Ancient

Short description: Japanese video game company

Ancient Corp.

Native name

| 株式会社エインシャント
Industry| Video games
Founded| April 1, 1990[1]
Founder| Yuzo Koshiro[1]
Headquarters| Hino, Tokyo, Japan [1]

Number of employees

| 15[1]
Website| http://www.ancient.co.jp/

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. ↑ 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.
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. ↑ 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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