Sunsoft

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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 Port of arcade game of the same name.
Route-16 Turbo 1985 Famicom Port of Route-16 arcade game.
Super Arabian 1985 Famicom Port of Arabian arcade game.
Dead Zone 1986 Famicom Disk System
Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō 1986 Famicom Developed by Tose.
The Mystery of Atlantis 1986 Famicom
Staff of Adian 1986 Famicom Disk System
VS. Sky Kid 1986 Arcade (VS. System) Port of Namcot Famicom game.
The Wing of Madoola 1986 Famicom
Fantasy Zone 1987 Famicom Port of Sega R&D1 arcade game.
The Great Opinion Leader Mito Komon 1987 Famicom Developed by Tose.
Marchen Veil 1987 Famicom Disk System Port of System Sacom MSX game.
Mysterious Magazine Disk Nazolar Land No. 1 1987 Famicom Disk System Contains 3-D Maze, Around Japan Ultra Quiz, Extrusion Puzzle, Famicom Aptitude Test, Nazora Fortune Telling, Rotating Maze Door Man, Super Jigsaw, and Save Princess M♡M♡K♡! minigames.
Mysterious Magazine Disk Nazolar Land No. 2 1987 Famicom Disk System Contains Around the World Puzzle Quiz, Bakufu Tomo-chan, Nazora Boy Detectives: Mystery of the Golden Mansion, Patallic, and Warashibe minigames plus a Nazolar Box letter section.
Nazoler Land Special 1987 Famicom Disk System
Shanghai 1987 Arcade, Famicom Port of Activision computer game.
Sky Kid 1987 NES Developed by Namcot.
Spy Hunter 1987 NES Port of Bally/Midway arcade game.
Super Boy Allan 1987 Famicom Disk System Developed by ASK Kodansha
Underground Continent Orudoora 1987 Famicom Disk System Contains educational games including the eponymous platformer and Step Drill motorcycle racing games.
Alien Syndrome 1988 Famicom Port of Sega R&D1 arcade game.
Blaster Master 1988 NES
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa 1988 Famicom Port of Sega R&D2 arcade game.
Freedom Force 1988 NES
Mito Komon II: World Travels 1988 Famicom Developed by Tose.
Mysterious Magazine Disk Nazolar Land No. 3 1988 Famicom Disk System Contains Bingo Games, Blast Off Tomo-chan, Nazora Boy Detectives, and Sugoro Quiz minigames plus Nazolar Box Letters Corner and Miss Nazolar Contest sections.
Nankin's Adventure 1988 Famicom Disk System
Xenophobe 1988 NES Port of Ocean Software computer game.
Ripple Island 1988 Famicom Developed by Tokai Engineering.
VS. Freedom Force 1988 Arcade (VS. System)
Xenophobe 1988 NES Port of Bally/Midway arcade game.
After Burner 1989 Famicom Port of Studio 128 arcade game.
Batman: The Video Game 1989 NES
Benkei Side Story 1989 PC Engine
City Hunter 1989 PC Engine
Fester's Quest 1989 NES
Maharaja 1989 Famicom
Out Live 1989 PC Engine
Red Dragon King 1989 Famicom
Shanghai II 1989 Arcade, CD-ROM², Famicom, Game Gear, MSX, PC-8801, PC-9801, X68000
Tough Turf 1989 Arcade Co-developed with Sega.
Batman: The Video Game 1990 Game Boy
Batman: The Video Game 1990 Sega Genesis
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 Game Boy, NES
Journey to Silius 1990 NES
Nantetatte!! Baseball 1990 Famicom
Pri Pri: Primitive Princess! 1990 Game Boy
Tel-Tel Mahjong 1990 Mega Drive
Batman: Return of the Joker 1991 Game Boy, Genesis, NES
Blaster Master Jr. 1991 Game Boy
Lemmings 1991 Genesis, NES, SNES Port of DMA Design computer game. NES version developed by Ocean Software.
Magical Taluluto: Fantastic World!! 1991 Famicom
Super Spy Hunter 1991 NES
Uforia: The Saga 1991 NES
Barcode World 1992 Super Famicom Developed by Epoch.
Benkei Side Story: Sand Sickness 1992 Super Famicom
The Fiery Ball Fighter: Dodge Danpei 1992 Famicom
Firepower 2000 1992 Genesis, SNES Developed by The Sales Curve.
Gimmick! 1992 NES
Looney Tunes 1992 Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Road Runner's Death Valley Rally 1992 SNES Developed by ICOM Simulations.
