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{{Infobox_Company |
  company_name   = Crazy Boys Production Group|
  company_logo   = |
  company_type   = Former division of [[Softstar Entertainment]]|
  foundation     = 1993 (ceased operations in 2003)|
  location       = Taipei City, Taiwan|
  key_people     = [[Yao Zhuangxian]], project leader|
  num_employees  = Not disclosed|
  industry       = Video games|
  products       = Video games|
  homepage       = http://www.softstar.com.tw/|
}}
'''Crazy Boys Production Group''' ('''狂徒創作群''', '''Kuáng Tú Chuàngzuò Qún''') was a former division of the [[Taiwan|Taiwanese]] company [[Softstar Entertainment]].

==History==
Softstar Entertainment formed the Crazy Boys Production Group in [[1993]]. Under the direction of [[video game]] designer [[Yao Zhuangxian]], the group was tasked with developing another fantasy role-playing video game after the success of the [[Xuan-Yuan Sword|''Xuan-Yuan Sword'' series]].

The resulting game, ''[[The Legend of Sword and Fairy (video game)|The Legend of Sword and Fairy]]'', was released in [[1995]] and became a huge success. After this, Yao Zhuangxian became the manager of the [[Softstar Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.|Shanghai subsidiary]] of Softstar Entertainment.

Zhuangxian pitched a sequel to the game, but Softstar Entertainment had assigned ''[[The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2]]'' to the Crazy Boys Production Group. Thus, Yao Zhuangxian's pitch was approved as ''[[The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3]]''.

During the development of ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2'', much of the development team, including the project leader, left the Crazy Boys Production Group midway through production. Softstar Entertainment brought Yao Zhuangxian back to Taiwan from [[China]] to finish the project within a tight deadline.

The game was completed by the remaining members of the Crazy Boys along with members from the [[DOMO Team]], the latter of whom developed the Yuan-Yuan Sword series, and was released in [[2003]]. The Crazy Boys Development Group disbanded after the game was completed, and Yao Zhuangxian returned to Shanghai to finish development of ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3''.

==Video games by the Crazy Boys Production Group==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sword and Fairy (video game)|Sword and Fairy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[New Legend of Sword and Fairy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of ''[[Sword and Fairy (video game)|Sword and Fairy]]'' made with the ''[[Sword and Fairy 3]]'' engine.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sword and Fairy 2]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[iOS]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[DOMO Team]].
|}

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[[Category: Video game developers]]