: Motion (2011)
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012)
Developed as Spike Chunsoft[]
- Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure! (PlayStation Portable, Windows PC, PlayStation 4, 2012) (only published)
- Kenka Banchō Bros. Tokyo Battle Royale (PlayStation Portable, 2012)
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, PlayStation 4, 2012)
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, PlayStation 4, 2012)
- Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel (Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, 2012)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Nintendo 3DS, 2012)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, PlayStation 4, 2013)
- StreetPass Battle / Warrior's Way (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
- Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (iOS, 2013)
- Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
- J-Stars Victory VS (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2014)
- Fossil Fighters: Frontier (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)
- Sekai Seifuku: Costume Fes. (PlayStation Vita, 2014)
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, PlayStation 4, 2014)
- Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle (iOS, Android, 2015)
- Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)[6]
- Ukiyo no Shishi (PlayStation 3, 2015)
- Ukiyo no Roushi (PlayStation Vita, 2015)
- Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (PlayStation Vita, 2015)
- J-Stars Victory VS+ (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2015)
- Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, 2015)
- Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)[7]
- Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky (co-developed with Tri-Ace) (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 2015)[8]
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)
- One Piece: Burning Blood (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, 2016)[9]
- Zero Time Dilemma (Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, 2016)[10]
- Fire Pro Wrestling World (Windows PC, PS4, 2017)[11]
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, 2017)[12]
- Project Psync[13]
- Zanki Zero (PS4/Vita)[14]
Published games[]
Games localized for Japanese release[]
- Hotline Miami (2012)
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2012)
- Saints Row: The Third (2012)
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012)
- Dead Island: Riptide (2013)
- Metro: Last Light (2013)
- Terraria (2013)
- Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (2013)
- Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (2013)
- CastleStorm (2015)
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (2015)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
- Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2015)
- Crypt of the NecroDancer (2016)
Games localized for Western release[]
- Steins;Gate Elite (2018)
- Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram (2018)
- 428: Shibuya Scramble (2018)
- Pixeljunk Monsters 2 (2018)
- Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (2018)
- Robotics;Notes[15]
References[]
- ↑ "株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト". 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフト.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 株式会社スパイク・チュンソフトの公式サト . spike-chunsoft.co.jp. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "株式会社ドワンゴ".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 志田英邦『ゲーム・マエストロ VOL.2 プロデューサー/ディレクター編(2)』毎日コミュニケーションズ、2000年、p.16。中村光一インタビュー。
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-02/spike-chunsoft-establishes-n-american-subsidiary/.124778
- ↑ "Kenka Bancho 6 Ready To Brawl In January 2015". 9 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 『ポケモン超不思議のダンジョン』公式サイト . Pokemon.co.jp. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Spike Chunsoft and tri-Ace's RPG Has A Bunch Of Valkyrie Profile-Like Features". 28 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "One Piece: Burning Blood announced for PS4, PS Vita - Gematsu". 15 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Aksys Games Announces 3rd Game in Zero Escape Series".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "A new Fire Pro Wrestling game is coming to PS4, Steam".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "New Danganronpa V3 launches January 2017 in Japan - Gematsu". 13 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Allegra, Frank (2017-03-02). "Zero Escape director teases next project". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
{{cite web}}: ; dead-url - ↑ Williams, Mike (25 April 2017). "Danganronpa Team Announces Zanki Zero for PS4 and Vita".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Robotics;Notes Is Coming To The West". Siliconera. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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External links[]
| Kadokawa Dwango | ||
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| Publishing | ASCII Media Works • Enterbrain • Fujimi Shobo • Kadokawa Shoten • Media Factory | |
| Other | Glovision • Gempak Starz • ENGI • Kadokawa Daiei Studio • Niconico • Yen Press • Dwango | |
| Video games | Developers | FromSoftware • Mages/5pb. • Spike Chunsoft |
| Franchises | Armored Core • Conception • Danganronpa • Derby Stallion • Echo Night • Fire Pro Wrestling • King's Field • Lost Kingdoms • Memories Off • Mystery Dungeon • Otogi • Panzer Front • Phantom Breaker • RPG Maker • Science Adventure • Shadow Tower • Shinobido • Way of the Samurai • Zero Escape | |
| Defunct | ASCII Corporation • MediaWorks • Niwango • Spike | |
| Related | Kadokawa | |
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| Dragon Quest | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main | Square Enix • Yuji Horii • Akira Toriyama • Koichi Sugiyama | |
| Main series | Dragon Quest • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI | |
| Spinoffs | Main | Kenshin • Swords • Monster Battle Road • Wars • Heroes • Theatrhythm • Builders • Heroes II • Builders 2 • Walk |
| Dragon Quest Monsters | Dragon Warrior Monsters • 2 • Caravan Heart • Joker • Joker 2 • Joker 3 | |
| Mystery Dungeon | Torneko no Daibōken • The Last Hope • Torneko 3 • Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon | |
| Slime series | Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest • Rocket Slime • Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 | |
| Anime, manga, and film | The Adventure of Dai (characters • volumes • 1991 episodes • 2020 episodes) • Your Story | |
| Related companies | ArtePiazza • Chunsoft • Enix • Heartbeat • Level-5 • Shueisha | |
| Other | Gameplay • Slime • Itadaki Street • Jump Force • Kazuhiko Torishima • Koichi Nakamura • Mario Sports Mix • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Mystery Dungeon (List) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Torneko | Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon • The Last Hope • 3 | |
| Shiren the Wanderer | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer • 2 • GB2 • 3 • 4 • 5 | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Blue/Red Rescue Team • Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky • Fire/Storm/Light Adventure Team • Gates to Infinity • Super Mystery Dungeon | |
| Other video games | The Nightmare of Druaga • Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus • Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon • Etrian Mystery Dungeon • Mystery Chronicle | |
| Zero Escape | ||
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| Games | Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors • Virtue's Last Reward • Zero Time Dilemma | |
| Characters | Akane Kurashiki • Junpei Tenmyouji • Zero | |
| Universe | Nonary Game • Free the Soul • Cradle Pharmaceutical • Esper • Crash Keys • Radical-6 | |
| Related | Kotaro Uchikoshi • Shinji Hosoe • Spike Chunsoft | |