Arc System Works
From WE Computers Museum
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| Arc System Works | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 12, 1988 (Arc Co., Ltd.) 1991 (Arc System Works) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Minoru Kidooka, founder |
| Industry | Video games |
| Products | Video games |
| Number of people | 133 |
| Website | http://www.arcsystemworks.com/ |
Arc System Works Co., Ltd. (株式会社アークシステムワークス) is a video game developer based in Yokohama, Japan.
History
Arc System Works was founded as Arc Co., Ltd. (株式会社アーク) on May 12, 1988 by Minoru Kidooka.
It was renamed Arc System Works Co., Ltd. in 1991.
Acquisitions and divisions
On June 11, 2015, Arc System Works obtained all intellectual property of Technōs from Million Co., Ltd.
On November 2, 2017, the company established a North American branch in Torrance, California named Arc System Works America, Inc.
Arc System Works games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Year | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Name: Viper | 1990 | SNES | The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Super Retro Cade owned by the WEC Museum. |
| Pizza Pop! | 1992 | NES | The NES version is on the Retro-Bit Generations owned by the WEC Museum. |
| Sonic Drift 2 | 1995 | Game Gear | Co-developed with Sega. The Game Gear version is on the PlayPal owned by the WEC Museum. |
| River City Super Sports Challenge: ~All Stars Special~ | 2015 | Windows | The Windows version is owned by the WEC Museum. |
| Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle | 2015 | PS4 | Contains 3 NES Double Dragon games, eleven English-translated Famicom Kunio-kun games, and four of the original North American Kunio-kun localizations for NES. The PS4 version is owned by the WEC Museum. |
