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Revision as of 16:24, 6 December 2022
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| Hudson Soft |
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| Founded: 1973-05-18 |
| Defunct: 2012-02 |
| Merged into: Konami (2012) |
| Headquarters: Midtown Tower, Tokyo Midtown, Japan; Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
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Hudson Soft Company, Limited (ハドソン) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo. It was responsible for co-producing the PC Engine line of consoles and co-owning its brand with NEC Home Electronics and its successor, NEC Biglobe, until being fully acquired by Konami and dissolved.
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History
Hudson started off as a shop called CQ Hudson (CQハドソン) which sold radio devices and art photos. It eventually moved into video game development, making games for computers and Nintendo's Family Computer-Hudson was the first third-party publisher for the platform and some of Hudson's first big sellers like Lode Runner and Bomberman were made for it. After failing to sell advanced graphics chips to Nintendo, Hudson collaborated with NEC Home Electronics to create the PC Engine console (TurboGrafx-16 in the west) and its successors. Despite this, Hudson would continue to produce games for consoles made by other companies like Nintendo and Sega. They also served as a third party developer for games like Nintendo's Mario Party series and Sega's Sonic Shuffle.
Hudson also had a smaller role programming computer software, most notably the standard Human68k operating system for the X68000 line of computers, and hardware, such as the CPU in the TurboGrafx-16 and an assortment of NES controllers.
In April 2005, Konami purchased a majority stock in Hudson. In January 2011, Konami announced that they had made Hudson into a wholly owned subsidiary, taking effect 1 April 2011. Hudson Entertainment, the American division of Hudson, was shut down, canceling all projects and since 2012 all Hudson's intellectual properties are now owned by Konami.
Softography
PC-8801
- Mario Bros. Special (1984)
- Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984)
- Ice Climber (1985)
- Excitebike (1985)
PC Engine
- Bikkuriman World (1987)
- Shanghai (1987)
- China Warrior (1987)
- Kato-chan & Ken-chan (1987)
- Victory Run (1987)
- Jaseiken Necromancer (1988)
- R-Type I (1988)
- Yuu Yuu Jinsei (1988)
- R-Type II (1988)
- World Class Baseball (1988)
- Sengoku Mahjong (1988)
- Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (1988)
- Sadakichi Seven: Hideyoshi no Ougon (1988)
- Appare! Gateball (1988)
- Military Madness (1989)
- Dungeon Explorer (1989)
- Susano-ou Densetsu (1989)
- Power Golf (1989)
- Gunhed (1989)
- Power League II (1989)
- Super Momotarou Dentetsu (1989)
- Artist Tool (1989)
- Cratermaze (1989)
- Neutopia (1989)
- Battle Ace (1989)
- Bonk's Adventure (1989)
- Timeball (1990)
- Chew-Man-Fu (1990)
- Madou King Granzort (1990)
- Aoi Blink (1990)
- Maniac Pro Wres: Asu e no Tatakai (1990)
- Super Star Soldier (1990)
- Momotarou Densetsu Turbo (1990)
- Power League III (1990)
- Momotarou Katsugeki (1990)
- Aero Blasters (1990)
- Bomberman (1990)
- Momotarou Densetsu II (1990)
- Bomberman Users Battle (1990)
- Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (1991)
- Populous (1991)
- Dragon's Curse (1991)
- Power Eleven (1991)
- Final Soldier (1991)
- Bonk's Revenge (1991)
- Power League 4 (1991)
- 1941: Counter Attack (1991)
- Neutopia II (1991)
- Raiden (1991)
- Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Night (1991)
- Super Momotarou Dentetsu II (1991)
- Aldynes (1991)
- Ninja Gaiden (1992)
- New Adventure Island (1992)
- Soldier Blade (1992)
- Power League 5 (1992)
- Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (1992)
- World Sports Competition (1992)
- Air Zonk (1992)
- Momotarou Densetsu Gaiden Dai 1 shuu (1992)
- Bomberman '93 (1992)
- Battle Lode Runner (1993)
- Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (1993)
- Power Tennis (1993)
- Power League '93 (1993)
- Bomberman '94 (1993)
CD-ROM²
- No-Ri-Ko (1988)
- Fighting Street (1988)
- Bikkuriman Daijikai (1988)
- Space Adventure Cobra: Kokuryuuou no Densetsu (1989)
- Tengai Makyou: Ziria (1989)
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1989)
- Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: CD-da yo Zenin Shuugou!! Gekitou 36 Janshi (1989)
- Ys Book I & II (1989)
- Shanghai II (1990)
- Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You (1990)
- Mitsubachi Gakuen (1990)
- J.B. Harold Murder Club (1990)
- Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (1991)
- Buster Bros. (1991)
- Cobra II: Densetsu no Otoko (1991)
- Seiryuu Densetsu Monbit (1991)
- Lodoss-tou Senki (1992)
- Quiz Tonosama no Yabou (1992)
- Quiz Caravan Cult Q (1993)
Super CD-ROM²
- Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (1991)
- Populous: The Promised Lands (1991)
- Super CD-ROM² Taiken Soft-shuu (1991)
- Gate of Thunder (1992)
- Tengai Makyou II: Manji Maru (1992)
- Super Raiden (1992)
- Star Parodier (1992)
- Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Night (1992)
- Adventure Quiz: Capcom World + Hatena? no Daibouken (1992)
- Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna (1992)
- Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu II (1992)
- Inoue Mami: Kono Hoshi ni Tatta Hitori no Kimi (1992)
- SimEarth: The Living Planet (1993)
- Fushigi no Umi no Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1993)
- Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams (1993)
- Riot Zone (1993)
- Dungeon Explorer II (1993)
- Lords of Thunder (1993)
- Tengai Makyou: Fuun Kabuki Den (1993)
- Super Air Zonk (1993)
- Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (1993)
- Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (1993)
- Bakushou Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (1994)
- Power Golf 2: Golfer (1994)
- The Dynastic Hero (1994)
- Neo Nectaris (1994)
- Blood Gear (1994)
- Hyper Wars (1994)
- Lodoss-tou Senki II (1994)
- Bomberman: Panic Bomber (1994)
- Kuusou Kagaku Sekai: Gulliver Boy (1995)
- Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna 2: Eien no Princess (1995)
- Hyaku Monogatari: Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (1995)
- Seiya Monogatari: AnEarth Fantasy Stories (1995)
Arcade CD-ROM²
- Garou Densetsu 2: Aratanaru Tatakai (1994)
- Ryuuko no Ken (1994)
- World Heroes 2 (1994)
- Garou Densetsu Special (1994)
- Kabuki Ittou Ryoudan (1995)
- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995)
PC-FX
- Battle Heat (1994)
- Team Innocent: The Point of No Return (1994)
- Tengai Makyou: Dennou Karakuri Kakutouden (1995)
- Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajura Fight (1995)
- Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna FX: Kanashimi no Siren (1996)
- Super Power League FX (1996)
References
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