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[[Sun Corporation of America]] was founded in July [[1986]] when Sun Corporation purchased [[Kitkorp]].
[[Sun Corporation of America]] was founded in July [[1986]] when Sun Corporation purchased [[Kitkorp]].


==Sun Electronics arcade games==
==Sun Corporation arcade games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Title
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!| System
!| System
!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galaxy Force]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[G.T. Block Challenger]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[G.T. Block Challenger]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[G.T. Block Perfect]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Third Planet]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Stratovox]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Funky Fish]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Route-16]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed by [[Tehkan]]
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kangaroo]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Runaway]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Markham]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Markham]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Banbam]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Cosmopolis]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Guiness]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pettan Pyuu]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pettan Pyuu]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Strength & Skill - Guinness Book of Records]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]

Latest revision as of 23:39, 14 October 2024

Sun Corporation logo.png
Sun Corporation
Type Public
Founded April 16, 1971
Headquarters Kōnan, Aichi, Japan
Key people Masami Maeda, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 209
Website https://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/

Sun Corporation (サン電子株式会社) is a Japanese electronics manufacturer as well as a video game developer and publisher.

Foundation

Sun Corporation was founded on Masami Maeda on April 16, 1971.

Early arcade games

Sun Corporation began creating arcade games in 1978.

Sunsoft brand name

In 1985, when the Sun Electronics Corporation began creating games for the Family Computer, it began using the Sunsoft brand name. The first game to use the Sunsoft brand name was the Famicom version of Ikki.

Sun Corporation of America

Sun Corporation of America was founded in July 1986 when Sun Corporation purchased Kitkorp.

Sun Corporation arcade games

Title Year System Notes
Galaxy Force 1978 Arcade
G.T. Block Challenger 1978 Arcade
G.T. Block Perfect 1978 Arcade
Third Planet 1979 Arcade
Stratovox 1980 Arcade
Funky Fish 1981 Arcade
Route-16 1981 Arcade Co-developed by Tehkan
Kangaroo 1981 Arcade
Runaway 1982 Arcade
Arabian 1983 Arcade
Markham 1983 Arcade
Banbam 1984 Arcade
Cosmopolis 1984 Arcade
The Guiness 1984 Arcade
Pettan Pyuu 1984 Arcade
Strength & Skill - Guinness Book of Records 1984 Arcade
Ikki 1985 Arcade