Ukiyotei
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Native name | 有限会社 浮世亭 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Yūgengaisha Ukiyo-tei |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 15 March 1991 |
| Founder | Kenshi Naruse |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kenshi Naruse (representative director) |
| Website | www5 |
Ukiyotei Company, Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社 浮世亭, Hepburn: Yūgengaisha Ukiyo-tei) was a Japanese video game developer based in Yodogawa-ku. The company was founded on 15 March 1991 by Kenshi Naruse, who served as its representative director. The company is believed to have shut down in 2002 and most of the staff (including Naruse) went on to join SNK.[1][2][3]
The company's first game they developed is Hook for the Super Famicom, which received critical acclaim from gaming press, like Famitsu, became a hit, and had a development deal with Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[4]
The success led the company to develop a second game with the same engine, Skyblazer, also for Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and received critical acclaim.[5] The company made another game under a contract with Sony, called Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game, which was sold to Acclaim Entertainment due to company restructuring, and it received mediocre reviews.[6]
After producing mediocre Japanese-only games, the company shifted its attention to work for SNK, often producing PlayStation and Neo Geo Pocket ports. The company also developed the game concept of Cooly Skunk for Bullet-Proof Software, but shifted to PlayStation before release.[7]
Two of its games for the PlayStation got Western releases, those being Samurai Showdown III: Blades of Blood[8] and Punky Skunk.[9] The company also developed the critically acclaimed portable Metal Slug games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.[10][11] The company also developed Bust-a-Move Pocket for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, which also had critical acclaim.[12]
Games developed
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Hook |
| 1994 | Skyblazer |
| 1995 | Tarot Mystery |
| The Shinri Game 3 | |
| Gekitou Burning Pro Wrestling | |
| Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Video Game | |
| Zengoku Juudan Ultra Shinri Game | |
| 1996 | Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood |
| Punky Skunk | |
| 1997 | Metal Slug |
| 1998 | The King of Fighters '97 |
| 1999 | Metal Slug 1st Mission |
| Bust-A-Move Pocket | |
| Puzzle Bobble 2 (Neo Geo) | |
| 2000 | Metal Slug 2nd Mission |
References
- ↑ "Cooly Skunk: how a lost Super NES game was miraculously recovered via satellite download". Eurogamer.net. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "会社案内". www5.plala.or.jp. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "う - Developer_Table". review-site.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hook". GamePro. January 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Skyblazer". Game Players. February 1994. p. 47. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Spawn". Gamefan. January 1996. p. 100. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Cooly Skunk (SNES, Unreleased) – Gaming Alexandria". www.gamingalexandria.com. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Samurai Shodown III". PSExtreme. January 1997. p. 91. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Staff, I. G. N. (28 January 1998). "Psygnosis Goes After Children". IGN. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Schneider, Peer (20 July 1999). "Metal Slug: First Mission Review". IGN. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Harris, Craig (29 April 2000). "Metal Slug: Second Mission". IGN. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Schneider, Peer (20 July 1999). "Bust-A-Move Pocket". IGN. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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