Allumer
 | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | February 1978 |
| Defunct | October 5, 1999[1] |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yoshiaki Tsuyuki[1] |
Allumer, Ltd. (アルュメ株式会社), was a video game production company, established in February 1978 and headquartered in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. The company suspended business in October 5, 1999.[1] In February 2023, Japanese video game publisher Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to Allumer's catalog of titles.[2] After the acquisition, the games from the company began to appear on their Arcade Archives series of re-releases, beginning with Magical Speed. Other titles from the company, such as Blandia, Rezon, Mad Shark, Zing Zing Zip, and War of Aero started appearing afterwards.
Notable works[edit]
Arcade[edit]
- Blandia (licensed by Taito)
- Great Swordsman (published by Taito)
- Joshi Volleyball (published by Taito)
- Mad Shark (clone of Raiden; developed by MOSS)
- Magical Speed (published by Namco)
- Mahjong Yonshimai Wakakusa Monogatari (hardware design) (published by Maboroshi Ware)
- Masked Riders Club Battle Race (published by Banpresto)
- Godzilla (published by Banpresto)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (published by Banpresto)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue (published by Banpresto) (CG Production: Studio Dews)
- Gladiator (published by Taito)
- Rezon
- US Classic (published by Seta)
- Zing Zing Zip (published by Tecmo)
- War of Aero- Project MEIOU (published by Yang Cheng Electronic Co. Ltd.)
- SD Gundam Neo Battling (published by Banpresto)
- Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!! (published by Banpresto)
- Tokusyu Butai UAG / Thundercade / Twin Formation (published by Taito)
PC[edit]
- Fortune Quest (unreleased)[3]
PlayStation[edit]
- Gokuu Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors
- Idol Promotion: Yumie Suzuki
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "信用調査会社 (株)セイケイデータ【不渡・倒産情報99/10】". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "【アケアカ】ハムスターがゲームメーカー"アルュメ"のタイトルの権利を取得。第1弾『アケアカ まじかるスピード』が2月9日に配信決定！ | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ ja:フォーチュン・クエスト#cite note-0[circular reference]