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| Name        = Video System
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| Founded      = 1984-12-??
 
| Closed      = ca. 2006
 
| Closed      = ca. 2006
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| Aliases      = V-System
| Headquarters = Japan
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| Headquarters = Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
 
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'''''Video System''''' (''株式会社ビデオシステム'') was a Japanese game development studio.
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'''''Video System''''' (''ビデオシステム株式会社'') was a Japanese game development studio. The company was formed from [[Visco]] staff.
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The company started off developing arcade games, many of which were mahjong games with adult themes. Their first game was the adult mahjong game ''Lingerie House''. The company eventually stopped producing them for various business and moral reasons, and the company branched out into other games than just mahjong. In 1989, the company started producing games for home consoles, and produced their best known series such as ''[[Aero Fighters]]'' and ''[[F-1 Grand Prix]]''. They are also known for their Volleyball and Mahjong games.
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In the 2000s, the company had started to fade into obscurity, not releasing many games, and some even wondered if the company still existed. On March 14, 2018, Hamster Development had announced that it had acquired Video System's properties.
  
 
==Games==
 
==Games==
 
* [[:Category: Games Developed By Video System|Games developed by Video System]].
 
* [[:Category: Games Developed By Video System|Games developed by Video System]].
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* [[:Category: Games Published By Video System|Games published by Video System]].
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==Audio Development==
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===ARC===
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An arcade sound driver was created primarily by Masami Yamana with assistance from Hiroe Soyama, according to numerous game credits.
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Prior, the company had PSG sound drivers, and a driver that used the [[YM2413]]. The latter was used in most of their mahjong titles.
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===SNES===
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The company had a few different sound drivers all based on [[Nintendo]]'s [[Kankichi-kun]]. It is unknown who programmed the first version, but the second version was by Masami Yamane, and the third was by two people by the aliases of Hira and Dave.
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The composers used a custom [[Music Macro Language]] on a Sony NEWS computer. They would sometimes sketch the music in Zmusic.
  
 
==Audio Personnel==
 
==Audio Personnel==
 
* [[Akira Suda]]
 
* [[Akira Suda]]
* [[Hiroe Soyama]]
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* E. Murakami - Credited in the North American version of ''Rabbit Punch (ARC)''.
* [[Kenji Okuda]]
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* [[Hiroe Soyama]] - Sound programmer; 1994-1997.
* [[Masami Yamana]]
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* [[Hiroyuki Itou]] - Composer; 1993-1997.
* [[Masato Arikawa]]
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* [[Kenji Okuda]] - Composer and sound designer; 1987-1991.
* [[Naoki Itamura]]
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* [[Masaki Izutani]]?
* [[Norie Aoki]]
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* [[Masami Yamana]] - Sound programmer; 1993-1997.
* [[Soshi Hosoi]]
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* [[Masato Arikawa]] - Sound designer; 1990-1992.
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* [[Naoki Itamura]] - Lead composer; 1989-1998.
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* [[Norie Aoki]] - Composer; 1993-1997.
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* [[Soshi Hosoi]] - Composer; 1992-1996.
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* [[Tetsuya Oguri]] - Only credited in ''Mahjong Matsu Monogatari (ARC)''.
 
* [[Yasutoshi Ishida]]
 
* [[Yasutoshi Ishida]]
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==Image Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Video_System_(Mahjong_Natsu_Monogatari).png|Logo in ''Mahjong Natsu Monogatari (ARC)''.
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</gallery>
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==Links==
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* [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%87%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ビデオシステム] - Wikipedia (Japanese).

Latest revision as of 19:41, 17 November 2022

Video System
Video System - 01.png
Founded 1984-12-??
Closed ca. 2006
Headquarters Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Other Names V-System

Video System (ビデオシステム株式会社) was a Japanese game development studio. The company was formed from Visco staff.

The company started off developing arcade games, many of which were mahjong games with adult themes. Their first game was the adult mahjong game Lingerie House. The company eventually stopped producing them for various business and moral reasons, and the company branched out into other games than just mahjong. In 1989, the company started producing games for home consoles, and produced their best known series such as Aero Fighters and F-1 Grand Prix. They are also known for their Volleyball and Mahjong games.

In the 2000s, the company had started to fade into obscurity, not releasing many games, and some even wondered if the company still existed. On March 14, 2018, Hamster Development had announced that it had acquired Video System's properties.

Games

Audio Development

ARC

An arcade sound driver was created primarily by Masami Yamana with assistance from Hiroe Soyama, according to numerous game credits.

Prior, the company had PSG sound drivers, and a driver that used the YM2413. The latter was used in most of their mahjong titles.

SNES

The company had a few different sound drivers all based on Nintendo's Kankichi-kun. It is unknown who programmed the first version, but the second version was by Masami Yamane, and the third was by two people by the aliases of Hira and Dave.

The composers used a custom Music Macro Language on a Sony NEWS computer. They would sometimes sketch the music in Zmusic.

Audio Personnel

Image Gallery

Links