Zoo Corporation

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Zoo Corporation
Native name
株式会社ズー
Romanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Zū
Company type Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Software
FoundedApril 8, 1986;39 years ago (April 8, 1986)
Headquarters Ueda, Nagano
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
85 [1]
Website zoo.co.jp

Zoo Corporation is a Japanese company based in Nagano Prefecture that develops medical prescription systems and video games.

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History

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! .

Video games

TitleSystemsRelease dateDeveloperPublisherJPNAPALNotes
BreakThru! [5] [6] Windows 1994YesNoNoYesNoThe game's concept was used for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kurukkurin (Zoo is credited on the title screen).
MS-DOS 1994YesNoNoYesNo
Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda Playing Cards] [7] Windows April 27, 2015YesYesYesYesYes
Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior [8] Windows August 4, 2015YesYesYesYes
Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire [9] Windows August 24, 2015YesYesYesYesYes
Dungeon Manager ZV Windows September 28, 2015NoYesYesYesYesDeveloped by StudioGIW
Pretty Girls Panic! [10] Windows, macOS December 20, 2016YesYesYesYesYes
Dungeon Manager ZV 2 Windows February 17, 2017NoYesYesYesYesDeveloped by StudioGIW
Dungeon Manager ZV: Resurrection Windows August 15, 2017NoYesYesYesYesDeveloped by StudioGIW
Alvarok [11] Windows August 24, 2017NoYesYesYesYesDeveloped by StudioGIW
Beat Souls [12] Windows, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX July 29, 2021YesNoYesYesYesPublished by eastasiasoft

Localized Games

TitleSystemsJapanese
Release date		Original
Developer		Original
Publisher		Original
Release date
Bermuda Syndrome [5] Windows 1995Century InteractiveBMG Interactive1995
Grand Theft Auto [13] Windows January 23, 1998 DMA Design BMG InteractiveOctober 1997
Moomin [13] Windows January 27, 1998BMG InteractiveBMG Interactive1998
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, 2000DMA DesignRockstar GamesSeptember 30, 1999
Grand Theft Auto III [13] Windows June 28, 2002 Rockstar North Rockstar GamesOctober 22, 2001
Nitro Family [17] Windows June 11, 2004DelphieyeDelphieyeMay 1, 2004
Singles: Flirt Up Your Life Windows December 3, 2004Rotobee 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, 2005Rotobee 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, 2007Brat 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

References

  1. ↑ "会社概要".
  2. ↑ "About ZOO Corporation". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-11-19.
  3. ↑ "調剤薬局用レセコン GENNAI just – 株式会社ズー メディカル ポータルサイト". dx.emedical.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  4. ↑ "調剤薬局用レセコン GENNAI just – 株式会社ズー メディカル ポータルサイト". dx.emedical.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  5. 1 2 "Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-11-19.
  6. ↑ "BreakThru!". Spectrum HoloByte. Archived from the original on 1996-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda Playing Cards]". Steam.
  8. ↑ "Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire". Steam.
  10. ↑ "Pretty Girls Panic! on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  11. ↑ "Alvarok". Steam.
  12. ↑ "Rhythm action game Beat Souls coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch in February". Gematsu. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Old Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2006-01-30.
  14. ↑ "v2000". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2001-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Schedule". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2000-09-25.
  16. ↑ "GTA2". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2001-06-20.
  17. ↑ "New Games". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13.
  18. ↑ Calvert, Justin (28 January 2004). "Knights of Honor signed for Japan". GameSpot . CNET. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "The Path 日本語版 [ダウンロード版]". Zoo. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.


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