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Taito Corporation(JP) is a video game developer and publisher. Taito was purchased by Square Enix in 2005, and prior to this was owned by Kyocera.
History[]
Taito was established by Ukrainian-Jewish businessman Michael Kogan on August 24, 1953 as Taito Trading Company, Ltd.(JP). Taito initially started distributing vending machines, though would eventually start to create a multitude of video games such as Space Invaders, Elevator Action, Qix and Bubble Bobble. The first game for a Nintendo system was Space Invaders, which was released in 1985. While they are owned by Square Enix, their games are still published by Taito themselves in Japan.
List of games[]
The following are a list of games that have been released on Nintendo consoles and handhelds.
- Space Invaders - NES, SNES, Game Boy
- Qix - Game Boy
- Front Line - NES, Virtual Console
- Chack'n Pop - Famicom
- Elevator Action - NES, Game Boy, Virtual Console
- 10-Yard Fight - Arcade
- Arkanoid - NES, SNES
- Bubble Bobble - NES, Game Boy
- The NewZealand Story - NES
- Cameltry - SNES
- Demon Sword - NES
- Insector X - NES
- Parasol Stars - Famicom, Game Boy
- Power Blade - NES
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - NES
- Little Samson - NES
- Panic Restaurant - NES
- Power Blade II - NES
- Captain Saver - Famicom
- Sonic Blast Man - SNES
- Lufia & the Fortress of Doom - SNES
- Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - SNES
- Space Invaders Virtual Collection - Virtual Boy
- Labyrinth - Nintendo DS
- Space Invaders Extreme - Nintendo DS
- Hit the Ice - NES
- Hit the Ice - Game Boy
- Hit the Ice - SNES
- Time Diver: Eon Man - NES (canceled)
- Darius Cozmic Collection - Switch
- The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors - Switch
- Bubble Bobble 4 Friends - Switch
- Space Invaders Invincible Collection - Switch
- Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! - Switch
- Touhou Spell Bubble - Switch
- Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen - Switch
- Darius Cozmic Revelation - Switch
- Taito Milestones - Switch
- Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! - Switch
- Ray'z Arcade Chronology - Switch
- RayStorm X RayCrisis HD Collection - Switch
- Taito Milestones 2 - Switch
- Taito LD Game Collection - Switch