Technōs

Technōs
Type	Brand of Arc System Works
Founded	December 1981 (Technōs Japan) 1987 (American Technōs) (bankrupt in 1996)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Kunio Taki, founder Takashi Hanya, founder Takeo Hagiwara, founder
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Number of people	Not disclosed
Website	http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/technos/

Technōs is a brand name owned by Arc System Works.

Technōs Japan

Technōs Japan Corporation was founded in Japan in December 1981 by three former employees of Data East, Kunio Taki, Takashi Hanya, and Takeo Hagiwara.

American Technōs

American Technōs Inc. was formed in 1987 in Cupertino, California, U.S.

Bankruptcy and closure

Technōs Japan declared bankruptcy and closed in 1996. American Technōs followed soon afterward.

In 2001, a holding company, Million Co., Ltd., was established to purchase the intellectual properties of Technōs.

On June 11, 2015, Arc System Works announced that they had acquired Technōs and all its intellectual properties from Million.

Technōs Japan games owned by WEC Museum

Title	Year	System	Notes
Battle Lane Vol. 5	1986	Arcade	The arcade version is in Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade.
The Combatribes	1990	Arcade	The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade and Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade.
Double Dragon	1987	Arcade Windows	The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade and Nintendo Switch. The WEC Museum owns Windows port of the arcade version.
Double Dragon	1988	NES	The NES version is in Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4 and Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Double Dragon	1996	PS1	The WEC Museum owns the PS1 port of the Neo Geo game for PS3 and PSP.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	1989	Arcade Windows	The arcade version is in Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade. The WEC Museum owns the Windows port of the arcade version.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	1989	Famicom NES	The Famicom version is on the Famicom Mini. The NES version is on the NES Classic Edition, Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4, and Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone	1990	Arcade Windows	The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade and Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade. The WEC Museum owns the Windows port of the arcade version.
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones	1991	NES	The NES version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Downtown Nekketsu March: Super Awesome Field Day!	1990	Famicom	The untranslated Famicom version is on the Famicom Mini. The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Downtown Nekketsu Story / River City Ransom	1989	Famicom NES	The untranslated Famicom version is on the Famicom Mini. The NES and translated Famicom versions are in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4. The NES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Downtown Special: Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!	1991	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Exciting Hour / Mania Challenge	1985	Arcade	The arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade and Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade.
Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip-and-Slide Madness	1992	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League	1993	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Minky Monkey	1982	Arcade	The arcade version is in Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade.
Mysterious Stones: Dr. John's Adventure	1984	Arcade	The arcade version is in Technōs Arcade 1 for Evercade.
Nekketsu Fighting Legend	1992	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club / Super Dodge Ball	1987	Arcade Famicom NES	The North American arcade version is on the Super Retro Cade. The NES and translated Famicom versions are in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4. The NES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Story	1990	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun / Renegade	1986	Arcade Famicom NES	The North American arcade version of is on the Super Retro Cade. The North American and untranslated Japanese arcade versions are included in Arcade Archives for Nintendo Switch. The NES and translated Famicom versions are in the Retro Brawler Bundle. The NES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Nekketsu! Street Basketball All-Out Dunk Heroes	1993	Famicom	The translated Famicom version is in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4.
Super Double Dragon	1992	SNES	The SNES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Super Spike V'Ball	1990	NES	The NES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.
Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal / Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge	1992	Famicom NES	The NES and translated Famicom versions are in the Retro Brawler Bundle for PS4. The NES version is in Technōs Collection 1 for Evercade.