Ancient (company)

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Ancient Corp.
Native name
株式会社エインシャント
Romanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Einshanto
Company type Private
Industry Video games
FoundedApril 1, 1990;35 years ago (1990-04-01) [1]
Founder Yuzo Koshiro [1]
Headquarters Hino, Tokyo, Japan [1]
Number of employees
15 [1]  (2018)
Website www.ancient.co.jp

Ancient Corp. [a] is a Japanese video game developer based in Hino, Tokyo. It was founded on April 1, 1990 by composer Yuzo Koshiro, Ayano Koshiro, and Tomo Koshiro. [1] [2] [3] The company is best known for its work on Streets of Rage 2 , Beyond Oasis , the Protect Me Knight/Gotta Protectors series, and the 8-bit versions of Sonic the Hedgehog .

Contents

Games

List of games developed by Ancient
YearTitlePublisherPlatform
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Master System, Game Gear
1992 Streets of Rage 2 [b] Sega Genesis
1993 ActRaiser 2 [c] Enix [d] Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1994 Beyond Oasis SegaSega Genesis
1996 The Legend of Oasis Sega Saturn
Vatlva JVC
1997 Sega Ages: Columns Arcade Collection Sega
1998 Sega Saturn de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Park Bandai
1999 Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura [e] Arika PlayStation
2001 Car Battler Joe Natsume Inc. [f] Game Boy Advance
2004 Amazing Island Sega GameCube
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Atsumare!! Taikan Bo-bobo [g] Hudson Soft PlayStation 2
2006 Ueki no Hōsoku: Taosu ze Roberuto Jūdan!! [h] Bandai
Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou [i] Sony Computer Entertainment
2007 Fuzion Frenzy 2 [g] Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! [j] Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation 2
2008 Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena [j] PlayStation Portable
2009 Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 [j]
2010 Protect Me Knight Self-publishedXbox 360
Puchi Puchi Time [4] iOS
2014 Gotta Protectors Nintendo 3DS
2017Gotta Protectors: Amazon's Running Diet [5] Nintendo Entertainment System
2019 Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness [6] 8-4 [k] Nintendo Switch
2021Royal Anapoko Academy [7] Self-published
2025Earthion Limited Run Games [l] [8] Sega Genesis, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社エインシャント, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Einshanto
  2. ↑ Co-developed with Sega, Shout! Design Works, MNM Software, and H.I.C.
  3. ↑ Co-developed with Quintet
  4. ↑ Published by Ubisoft in Europe
  5. ↑ Co-developed with Arika
  6. ↑ Published by Victor Interactive Software in Japan
  7. 1 2 Co-developed with Hudson Soft
  8. ↑ Co-developed with Bandai
  9. ↑ Co-developed with Sony Computer Entertainment
  10. 1 2 3 Co-developed with Marvelous Entertainment
  11. ↑ Self-published by Ancient in Japan
  12. ↑ Ported to Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S by Bitwave Games

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kaisha annai | Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto" 会社案内 | 株式会社エインシャント [Company Info | Ancient Corp.]. Ancient.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ↑ Parish, Jeremy (2017-06-19). "Yuzo Koshiro: Legendary game composer, family business owner". Polygon. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "TNL Developer Spotlight: Ancient". The Next Level. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Puchi Puchi Time" . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lopes, Gonçalo (September 11, 2017). "Check Out a New NES Game - Amazon's Running Diet". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Mamotte Knight developer Ancient Games announces RPG Royal Anapoko Academy for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ↑ McFerran, Damien (2025-05-07). "Yuzo Koshiro's Earthion Confirmed For Switch, PS4, PS5 And Xbox Series X/S". Time Extension. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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