Mint (group)
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Mint (株式会社ミント Kabushikigaisha Minto = Mint Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese music group that created music and sound effects for video games. The group consisted of only three people; Michiya Hirasawa, Akihiko Mori, and Tsukushi Sasaki. Hirasawa was the founder. Hirasawa founded the group around 1991. The group is perhaps best known for their contributions to the Kunio-kun series.
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Audio Development
For the NES and Game Boy, the group used drivers programmed by Michiya Hirasawa.
SNES
The group sometimes used CUBE's variant of Nintendo's Kankichi-kun. For Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun, the group used their own variant of the driver, likely by Hirasawa. The rest of their catalog was done using a custom sound driver by Hirasawa.
Gameography
Note: The games listed here are the ones which either list Mint in the credits, or we have received verification that they worked on the game. Also, games denoted with an asterisk (*) denote games in which all three members were involved.
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-27 | The Blue Marlin (NES) (ザ・ブルーマリーン) | ||
| 1992-01-10 | Tokio Senki: Eiyuu Retsuden (GB) (トキオ戦鬼 英雄列伝) | ||
| 1992-08-07 | Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun (SFC) (初代熱血硬派くにおくん) | ||
| 1993-11-05 | Tecmo Secret of the Stars (SNES) (アクタリオン) | Members: Tsukushi Sasaki Note: Mint is only credited in the Japanese manual. | |
| 1994-04-08 | Shien's Revenge (SFC) (紫炎 ザ・ブレイドチェイサー) | ||
| 1994-04-29 | Shin Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Tachi no Banka (SFC) (新熱血硬派 くにおたちの挽歌) | ||
| 1994-07-15 | Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling Jet (GB) (全日本プロレスジェット) | ||
| 1994-09-23 | Bassin's Black Bass with Hank Parker (SNES)* (スーパーブラックバス2) | ||
| 1994-10-28 | Shounen Ninja Sasuke (SFC) (少年忍者サスケ) | ||
| 1994-11-25 | Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishouden (GB) (ドラゴンボールＺ 悟空飛翔伝) | ||
| 1994-12-02 | Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter (SFC) (制服伝説プリティファイター) | ||
| 1994-12-09 | Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shonen Pino (SFC) (ワンダープロジェクトJ 機械の少年ピーノ) | ||
| 1994-12-22 | Ultraman Ball (GB) (ウルトラマンボール) | ||
| 1995-01-27 | Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen (SFC) (鋼鉄の騎士3 激突ヨーロッパ戦線) | ||
| 1995-02-25 | Otoboke Ninja Colosseum (SFC) (おとぼけ忍者コロシアム) | ||
| 1995-07-14 | Mystic Ark (SFC) (ミスティックアーク) | ||
| 1995-08-25 | Dragon Ball Z: Gokuu Gekitouden (GB) (ドラゴンボールZ: 悟空激闘伝) | ||
| 1995-09-08 | Bounty Sword (SFC) (バウンティ・ソード) | ||
| 1995-12-15 | Super Black Bass 3 (SFC) (スーパーブラックバス3) | ||
| 1996-11-22 | Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette (N64) (ワンダープロジェクトJ2 コルロの森のジョゼット) | ||
| 1996-12-20 | Choukuukan Night: Pro Yakyuu King (N64) (超空間ナイター プロ野球キング) | Members: Michiya Hirasawa, Akihiko Mori, Sachiko Chaki. | |
| 1997-06-06 | Bounty Sword First (PS1) (バウンティソード・ファースト) | ||
| 1997-09-?? | J.League Dynamite Soccer 64 (N64) (Ｊリーグダイナマイトサッカー64) | Members: Michiya Hirasawa, Sachiko Chaki. | |
| 1999-02-05 | Harvest Moon 64 (N64) (牧場物語２) | Sound Program: Sachiko Chaki. | |
| 2000-03-17 | Pocket Pro Wrestling: Perfect Wrestler (GBC) (ポケットプロレス パーフェクトレスラー) | ||
| 2000-03-31 | Snowboard Champion (GBC) (スノボーチャンピオン) | ||
| 2000-04-27 | Simple 1500 Series Vol. 28: The Dungeon RPG (PS1) (SIMPLE 1500シリーズ Vol.28 THE ダンジョンRPG) |
Links
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2495.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
