Agetec

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Agetec Inc.
Company type Video game developer and publisher
Industry Video games
Predecessor ASCII Corporation
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Defunct2018;7 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
,
United States

Agetec Inc. ("ASCII Game Entertainment Technology") was an American video game publishing company that was best known for bringing Japanese titles to the United States. The company was formed through ASCII Corporation, spinning off their American distribution subsidiary as an independent corporation in 1998, and became a standalone publisher one year later. [1] [2] [3]

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Notable games published by Agetec include R-Type Delta , Armored Core series, and the King's Field series, as well as the "designer series" RPG Maker and Fighter Maker . Other titles Magic Pengel and Cookie & Cream , the best selling fishing titles Bass Landing and Fisherman's Bass Club, Disaster Report and its sequel, Raw Danger! . Their last published title was Touch Battle Ninja for the Nintendo 3DS, released in 2014. Around approximately May 2018, all Agetec titles for Nintendo platforms were delisted the Nintendo eShop in North America. [4] Also around this time, their web site became a "server default" page. These events indicate the company has quietly become defunct.

Games published

YearTitleDeveloperPlatform(s)
1999 R-Type Delta Irem PlayStation
Fighter Maker ASCII Entertainment
Echo Night FromSoftware
Bass Landing ASCII Corporation
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman UEP Systems
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within Human Entertainment
Shadow Tower FromSoftware
2000 RPG Maker Kuusoukagaku Corporation
Bust-A-Move 4 Taito Microsoft Windows
Armored Core: Master of Arena FromSoftwarePlayStation
The King of Fighters: Evolution SNK Corporation Dreamcast
Space Marauder Kid Corporation Game Boy Color
Lil' Monster
Virtua Athlete 2000 Climax Entertainment, Sega Hitmaker Dreamcast
Eternal Ring FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
Evergrace
Armored Core 2
2001 Bowling Tamsoft PlayStation
Chess Success
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle SNK Corporation
Bass Landing 2 Tose
Puzzle Star SweepAxela
Strikers 1945 Psikyo
Metal Slug X SNK Corporation
The Adventures of Cookie & Cream FromSoftware PlayStation 2
The Last Blade 2 SNK CorporationDreamcast
Crossroad CrisisSuccess CorporationPlayStation
Armored Core 2: Another Age FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
Panzer Front ASCII Corporation, SoyuzPlayStation
Putter Golf Amedio
Garou: Mark of the Wolves SNK CorporationDreamcast
2002 Forever Kingdom FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
All-Star Slammin' D-Ball Access PlayStation
King's Field: The Ancient City FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
Fisherman's Bass ClubVingt-et-un Systems Corporation
RC HelicopterTomcat SystemPlayStation
RageballNa.p.s., Team s.n.c.
Armored Core 3 FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
Disaster Report Irem
2003Phix: The AdventureAffectPlayStation
Big League Slugger Baseball Now Production
Street RacquetballHighwaystar
Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color Garakuta Studio, TaitoPlayStation 2
Space Channel 5 United Game Artists
Silent Line: Armored Core FromSoftware
2004Volleyball XcitingArt Co. Ltd
Echo Night: Beyond FromSoftware
Armored Core: Nexus
Kuon
2005 Armored Core: Nine Breaker
RPG Maker 3 Enterbrain
Wild Arms Alter Code: F Media.Vision Entertainment
PoPoLoCrois G-artists, Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation Portable
Armored Core: Formula Front FromSoftware
2006 Armored Core: Last Raven FromSoftwarePlayStation 2
2007 Brain Buster Puzzle Pak Agetec, Nikoli Nintendo DS
Raw Danger! IremPlayStation 2
Cookie & Cream FromSoftwareNintendo DS
Rhythm 'n Notes IE Institute
Success
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns S-NEO, Y'sKPlayStation 2
2008Touch DartsFull Fat ProductionsNintendo DS
DT CarnageAxis EntertainmentPlayStation 2 [5]
LOL: Never Party Alone!Route 24 Inc.Nintendo DS
Fading Shadows Ivolgamus PlayStation Portable
Falling Stars PlayStation 2
2009SilverStar ChessSilverStarJapan Wii
SilverStar Reversi
Way of the Samurai 3 Acquire PlayStation 3
2010 Mahjong Solitaire AgetecPlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PS Vita
Paul's Shooting AdventureICM Nintendo DSi
Go Fetch!
Paul's Monster Adventure
2011Treasure Hunter XSilverStarJapan
Rabi Laby
Whack-A-FriendICM
Zimo: Mahjong FanaticAgetec
Roller AngelsStarfish Inc.(ja)
Kung Fu DragonSilverStarJapan
Go Fetch! 2ICM
Magical Whip: Wizards of the Phantasmal ForestSilverStarJapan
DotMan
Break Tactics
2012Quick Fill Q
Paul's Shooting Adventure 2ICM
The Phantom Thief Stina and 30 JewelsSilverStarJapan Nintendo 3DS
Rabi Laby 2Nintendo DSi
Touch Battle Tank: 3DNintendo 3DS
2013Air Battle Hockey 3D
Witch's Cat
Bloody Vampire
Fish On 3D SIMS
2014Touch Battle Tank: 3D 2SilverStarJapan
Rabi Laby 3
Touch Battle Ninja

References

  1. ↑ "Let's Talk About Agetec's: Racing". jalopnik.com. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Agetec confirms Kuon for North America". gamespot.com. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. ↑ "The History of From Software". ign.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Agetec". Delisted Games. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ↑ "DT Carnage". GamesIndustry.biz . August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.


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