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Revision as of 00:45, 5 May 2016

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd
Hudson Soft.svg
Founded 1973-05-18
Closed 2012-03-01
Headquarters Midtown Tower, Tokyo, Japan
Other Names Hudson

Hudson Soft Co., Ltd was a Japanese game developer. They initially started in 1973 making software for personal computers, but branched into videogame design early on. They had several successful franchises including Adventure Island, Bomberman, Bonk, Lode Runner, and Mario Party.

In 2012, Hudson was purchased by long-time partner Konami and absorbed by Konami Digital Entertainment, the videogame division of the Konami holding company.

During its life, the company had several branches. Hudson Soft Co., Ltd was its primary Japanese branch and developer of all its games, but there were several publishing divisions as well. The most successful was Hudson Soft USA, Inc., their American publishing arm which exists from 1988 to 1995. Their European ventures weren't quite as successful with Hudson Soft Ltd lasting only from 1983 to 1984, and a second attempt with Hudson Soft Europe Limited publishing only a single game in 1995.

Games

Music Development

Audio Personnel

When it came to music, Hudson usually hired professional musicians for better quality music.

These composers worked at Hudson Soft:

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