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company_logo = [[File:Compile logo.png|300px]]| | company_logo = [[File:Compile logo.png|300px]]| | ||
company_type = Private| | company_type = Private| | ||
foundation = April 7, 1982 ( | foundation = April 7, 1982 (Compile)<br />1983 (Nisso and Think Soft)<br />(closed on November 6, 2003)| | ||
location = Tokyo, Japan| | location = Tokyo, Japan| | ||
key_people = [[Masamitsu Niitani]], founder| | key_people = [[Masamitsu Niitani]], founder| | ||
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'''Compile Co., Ltd. (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu)''' was a [[video game]] developer. | '''Compile Co., Ltd. (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu)''' was a [[video game]] developer. | ||
== | ==Compile== | ||
Compile Co., Ltd. was founded on April 7, [[1982]] by [[Masamitsu Niitani]]. | |||
==Compile | ==Entering the video game business and Think Soft== | ||
Compile entered the video game business in [[1983]], porting [[N-Sub]] and [[Tranquillizer Gun]] to the [[SG-1000]] for [[Sega]]. | |||
Compile also developed ''[[Bee & Flower]]'' under the '''Think Soft''' label. This label was to be short-lived as it was only used by Compile for that one game. | |||
==Nisso== | |||
'''Nisso Corporation''' was founded around 1983. It published the Compile [[MSX]] game ''[[Hustle! Chumy]]''. Nisso was acquired by Compile in approximately [[1984]]. | |||
==Bankruptcy and liquidation== | ==Bankruptcy and liquidation== | ||
Compile filed bankruptcy and closed on November 6, 2003. | Compile filed bankruptcy and closed on November 6, [[2003]]. | ||
[[D4 Enterprise]] acquired the rights to most of the Compile properties, however [[Sega]] holds the rights to the [[Puyo Puyo|''Puyo Puyo'' series]]. | [[D4 Enterprise]] acquired the rights to most of the Compile properties, however [[Sega]] holds the rights to the [[Puyo Puyo|''Puyo Puyo'' series]] and its associated characters. | ||
==Successor companies== | ==Successor companies== | ||
[[Compile Heart]] was formed as a subsidiary of [[Idea Factory]] on June 2, 2006. Until he left the company in December 2012, Compile Heart was managed by the former Compile founder, Masamitsu Niitani. Compile Heart made a deal with D4 Enterprise to create games based on Compile properties. | [[Compile Heart]] was formed as a subsidiary of [[Idea Factory]] on June 2, [[2006]]. Until he left the company in December [[2012]], Compile Heart was managed by the former Compile founder, Masamitsu Niitani. Compile Heart made a deal with D4 Enterprise to create games based on Compile properties. | ||
Masamitsu Niitani created another successor company, [[COMPILE◯]] ([[COMPILE◯|Compile Maru]]) on April 19, 2016. | Masamitsu Niitani created another successor company, [[COMPILE◯]] ([[COMPILE◯|Compile Maru]]) on April 19, [[2016]]. | ||
== | ==Think Soft video game (1983)== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ||
!| Title | !| Title | ||
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!| Released | !| Released | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bee & Flower]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|} | |||
==Nisso video games (1983-1984)== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | |||
!| Title | |||
!| System | |||
!| Released | |||
!| Notes | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Aquapolis SOS]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Devil's Heaven]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Megalopolis SOS]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|} | |||
==Compile video games owned by WEC Museum (1984-2003)== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | |||
!| Title | |||
!| System | |||
!| Released | |||
!| Notes | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Hustle! Chumy]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Aleste (video game)|Aleste]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Aleste (video game)|Aleste]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quiz]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dragon Quiz]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gorby's Pipeline Strategy]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Nyanpi ☆ Collection]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pipeline Strategy]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Family Computer]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Version without [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Power Strike II]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Power Strike II]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Randar's Adventure III: A Magician Fascinated by Darkness]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zanac]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zanac]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]], [[Mobile]], [[MSX]], [[NES]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Feature phone]] port by [[G-Mode]] in [[DoJa]] in 2005. | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Feature phone]] port by [[G-Mode]] in [[DoJa]] in 2005. |
Revision as of 17:05, 28 April 2024
Compile | |
Type | Private |
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Founded | April 7, 1982 (Compile) 1983 (Nisso and Think Soft) (closed on November 6, 2003) |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Masamitsu Niitani, founder |
Industry | Video games |
Products | Video games |
Number of people | not disclosed |
Website | N/A |
Compile Co., Ltd. (株式会社コンパイル, Kabushikigaisha Konpairu) was a video game developer.
Compile
Compile Co., Ltd. was founded on April 7, 1982 by Masamitsu Niitani.
Entering the video game business and Think Soft
Compile entered the video game business in 1983, porting N-Sub and Tranquillizer Gun to the SG-1000 for Sega.
Compile also developed Bee & Flower under the Think Soft label. This label was to be short-lived as it was only used by Compile for that one game.
Nisso
Nisso Corporation was founded around 1983. It published the Compile MSX game Hustle! Chumy. Nisso was acquired by Compile in approximately 1984.
Bankruptcy and liquidation
Compile filed bankruptcy and closed on November 6, 2003.
D4 Enterprise acquired the rights to most of the Compile properties, however Sega holds the rights to the Puyo Puyo series and its associated characters.
Successor companies
Compile Heart was formed as a subsidiary of Idea Factory on June 2, 2006. Until he left the company in December 2012, Compile Heart was managed by the former Compile founder, Masamitsu Niitani. Compile Heart made a deal with D4 Enterprise to create games based on Compile properties.
Masamitsu Niitani created another successor company, COMPILE◯ (Compile Maru) on April 19, 2016.
Think Soft video game (1983)
Title | System | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bee & Flower | MSX | 1983 |
Nisso video games (1983-1984)
Title | System | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Aquapolis SOS | MSX | 1983 | |
Devil's Heaven | MSX | 1984 | |
Megalopolis SOS | MSX | 1983 |