Telenet Japan

Telenet Japan Co., Ltd.
Native name	株式会社日本テレネット
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Terenetto
Industry	Software development
Fate	Bankruptcy
Founded	October 1983; 41 years ago
Founder	Kazuyuki Fukushima
Defunct	October 25, 2007; 17 years ago
Website	www.nippon-tele.net

Short description: Japanese game developer

Telenet Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社日本テレネット, Kabushiki-gaisha Nihon Terenetto) was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company had several video game divisions including: Wolf Team, Laser Soft, Renovation Game (Japanese publishing division), Renovation Products (North America publishing division), Riot, Commseed, and Telenet Jr.^[1] Telenet Japan's North American subsidiary, Renovation Products, was acquired by Sega of America in 1993.^[2] With debt of ¥1 billion, the company ceased operating in late September 2007 and closed its doors on October 25.^[3]^[4] Sunsoft acquired Telenet's entire software library in December 2009, citing plans to remake or re-release (via Virtual Console) the old titles.^[5] The Japanese company Edia acquired Telenet's catalogue from City Connection in January 2020.^[6]

Riot

The Riot division came into existence in 1991 when Telenet Japan was expanding in the country.^{[citation needed]}

However, because Telenet was starting to lose sales in 1993, the company went through extensive restructuring which resulted in the closing of a few subsidiaries. Some staff employed at Laser Soft and Riot were transferred to another subsidiary, Wolfteam. The same year, several key developers of the PC Engine games Tenshi no Uta I & II left Riot to found Media.Vision and work on a new RPG franchise, Wild Arms.^{[citation needed]}

Riot was also known for employing graphic artist and later game director Eiji Kikuchi, as well as music composer Michiko Naruke.^{[citation needed]}

Games list

Developed

Mega Drive/Genesis
- Beast Wrestler
- XZR II: Kanketsuhen
- Gaiares
- Syd of Valis
- Traysia
- Valis
- Valis III
MSX
- Andorogynus
- XZR: Hakai no Gūzō
- XZR II: Kanketsuhen
- Sa-Zi-Ri
- Valis
- Valis: The Fantasm Soldier II
- Digital Devil Story
Nintendo 64
- Parlor Pro Pachinko
GameCube
- Swingerz Golf (released as Ace Golf in Europe and Wai Wai Golf in Japan)
PlayStation 2
- Eagle Eye Golf (released as Enjoy Golf! in Japan)
- Mahjong Party: Idol to Mahjong Shoubu
PC
- Meccha Golf
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Ace o Nerae!
- Dark Kingdom
- Edo no Kiba
- Psycho Dream
- Super Valis IV
Sharp X1/X1 Turbo
- Digital Devil Story
NEC PC-88/PC-8800 series
- Digital Devil Story
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx
- Avenger
- Babel
- Browning
- Columns (video game)
- Cosmic Fantasy
- Cosmic Fantasy 2
- Cosmic Fantasy Visual Collection
- Cosmic Fantasy III
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 1
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 2
- Death Bringer
- Dekoboko Densetsu Hashiru Wagamanma
- Exile
- Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
- Final Zone II
- F1 Team Simulation Project F
- Golden Axe
- High Grenadier
- Jantei Monogatari
- Kiaiden 00
- Lady Phantom
- Last Alert
- Legion
- Maho Shoujo Silky Lip
- Master of Monsters
- Meikyu no Elfeene
- Mirai Shounen Conan
- Valis
- Valis II
- Valis III
- Valis IV
- Valis Visual Collection
- Police Connection
- Pop 'n Magic
- Psychic Storm
- Puzzle Boy
- Sugoroku '92 Nari Tore Nariagari Trendy
- Super Albatross
- Tenshi no Uta
- Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku
- Travel Epule
- Xak I & II

