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Native name | 株式会社ズー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Zū |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | April 8, 1986 |
| Headquarters | Ueda, Nagano |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 85 [1] |
| Website | zoo |
Zoo Corporation is a Japanese company based in Nagano Prefecture that develops medical prescription systems and video games.
Zoo was founded on April 8, 1986 by Jinichi Miyajima. [2] It developed a computer-based prescription system in 1987. [3] In 1994 it released a prescription system named Gennai Online which also supported revisions to pharmaceutical information and automatic drug ordering. [4] Yakugen is a drug database linked to Gennai, and MediCounter is a drug information system the company made for face-to-face sales.
In 1990 the company developed the first Japanese UNIX game. It was released in the United States by Spectrum Holobyte as BreakThru! .
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| Title | Systems | Release date | Developer | Publisher | JP | NA | PAL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreakThru! [5] [6] | Windows | 1994 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | The game's concept was used for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kurukkurin (Zoo is credited on the title screen). |
| MS-DOS | 1994 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda Playing Cards] [7] | Windows | April 27, 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior [8] | Windows | August 4, 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire [9] | Windows | August 24, 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dungeon Manager ZV | Windows | September 28, 2015 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Developed by StudioGIW |
| Pretty Girls Panic! [10] | Windows, macOS | December 20, 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dungeon Manager ZV 2 | Windows | February 17, 2017 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Developed by StudioGIW |
| Dungeon Manager ZV: Resurrection | Windows | August 15, 2017 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Developed by StudioGIW |
| Alvarok [11] | Windows | August 24, 2017 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Developed by StudioGIW |
| Beat Souls [12] | Windows, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | July 29, 2021 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Published by eastasiasoft |
| Title | Systems | Japanese Release date | Original Developer | Original Publisher | Original Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Syndrome [5] | Windows | 1995 | Century Interactive | BMG Interactive | 1995 |
| Grand Theft Auto [13] | Windows | January 23, 1998 | DMA Design | BMG Interactive | October 1997 |
| Moomin [13] | Windows | January 27, 1998 | BMG Interactive | BMG Interactive | 1998 |
| V2000 [14] [13] | Windows | December 25, 1998 | Frontier Developments | Grolier Interactive | August 1998 |
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 [13] | Windows | July 1, 1999 | Rockstar Canada | Rockstar Games | March 31, 1999 |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 [15] [16] [13] | Windows | February 25, 2000 | DMA Design | Rockstar Games | September 30, 1999 |
| Grand Theft Auto III [13] | Windows | June 28, 2002 | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | October 22, 2001 |
| Nitro Family [17] | Windows | June 11, 2004 | Delphieye | Delphieye | May 1, 2004 |
| Singles: Flirt Up Your Life | Windows | December 3, 2004 | Rotobee | Deep Silver | April 2, 2004 |
| Knights of Honor [18] | Windows | May 25, 2005 | Black Sea Studios | Sunflowers Interactive | September 30, 2004 |
| Singles 2: Triple Trouble | Windows | December 16, 2005 | Rotobee | Deep Silver | May 27, 2005 |
| City Life | Windows | July 28, 2006 | Monte Cristo | Focus Home Interactive | May 12, 2006 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | Windows | June 1, 2007 | GSC Game World | GSC World Publishing | March 20, 2007 |
| Pacific Storm: Allies | Windows | July 27, 2007 | Lesta Studio | Buka Entertainment | May 25, 2007 |
| Breed | Windows | August 20, 2007 | Brat Designs | Cdv Software Entertainment | March 19, 2004 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | Windows | September 26, 2008 | GSC Game World | GSC World Publishing | August 25, 2008 |
| GTR Evolution | Windows | September 26, 2008 | SimBin Studios | Take-Two Interactive | September 1, 2008 |
| Left 4 Dead | Windows | November 21, 2008 | Valve South | Valve | November 17, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | Windows | July 17, 2009 | Crystal Dynamics | Eidos Interactive | November 18, 2008 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Windows | November 19, 2009 | Valve | Valve | November 17, 2009 |
| The Path [19] | Windows | July 7, 2010 | Tale of Tales | Tale of Tales | March 18, 2009 |
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