Epoch-sha
| Epoch-sha | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha ( Japanese for stock company) |
| founding | May 6, 1958 |
| Seat | Taitō , Tokyo , Japan |
| management | Yutaka Maeda |
| Number of employees | 147 (2010) |
| Branch | Consumer electronics, toys |
| Website | epoch.jp |
Epoch Cassette Vision (game console)
Super Cassette Vision (game console)
The KK Epoch-sha ( Jap. 株式会社エポック社 , Kabushiki-gaisha Epokku-sha , Eng. Epoch Co., Ltd. ) is a Japanese manufacturer of toys , game consoles and video games , which on 6 May 1958 by Taketora Maeda and three other people in Tokyo . In Germany , some LCD games from Epoch-sha were sold by Gama-Mangold under the GAMAtronic brand.
With the TV tennis Electrotennis Epoch-sha released the first game console in Japan on September 12th, 1975 .
Products (selection)
Game consoles
- TV Tennis Electrotennis (September 12, 1975)
- Epoch TV Game System 10 (1977)
- Epoch TV Baseball (1978)
- Epoch Cassette TV Game (1979)
- TV Vader (1980)
- Cassette Vision (July 30, 1981)
- Cassette Vision Jr. (1983)
- Super Cassette Vision (July 17, 1984)
- Epoch Game Pocket Computer (1984, first programmable handheld console )
- Epoch SCV Lady's Set (1985)
- Barcode Battler (March 1991)
In addition, many other LCD games .
Video games
- Doraemon (series / franchise)
- Sylvanian Families Soft Toys with Franchise ( Anime , Games)
- Gauntlet Legends (licensed)
- The Legend of Zelda (licensed) for Barcode Battler
- R-Type DX (licensed)
- Spider-Man: Lethal Foes
In the 1990s , licenses for Disney games were also acquired.
toy
- Sylvanian Families
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GAMAtronic Handheld Games. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
- ^ Winnie Forster : Game consoles and home computers 1972-2005 . 2nd Edition. gameplan, Utting 2005, ISBN 3-00-015290-3 .
- ↑ Retro gaming: The very first Japanese video game console is celebrating its 40th anniversary. September 14, 2015, accessed March 8, 2019 .