Jaleco
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| Jaleco | |
| Type | Brand name of City Connection |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 3, 1974 (Japan Leisure Co.) ~1980 (Jaleco) 1988 (Jaleco USA) 1993 (VR-1) 2000 (VR1 Entertainment, PCCW Japan) 2002 (Jaleco Entertainment) July 3, 2006 (Jaleco Holding) 2008 (Jaleco Japan) April 2009 (Encom Holdings) Closed in 2008 (Jaleco Entertainment) Closed on May 21, 2014 (Encom) |
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan |
| Key people | not disclosed |
| Industry | video games |
| Products | Video games |
| Number of people | not disclosed |
| Website | N/A |
Jaleco is a brand name owned by City Connection.
Japan Leisure Company
Japan Leisure Company was founded in 1974.
Jaleco
Around 1980, the company was renamed Jaleco.
Jaleco USA
Jaleco USA, Inc., the North American division of Jaleco, was founded in 1988.
VR-1
VR-1, Inc. was founded in 1993.
VR1 Entertainment
In 2000, VR1, Inc. was renamed to VR1 Entertainment, Inc.
PCCW Japan
Jaleco and VR1 Entertainment were acquired by Hong Kong-based PCCW (Pacific Century CyberWorks) in 2000 and was rebranded PCCW Japan.
Jaleco Entertainment
In 2002, PCCW Japan merged Jaleco USA and VR1 Entertainment into Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.
Jaleco Limited
PCCW Japan was renamed Jaleco Limited in 2002.
Jaleco Holding
In August 2005, Jaleco Limited was sold to Sandringham Fund SPC and was made a subsidiary of Hyperlink Investments Group, itself a subsidiary of Sandringham Fund SPC.
In 2006, Jaleco Limited was renamed Jaleco Holding, while the company's video game operations were spun off into a company named Jaleco, which became a subsidiary of Jaleco Holding.
Acquisition by Game Yarou
In October 2007, Hyperlink Investments sold Jaleco Holding to Game Yarou.
Closure of Jaleco Entertainment
Jaleco Entertainment, the American division of Jaleco, closed in 2008.
Encom Holdings
In April 2009, Jaleco Holding left the video game industry and was renamed Encom Holdings.
Encom Holdings ceased operations after Game Yarou went bankrupt on May 21, 2014.
Acquisition by City Connection
In 2014, after the bankruptcy of Game Yarou, City Connection, a company named after one of Jaleco's games, purchased the intellectual property of Jaleco.
Video games by Jaleco by the WEC Museum
| Title | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banishing Racer | Game Boy | 1991 | |
| Bases Loaded | Game Boy, NES | 1987 | |
| Battle Unit Zeoth | Game Boy | 1990 | |
| Brawl Brothers | SNES | 1992 | |
| Burn!! Jūdō Warriors | NES | 1990 | |
| City Connection | Arcade, NES | 1985 | |
| The Day the Demon King Crashes | Feature phone | 2005 | |
| Exerion | Arcade, NES | 1983 | |
| Formation Z | Arcade, NES | 1984 | |
| Fortified Zone | Game Boy | 1991 | |
| The Fortress of Fury 2 | Game Boy | 1992 | |
| Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise | Arcade | 1995 | |
| Hero Pinball Party | Game Boy | 1990 | |
| The Ignition Factor | SNES | 1994 | |
| JaJaMaru's Big Adventure | NES | 1986 | |
| Jaleco Rally: Big Run - The Supreme 4WD Challenge | SNES | 1989 | |
| Monster Club | NES | 1987 | |
| Ninja JaJaMaru-kun - Ranbu | Mobile (BREW, DoJa, J2ME) | 2003 | |
| Operation Logic Bomb: The Ultimate Search & Destroy | SNES | 1993 | |
| The Peace Keepers | SNES | 1994 | |
| Plasma Ball | NES | 1992 | |
| Rival Turf! | SNES | 1992 | |
| Rod Land | Game Boy, NES | 1990 | |
| Sky Fox | Arcade | 1987 | |
| Soldam | Game Boy | 1993 | |
| Super Earth Defense Force | SNES | 1991 | |
| Tetris Plus 2 | Arcade | 1997 |
