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Toaplan

Former Japanese video game developer

Companyvideo game developer video game publisherQ2291232

Also known as Toaplan Co., Ltd.

Founded: 1984
Headquarters: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Industry: video game industry
Website: toaplangames.co.jp
, toaplangames.co.jp/en.html

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Toaplan Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. It was best known for its catalogue of scrolling shooters and other arcade video games. The company was founded in 1979 but its gaming division was established in 1984 by former Orca and Crux employees, who wanted to make games, after both companies declared bankruptcy. Their first shoot 'em up game, Tiger-Heli (1985) on arcades, was a success and helped establish Toaplan as a leading producer of shooting games throughout the 1980s and 1990s that would continue to characterize its output.

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Dissolved: 1994
Product or material produced: video game
Official name: 株式会社東亜プラン
Notable work: Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom
Zero Wing
Legal form: kabushiki gaisha
Copyright holder: TATSUJIN(since 2021) together with: Embracer Group
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1.Stated in Famitsufamitsu.com/news/202310/05319551.htmlRetrieved 2024-08-01
2.pickups.jp/finance/45959/Retrieved 2024-08-01
3.Stated in Asahi Shimbun“「TATSUJIN」スタッフ再集結　縦シューの名作が横画面で復活”asahi.com/articles/ASR9Q3PL4R9QULZU001.htmlRetrieved 2024-08-05
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