Super Fantasy Zone 1992 Genesis
Superman 1992 Genesis
Trip World 1992 Game Boy
Aero the Acro-Bat 1993 Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES Developed by Iguana Entertainment.
Albert Odyssey 1993 Super Famicom
Beauty & The Beast: Belle's Quest 1993 Sega Genesis Developed by Software Creations.
Beauty & The Beast: Roar of the Beast 1993 Sega Genesis Developed by Software Creations.
Blaster Master 2 1993 Sega Genesis Developed by Software Creations.
Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions 1993 Game Boy, SNES SNES version developed by ICOM Simulations.
Do You Want a Delicious Puzzle? 1993 Arcade Co-developed with Atlus.
Flashback 1993 SNES Developed by Delphine Software International and Tiertex.
The Flaming Ball Fighter: Dodge Danpei 2 1993 Famicom
Hebreke's Popoon 1993 Arcade, SNES
Pyokotan's Great Maze 1993 Famicom
Shanghai III 1993 Arcade
Speedy Gonzalez 1993 Game Boy
Super Air Diver 1993 SNES Developed by Copya System.
Taz-Mania 1993 Game Boy, SNES Game Boy version developed by NuFX. SNES version developed by Visual Concepts.
World Heroes 1993 SNES Port of Alpha Denshi arcade game.
Acme Animation Factory 1994 SNES Developed by Probe Software.
Aero the Acro-Bat 2 1994 Genesis, SNES Developed by Iguana Entertainment.
Albert Odyssey: Accompanying the Evil God 1994 Super Famicom
Amazing Hebreke 1994 Super Famicom
Bubble and Squeak 1994 Genesis Developed by Audiogenic Software.
Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage 1994 SNES Developed by Viacom New Media.
Daze Before Christmas 1994 Genesis, SNES Developed by Funcom.
The Death and Return of Superman 1994 Genesis, SNES Developed by Blizzard Entertainment
Hebreke's Delicious Puzzle 1994 Super Famicom
Killer Pachinko Collection 1994 Super Famicom
Meet the Lord: Bravo, Number One! 1994 Super Famicom
Myst 1994 Sega Saturn Developed by Cyan.
Ninja Boy Sasuke 1994 Super Famicom
Panorama Cotton 1994 Mega Drive Developed by Success.
Pirates of Dark Water 1994 Genesis, SNES
Run Hebreke 1994 Super Famicom
Yogi Bear's Gold Rush 1994 Game Boy Developed by Twilight.
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel 1994 Genesis, SNES Developed by Iguana Entertainment.
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors 1995 Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, PS1, Saturn
Hebereke's Popoitto 1995 PS1, Saturn, SNES PS1 and Saturn versions developed by Success Corporation.
Hungry Dinosaurs 1995 SNES
Killer Pachinko Collection 2 1995 Super Famicom
Killer Pachinko Collection 3 1995 Super Famicom
Justice League: Task Force 1995 Genesis, SNES Sega Genesis version co-developed with Condor. SNES version co-developed with Blizzard Entertainment.
Looney Tunes B-Ball 1995 SNES Developed by Sculptured Software.
O-Chan's Picture Logic 1995 Mobile (J2ME), Palm OS, PS1, Saturn, Super Famicom, Wonderswan
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday 1995 SNES Developed by Phoenix.
Shanghai: Triple-Threat 1995 3DO, FM-Towns, PC-9801, PS1, Saturn, X68000 Developed by Success.
Scooby Doo Mystery 1995 Genesis Developed by Illusions Gaming Company.
Scooby Doo Mystery 1995 SNES Developed by Argonaut Software.
Speedy Gonzalez: Los Gatos Bandidos 1995 SNES
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean 1996 Sega Saturn
Karaoke Quiz Intro: Don Don! 1996 Arcade Co-developed with Success.
O-Chan's Picture Logic 2 1996 PS1, Wonderswan
Waku Waku 7 1996 Arcade (Neo Geo MVS), Saturn
Amagi Support 1997 Saturn, Windows 95 Developed by Success.
Chameleon Twist 1997 N64 Developed by Japan System Supply.
Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday 1997 PS1
Photo Genic 1997 PS1, Saturn
Riven 1997 PS1, Sega Saturn Developed by Cyan.
Aerostar 1998 Game Boy Developed by Sigma Pro-Tech.
Astra Superstars 1998 Arcade, Saturn
BurgerTime Deluxe 1998 Game Boy Developed by Data East.
Daedalian Opus 1998 Game Boy Developed by Vic Tokai.
