List of ASCII Media Works games

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ASCII Media Works is a Japanese publishing company, and the result of the merger between ASCII and MediaWorks on April 1, 2008 where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. [1] [2] MediaWorks began developing and publishing video games with their Super Famicom port of Emerald Dragon in July 1995. Since ASCII Media Works is a continuation of MediaWorks, the company includes the video games previously produced before the merger with ASCII on their official website for their video games. [3] Many of the video games have been adapted from light novels published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint such as Shakugan no Shana , Kino's Journey , and Spice and Wolf , among others.

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Video games

MediaWorks

Console games

TitleDeveloper(s)Platform(s)Original releaseRegion(s) released
Emerald Dragon Alfa System, Glodia Super Famicom, PC Engine July 28, 1995JP
Eternal Melody MediaWorks Sega Saturn, PlayStation October 4, 1996JP
AnEarth Fantasy Stories The First Volume Hudson Soft, MediaWorksSega SaturnMarch 28, 1997JP
Yūkyū GensokyōStarlight MarrySega Saturn, PlayStationJuly 18, 1997JP
Yūkyū Gensokyō 2nd AlbumStarlight MarrySega Saturn, PlayStationFebruary 26, 1998JP
Ojō-sama ExpressMediaWorksSega Saturn, PlayStationJuly 1998JP
Hoshi no Oka Gakuen Monogatari GakuensaiAterier SaiPlayStationOctober 22, 1998JP
Yūkyū Gensokyō EnsembleStarlight MarrySega Saturn, PlayStationDecember 10, 1998JP
Device ReignStarlight MarrySega Saturn, PlayStationFebruary 25, 1999JP
Yūkyū Gensokyō Ensemble 2Starlight MarrySega Saturn, PlayStationMarch 4, 1999JP
Yūkyū Gensokyō 3 Perpetual BlueStarlight MarryPlayStation, Dreamcast December 22, 1999JP
Dirt Champ Motocross No. 1 Funcom PlayStationJanuary 6, 2000JP
Yūkyū Kumikyoku All Star ProjectStarlight MarryPlayStationAugust 24, 2000JP
Happy Lesson: First Lesson Datam PolystarDreamcastSeptember 28, 2000JP
Sister Princess MediaWorksPlayStation, DreamcastMarch 8, 2001JP
Happy Lesson Datam PolystarDreamcastApril 26, 2001JP
Sister Princess: Pure Stories [3] MediaWorksPlayStationDecember 13, 2001JP
Sister Princess 2 MediaWorksPlayStationMarch 20, 2003JP
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World TycoonPlayStation 2July 17, 2003JP
Sister Princess 2: Premium Fan Disc [3] MediaWorksPlayStationNovember 13, 2003JP
DearS [4] VridgePlayStation 2June 24, 2004JP
Futakoi [3] MediaWorks PlayStation 2 December 9, 2004JP
Futakoi Alternative: Koi to Shōjo to Machine Gun [4] VridgePlayStation 2June 23, 2005JP
Strawberry Marshmallow MediaWorksPlayStation 2August 11, 2005JP
Futakoi-jima: Koi to Mizugi no Survival [3] MediaWorksPlayStation 2August 25, 2005JP
Kino's Journey II: The Beautiful World TycoonPlayStation 2December 1, 2005JP
Shakugan no Shana [4] VridgePlayStation 2March 23, 2006JP
Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story [4] VridgePlayStation 2March 30, 2006JP
Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom [3] MediaWorksPlayStation 2August 24, 2006JP
Nanatsuiro Drops Pure!! [4] UNiSONSHIFT, VridgePlayStation 2September 20, 2007JP

Portable games

TitleDeveloperPlatformOriginal releaseRegion(s) released
Sister Princess RePure MediaWorks Game Boy Advance March 20, 2003JP
Allison [3] [5] Netchubiyori Nintendo DS December 7, 2006JP
Inukami! feat. Animation [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSDecember 7, 2006JP
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSJanuary 11, 2007JP
Shakugan no Shana DS [4] VridgeNintendo DSMarch 29, 2007JP
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu II [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSOctober 25, 2007JP
Baccano! [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSFebruary 28, 2008JP

ASCII Media Works

Console games

TitleDeveloperPlatformOriginal releaseRegion(s) released
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita [4] VridgePlayStation 2September 25, 2008JP

Portable games

TitleDeveloperPlatformOriginal releaseRegion(s) released
Nanatsuiro Drops DS: Touch de Hajimaru Hatsukoi Monogatari [3] UNiSONSHIFTNintendo DSMay 15, 2008JP
Spice and Wolf: Holo's and My One Year [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSJune 26, 2008JP
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus [3] Pegasus JapanNintendo DSMarch 19, 2009JP
Hoshizora NaviAstroArtsNintendo DSMarch 26, 2009JP
Spice and Wolf: The Wind that Spans the Sea [3] [5] NetchubiyoriNintendo DSSeptember 17, 2009JP
Kamonohashi Kamo. Aimai Seikatsu no Susume [6] San-XNintendo DSDecember 3, 2009JP
Dear Girl Stories Hibiki: Hibiki Tokkun Daisakusen! [3] ASCII Media Works Nintendo DSDecember 17, 2009JP
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Dōjinshi Hajimemashita [3] Vridge PlayStation Portable February 26, 2010JP
Marriage Royale: Prism Story [3] VridgePlayStation PortableApril 28, 2010JP
Durarara!! 3way Standoff [3] NetchubiyoriPlayStation PortableSeptember 22, 2010JP
Twinkle Crusaders GoGo! [3] LillianPlayStation PortableSeptember 30, 2010JP
Toaru Majutsu no Index [3] Kadokawa GamesPlayStation PortableJanuary 27, 2011JP
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus Special [3] Pegasus JapanNintendo DSFebruary 10, 2011JP
Fish On [3] Sims Nintendo 3DS June 9, 2011JP
Durarara!! 3way Standoff -alley- [3] NetchubiyoriPlayStation PortableAugust 25, 2011JP
Ro-Kyu-Bu! [3] VridgePlayStation PortableOctober 27, 2011JP
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun [3] Kadokawa GamesPlayStation PortableDecember 8, 2011JP
Let's Try Bass Fishing Fish On Next [3] Sims PlayStation Vita March 29, 2012JP
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Portable [3] Kadokawa GamesPlayStation PortableSeptember 27, 2012JP
Koi wa Rule ni Shibararenai! [3] VridgePlayStation PortableNovember 29, 2012JP
Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo [3] NetchubiyoriPlayStation Portable, PlayStation VitaFebruary 14, 2013JP
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Portable [3] TenkyPlayStation PortableApril 25, 2013JP
Ro-Kyu-Bu! Himitsu no Otoshimono [3] VridgePlayStation PortableJune 20, 2013JP
Golden Time: Vivid Memories [3] Kadokawa GamesPlayStation VitaMarch 27, 2014JP
Ro-Kyu-Bu! Naisho no Shutter Chance [3] VridgePlayStation VitaMarch 27, 2014JP
Durarara!! 3way Standoff -alley- V [3] NetchubiyoriPlayStation VitaJune 19, 2014JP
Love Live! School Idol Paradise [3] DingoPlayStation VitaAugust 28, 2014JP
Durarara!! Relay [3] NetchubiyoriPlayStation VitaJanuary 29, 2015JP

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