Published

Game Boy
- Pachinko CR: Daiku no Gen-San GB
Game Gear
- Zan Gear
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Gaiares
- Syd of Valis
- The Tennis Tournament: Grandslam
- Traysia
- Valis III
- Valis
- Zan
- Arcus Odyssey
- El Viento
- Elemental Master
- Gain Ground
- Earnest Evans
- Whip Rush
- Arrow Flash
- Dino Land
- Exile
- Beast Wrestler
- Master of Monsters
- Sol-Deace
- Valis
- Ys III
- Granada
- Final Zone
Mega-CD
- Cyborg 009
- Sol-Feace
- Cobra Command
- Time Gal
- Road Avenger
- Cosmic Fantasy Stories
- Earnest Evans
MSX
- Sa-Zi-Ri
- Valis II
- Albatross Tournament Golf
- American Truck
- Digital Devil Story
Nintendo 64
- Parlor Pro Pachinko
Sharp X1/X1 Turbo
- Digital Devil Story
NEC PC-88/PC-8800 series
- Digital Devil Story
PC
- Albatross
- Albatross 2: Master's History
- Valis X (published by Eants, a hentai developer)
- Zan
- Zan II
- Zan III
PlayStation
- Cybernetic Empire
PlayStation 2
- Enjoy Golf!
- Mahjong Party: Idol to Mahjong Shoubu
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Dark Kingdom
- Doomsday Warrior
- The Journey Home
- Super Valis IV
- Zan II Spirits
- Zan III Spirits
- Psycho Dream
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx
- Andre Panza Kick Boxing
- Avenger
- Babel
- Browning
- Columns
- Cosmic Fantasy
- Cosmic Fantasy II
- Cosmic Fantasy Visual Collection
- Cosmic Fantasy III
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 1
- Cosmic Fantasy IV-Chapter 2
- Death Bringer
- Dekoboko Densetsu Hashiru Wagamanma
- Exile
- Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
- Final Zone II
- F1 Team Simulation Project F
- Golden Axe
- High Grenadier
- Jantei Monogatari
- Kiaiden 00
- Lady Phantom
- Last Alert
- Legion
- Maho Shoujo Silky Lip
- Meikyu no Elfeene
- Mirai Shounen Conan
- Super Albatross
- Valis
- Valis II
- Valis III
- Valis IV
- Valis Visual Collection
- Police Connection
- Pop 'n Magic
- Psychic Storm
- Puzzle Boy
- Sugoroku '92 Nari Tore Nariagari Trendy
- Super Albatross
- Tenshi no Uta
- Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku
- Travel Apple
- Xak I & II
Sharp X68000
- Death Bringer
- Sol-Feace

References

↑ "Column: 'Might Have Been' - Telenet Japan". December 17, 2007. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/column_might_have_been_telenet.php.
↑ Bidwell, Chris (November 6, 2002). "Sega ReVisions #2". https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/06/sega-revisions-2.
↑ Gantayat, Anoop (October 31, 2007). "Nihon Telnet Closes Shop". https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/31/nihon-telnet-closes-shop.
↑ "「夢幻戦士ヴァリス」の日本テレネットが事業停止". October 30, 2007. https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0710/30/news068.html.
↑ aueki (December 10, 2009). "サンソフト，日本テレネット作品100タイトル以上の版権を獲得，北米市場に再参入". https://www.4gamer.net/games/000/G000000/20091210054/.
↑ "エディア、シティコネクションからゲームソフト139タイトルに係る知的財産権を取得…旧・日本テレネット系タイトルが取得対象に". January 14, 2020. https://gamebiz.jp/?p=257470.

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[1] "Column: 'Might Have Been' - Telenet Japan". December 17, 2007. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/column_might_have_been_telenet.php.

[2] Bidwell, Chris (November 6, 2002). "Sega ReVisions #2". https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/06/sega-revisions-2.

[3] Gantayat, Anoop (October 31, 2007). "Nihon Telnet Closes Shop". https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/31/nihon-telnet-closes-shop.

[4] "「夢幻戦士ヴァリス」の日本テレネットが事業停止". October 30, 2007. https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0710/30/news068.html.

[5] ueki (December 10, 2009). "サンソフト，日本テレネット作品100タイトル以上の版権を獲得，北米市場に再参入". https://www.4gamer.net/games/000/G000000/20091210054/.

[6] "エディア、シティコネクションからゲームソフト139タイトルに係る知的財産権を取得…旧・日本テレネット系タイトルが取得対象に". January 14, 2020. https://gamebiz.jp/?p=257470.