Darkwing Duck 1998 Game Boy Developed by Capcom.
Final Fantasy Adventure 1998 Game Boy Developed by Square.
The Final Fantasy Legend 1998 Game Boy Developed by Square.
Final Fantasy Legend II 1998 Game Boy Developed by Square.
Final Fantasy Legend III 1998 Game Boy Developed by Square.
Hard Edge 1998 PS1
Lock 'n' Chase 1998 Game Boy Developed by Data East.
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow 1998 Game Boy Color Developed by Bonsai Entertainment and Disney Interactive.
Monster Seed 1998 PS1 Developed by NK System.
Power Quest 1998 Game Boy Color Developed by Japan System Supply.
Shanghai: True Valor 1998 Arcade, PS1
Shanghai Pocket 1998 Game Boy Color
Side Pocket 1998 Game Boy Developed by Data East.
TaleSpin 1998 Game Boy Developed by Capcom.
Tumble Pop 1998 Game Boy Developed by Data East.
Turrican 1998 Game Boy Developed by Data East.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1998 Game Boy Developed by Capcom.
Chameleon Twist 2 1999 N64 Developed by Japan System Supply.
Daffy Duck: Fowl Play 1999 Game Boy Color Co-developed by SantaClaus.
Eternal Eyes 1999 PS1
Logical 1999 Game Boy Color
Puma Street Battle 1999 PS1 Developed by PixelStorm.
Puzzle Bobble 1999 Wonderswan Developed by Taito.
Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure 1999 Game Boy Color
Tasmanian Devil: Munching Madness 1999 PS1 Developed by M4.
Wonder-B Cruise 1999 PS1
Blaster Master: Blasting Again 2000 PS1 Developed by Art System.
Blaster Master: Enemy Below 2000 Game Boy Color
Initial D: Takahashi Ryosuke's Fastest Product Theory 1999 PS1 Developed by Art System.
Monkey Magic 2000 PS1 Developed by Mpen.
Moomin's Tale 2000 Game Boy Color
RealMyst 2000 Sega Saturn Co-developed with Cyan.
Quest: Brian's Journey 2000 Game Boy Color Developed by Atelier Double.
Barbapapa 2001 PlayStation
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 1 2001 PlayStation Compilation includes Ikki and Super Arabian.
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 2 2001 PlayStation Compilation includes Mystery of Atlantis and Route-16 Turbo.
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 3 2001 PlayStation Compilation includes Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō and The Wing of Madoola.
O-Chan's Picture Logic 3 2001 PlayStation
Project S-11 2001 PlayStation Developed by Paragon 5.
Shanghai Advance 2001 Game Boy Advance
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 4 2002 PlayStation Compilation includes Blaster Master and Ripple Island.
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 5 2002 PlayStation Compilation includes Journey to Silius and Ufouria: The Saga.
Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 6 2002 PlayStation Compilation includes Gimmick! and Super Spy Saga.
O-Chan: It's a Picture 2004 Mobile (J2ME
Ikki Mobile 2006 Mobile (J2ME, S!appli Remake of Ikki.
Blaster Master: Overdrive 2007 Wii Remake of Ikki.
Clock Tower 2010 Wii, Wii U (Virtual Console) Developed by Human Entertainment.
Ikki Online 2010 PS3 Remake of Ikki with maximum of 12 players.
Clock Tower: The First Fear 2011 PS3, PSP, Vita (PSOne Classics) Updated version of Clock Tower developed by Human Entertainment.
Ikki ~Rice Rioters Unite~ 2011 Mobile (J2ME Remake of Ikki.
Mahjong Cub3d 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Clock Tower 2 2012 PS3, PSP, Vita (PSOne Classics)
Clock Tower: Ghost Head 2012 PS3, PSP, Vita (PSOne Classics)
Mahjong Solitaire Shanghai 2017 Android, iOS
Dark Eclipse 2018 PS4 (PSVR)
Obduction 2018 PS4 Developed by Cyan Worlds.
Shanghai Refresh 2018 Switch
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 2021 Switch Developed by Ustwo Games.
House Cleaning Survival 2021 Switch Developed by Ustwo Games.
Ikki Unite 2023 Windows
Trip World DX 2023 Game Boy Color, PS4, PS5, Switch Colorization by Iván Delgado, Limited Run, and Trip World director Yuichi Ueda.
Ark of Charon 2024 Windows Co-developed with Angoo.
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.
Ufouria 2: The Saga 2024 PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S Colorization by Iván Delgado, Limited Run, and Trip World director Yuichi Ueda.