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   company_logo  = [[File:Sunsoft logo.png|300px]]|
   company_logo  = [[File:Sunsoft logo.png|300px]]|
   company_type  = Brand of [[Sun Corporation]]|
   company_type  = Brand of [[Sun Corporation]]|
   foundation    = 1985|
   foundation    = November 28, 1985|
   location      = Kōnan, Aichi, Japan|
   location      = Kōnan, Aichi, Japan|
   key_people    = not disclosed|
   key_people    = [[Masami Maeda]], founder|
   num_employees  = not disclosed |
   num_employees  = not disclosed|
   industry      = Video games |
   industry      = Video games|
   products      = Video games|
   products      = Video games|
   homepage      = https://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/|
   homepage      = https://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/|
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'''Sunsoft''' is a brand owned by [[Sun Corporation]].
'''Sunsoft''' is a brand owned by [[Sun Corporation]].


==Early video games and Sun Corporation of America==
==Early arcade games==
'''Sun Corporation of America''' was founded when Sun Corporation began creating [[arcade]] [[video game|game]]s in [[1978]].  
Sun Corporation began creating [[arcade]] [[video game|game]]s in [[1978]].


==Sunsoft brand name==
==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 Electronics Corporation began creating games for the [[Family Computer]] and began using the Sunsoft brand name. The first game to use the Sunsoft brand name was the Famicom version of ''[[Ikki]]'', released on November 28, [[1985]].
 
==Sun Electronics games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Year
!| System
!| Notes
|-
| 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" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arabian]]''
| 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" | ''[[Markham]]''
| 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" | ''[[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" | ''[[Ikki]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}


==Sunsoft games==
==Sunsoft games==

Revision as of 21:13, 14 October 2024

Sunsoft logo.png
Sunsoft
Type Brand of Sun Corporation
Founded November 28, 1985
Headquarters Kōnan, Aichi, Japan
Key people Masami Maeda, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people not disclosed
Website https://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/

Sunsoft is a brand owned by Sun Corporation.

Early arcade games

Sun Corporation began creating arcade games in 1978.

Sunsoft brand name

Sun Electronics Corporation began creating games for the Family Computer and began using the Sunsoft brand name. The first game to use the Sunsoft brand name was the Famicom version of Ikki, released on November 28, 1985.

Sunsoft games

Title Year System Notes
Ikki 1985 Famicom
Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō 1986 Famicom
The Mystery of Atlantis 1986 Famicom
The Wing of Madoola 1986 Famicom
Ripple Island 1988 Famicom
Red Dragon King 1989 Famicom
Magical Taluluto: Fantastic World!! 1991 Famicom
Super Fantasy Zone 1992 Genesis
Shanghai III 1993 Arcade
Waku Waku 7 1996 Neo Geo MVS
Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection 2024 Windows Compilation includes Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, Ripple Island, and The Wing of Madoola