Treasure
| Treasure | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| founding | June 19, 1992 |
| Seat |
Nakano , Tokyo , Japan
|
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | www.treasure-inc.co.jp |
The KK Treasure ( Japanese 株式会社 ト レ ジ ャ ー , Kabushiki-gaisha Toreshā , English Treasure Co., Ltd. ) is a Japanese video game developer , which was founded on June 19, 1992 by former Konami employees.
history
Before founding
The core of the founding members came from various development teams from Konami Tokyo; that included the team that developed the NES and arcade game Bucky O'Hare . The following people were arcade developers: Hiroshi Iuchi (director), Norio Hanzawa (music) and Tetsuhiko Kikuchi (character design). The following were involved in the NES version: Masato Maegawa (company president and founder), Kaname Shindō (graphic design), Hideyuki Suganami (programming) and Kōichi Kimura (graphic design).
After the establishment
Treasure is known for developing action games with fancy gameplay. Most of the time, the basic genre elements are adopted and the game or control mechanisms are supplemented with innovations, and new or modified elements are incorporated into the level design . They are known for the boss levels, which are mostly the focus of the game. On older platforms, the bosses consisted of several large moving sprites .
Treasure games
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Arcade
- Ikaruga ( 斑鳩 ) (2001, Treasure)
- Radiant Silvergun (1998, Treasure)
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Sega Mega Drive
- McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure (1993, Sega )
- Gunstar Heroes (1993, Sega)
- Dynamite Headdy (1994, Sega)
- Yū Yū Hakusho Makyo Toitsusen (幽 ☆ 遊 ☆ 白 書 魔 強 統一 戦 ) (1994, Sega)
- Alien Soldier (1995, Sega)
- Light Crusader (1995, Sega)
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Sega Saturn
- Guardian Heroes (1996, Sega)
- Silhouette Mirage (1997, ESP)
- Radiant Silvergun (1998, ESP)
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Sega Dreamcast
- Bangai-O (1999, ESP)
- Ikaruga (2002, ESP)
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Sega Game Gear
- Gunstar Heroes (1993, Sega)
- Dynamite Headdy (1994, Sega)
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Nintendo 64
- Mischief Makers ( ゆ け ゆ け！ ト ラ ブ ル メ ー カ ー ズ , yuke-yuke! Trouble Makers ) (1997, Enix )
- Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O (爆裂 無敵 バ ン ガ イ オ ー) (1999, ESP)
- Sin and Punishment ( 罪 と 罰 , tsumi to batsu ) (2000, Nintendo )
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Nintendo GameCube
- Ikaruga (2003, Atari )
- Wario World (2003, Nintendo)
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Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams (also Tiny Toons: Buster's Bad Dream )
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2004, in collaboration with Sega, Hitmaker)
- Advance Guardian Heroes (2004, Ubisoft)
- Gunstar Future Heroes (2005, also Gunstar Super Heroes )
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Nintendo DS
- Bangai-O Spirits (2008)
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Sony PlayStation
- Silhouette Mirage (1998, ESP)
- Rakugaki Showtime (1999, Enix)
- Sony PlayStation 2
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Nintendo Wii
- Sin and Punishment Successor of the Skies (2010, Nintendo)
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Nintendo 3DS
- Untitled exclusive action game
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Treasure at MobyGames (English)