Ancient

Ancient Corp.
Native name	株式会社エインシャント
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 1, 1990
Founder	Yuzo Koshiro
Headquarters	Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees	15
Website	http://www.ancient.co.jp/

Short description: Japanese video game company

Ancient Corp. (株式会社エインシャント, Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto) is a Japanese video game developer founded by composer Yuzo Koshiro and his mother and sister on April 1, 1990.^[1]^[2]^[3] The company has worked on games such as the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage 2, Beyond Oasis, Shenmue, and Gotta Protectors, among others.

Games

Sonic the Hedgehog – Game Gear, Master System, 1991
Streets of Rage 2 – Sega Genesis, 1992
Actraiser 2 – Super NES, 1993
Streets of Rage 3 – Sega Genesis, 1994
Robotrek – Super NES, 1994
Beyond Oasis – Sega Genesis, 1995
The Legend of Oasis – Sega Saturn, 1996
Vatlva – Sega Saturn, 1996
Columns Arcade Collection – Sega Saturn, 1997
Tamagotchi Pack – Sega Saturn, 1998
Fox Junction – PlayStation, 1998
Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura – PlayStation, 1999
Car Battler Joe – Game Boy Advance, 2001
Amazing Island – GameCube, 2003
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Shuumare! Taikan Bo-bobo – PlayStation 2, 2004
Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou – PlayStation 2, 2005
Ueki no Housoku – PlayStation 2, 2006
Fusion Frenzy 2 – Xbox 360, 2006
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! – PlayStation 2, 2007
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena – PlayStation Portable, 2008
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 – PlayStation Portable, 2009
Protect Me Knight – Xbox Live, 2010
Puchi Puchi Time – iOS, 2010
Gotta Protectors – Nintendo 3DS , 2014
Amazon's Training Road – Nintendo Entertainment System, 2017^[4]
Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness – Nintendo Switch, 2019^[5]
Royal Anapoko Academy – Nintendo Switch, 2021^[6]
Earthion – Sega Genesis, 2024^[7]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Kaisha annai | Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto" (in Japanese). Ancient.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903050814/https://www.ancient.co.jp/info.html. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
↑ Parish, Jeremy (2017-06-19). "Yuzo Koshiro: Legendary game composer, family business owner". https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/6/19/15819622/yuzo-koshiro-legendary-game-composer-family-business-owner. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "TNL Developer Spotlight: Ancient". The Next Level. 2003-03-11. http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/developers/ancient/history.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
↑ "みんなでまもって騎士姫のトキメキらぷそでぃ - ニンテンドー3Dsダウンロードソフト". https://www.ancient.co.jp/~game/mamotte_knight2/.
↑ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade announced for Switch". https://gematsu.com/2018/12/susume-mamotte-knight-hime-no-totsugeki-serenade-announced-for-switch. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
↑ Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Mamotte Knight developer Ancient Games announces RPG Royal Anapoko Academy for Switch". https://gematsu.com/2018/12/mamotte-knight-developer-ancient-games-announces-rpg-royal-anapoko-academy-for-switch. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
↑ https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/09/yuzo-koshiros-mega-drive-genesis-shmup-earthion-coming-to-current-gen-systems-in-2024

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[info-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Kaisha annai | Kabushiki-gaisha Einshanto" (in Japanese). Ancient.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903050814/https://www.ancient.co.jp/info.html. Retrieved 2018-12-10.

[Ancient-2] Parish, Jeremy (2017-06-19). "Yuzo Koshiro: Legendary game composer, family business owner". https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/6/19/15819622/yuzo-koshiro-legendary-game-composer-family-business-owner. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] "TNL Developer Spotlight: Ancient". The Next Level. 2003-03-11. http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/developers/ancient/history.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-12.

[4] "みんなでまもって騎士姫のトキメキらぷそでぃ - ニンテンドー3Dsダウンロードソフト". https://www.ancient.co.jp/~game/mamotte_knight2/.

[5] Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Susume!! Mamotte Knight: Hime no Totsugeki Serenade announced for Switch". https://gematsu.com/2018/12/susume-mamotte-knight-hime-no-totsugeki-serenade-announced-for-switch. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[6] Romano, Sal (2018-12-05). "Mamotte Knight developer Ancient Games announces RPG Royal Anapoko Academy for Switch". https://gematsu.com/2018/12/mamotte-knight-developer-ancient-games-announces-rpg-royal-anapoko-academy-for-switch. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[7] ttps://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/09/yuzo-koshiros-mega-drive-genesis-shmup-earthion-coming-to-current-gen-systems-in-2024